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Kodak 4F3698 User's Manual

1. WoW WWW WWW mah 42 Editing a Characterization Table oooWooW oo 45 Shortcut Keys for the Assistant oooWo oo 45 Viewing and Customizing LOOKS oo oom 47 opaning ihe Mn an Pe Na PN an 47 JST A eka 48 Global COIS arriva ricas 48 Bj dog Tan Na Aa Naa DAN 51 TOUS EN irse a 52 AL APM e e 0 o ER O A 52 Viewer Shortcut Keys woo oo oom 53 Creating a Print Film LOOK oooo WoW Wo ma 54 Orang Aa VISO LOOK san kokain 55 Loading an Image o mooooWo WWW mma 56 e AAA 57 nests e o PA 57 Gamut Remap Settings ra 58 viii KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Table of Contents TEAR TE ERDO AAA A 59 Surround Compensation noria 59 Recorder Compensation o Woo W oo WWW 60 ne ra aa 62 NN aa aa 63 Verifying the Monitor Setup Woo WWW aa 63 Yernying me PANG PUR LOOK nica 66 Cass NN Aa An Pa Tan PN E Na AN neem 69 Troubleshooting mana ab maan enn 71 Calibration Failure WWo oo Wo Wa 72 CSAP ACTON CANON FANS ni 73 Verification PAN rn irrita Ta Dark Gain Correction Faure iii riada 74 Sensor Does Not Adhere to Screen WWW 75 Sensor Needs to be Replaced coocccccccccccccccccoconccaconononnnnnnons 75 PAL apetencias 75 SEQUEL SOS ea akan 75 Sens r Falls t oa in 76 USB Device Is Not RECOGNIZE ccccccoccncccocncccconcncnnncnnononnnnnnnnos 76 Enable Cable Does Not Recognize the Monitor 77 Libon ed MoS E
2. This is a Class A product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information Technology Equipment VCCI If this equipment is used in a domestic environment radio disturbance may arise When such trouble occurs the user may be required to take corrective actions CE KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 91 Appendix C Regulatory EU WEEE In the European Union this symbol indicates that when the last user wishes to discard this product it must be sent to appropriate facilities for recovery and recycling Contact your local Kodak representative or go to the website www kodak com go recycle for additional information on the collection and recovery programs available for this product 92 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide GLOSSARY 3D LUT 3 dimensional look up table A mathematical description of colors with red green and blue on the x y and Z axis respectively forming a cube The Display Manager System creates 3D LUTS based on the characterization of your display You can export 3D LUTs for use by supported imaging products bias A monitor setting that determines the electrical current to the monitor black point The darkest color that a display device can display Not necessarily true black brightness The measurement of both the saturation and luminance of a color calibration The process of adjusting the monitor s white and black points as close
3. If you stop the characterization process before reading all of the color patches save your work by going to File gt Save Interim Characterization File When you restart your work load this file by going to File gt Load Interim Characterization File KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Characterization To manually characterize NOTE As you enter data the plots update This allows you to track possible errors in your data Use the magnify buttons to zoom in or out on the plot 1 Load the dpx color patch files from the Display Manager System CD onto your computer The files are located in the Images Patches folder OR Load one of the KODAK video tapes 2 From the Characterization drop down menu on the main window click Manual Characterization Assistant The following window opens Manual Characterization Assistant File Color Code Value x y Measure hom Sensor Red Blue Red Blue Red Automatic Measure trom Sensor Blue Red Blue Red Green Blue Neutral Red 4 Green Blue Neutral Red Green Blue Neutral Red Green Blue Neutral Red Green Blue Neutral Red Green Blue Neutral Red HR IR an n a aah Ka Kiat aa mata ee a a em a OA Dogi en a i aa Ka aah Kapan Kah Pa Green 3 Optional Edit the table if necessary See Editing a Characterization Table on page 45 4 Project the first color patch KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 Us
4. Picture Line up Generation Equipment A test pattern used to adjust the black level of a display Adjust the brightness of your monitor until the pattern blends into the black background A data file that describes how a display reproduces color In the Display Manager System this is a chr file that is created during the characterization process Description of the film projector you are emulating Specified by the film projector open gate luminance and chromaticity or a spectral power distribution curve spectral power distribution A description of a source s characteristics which indicates the amount of power of the source at each wavelength in the spectrum A Display Manager utility that lets you quickly check 3 color patches to determine if your display has started to drift out of tolerance Standard definition display capable of displaying NTSC and PAL video NTSC broadcasting uses 525 lines of resolution while PAL broadcasts at 625 lines of resolution A colorimeter used to measure color values of patches during calibration characterization and verification society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers See projector SPD A device used to measure spectral distribution as a function of wavelength Use to measure the White Luminance and White Chromaticity of your digital projector Enter these values on the Set KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 95 spectroradiometer Status A Status M surrou
5. 3028 1198 3455 2490 2739 4118 5817 0399 4997 0519 eS ee OD ee aaa a et ee 46268 10202 32815 15202 36865 17959 59055 59574 19996 50460 60799 61055 b1244 51383 31642 30764 30605 30060 29641 29878 24 08 29545 22467 29441 29320 29292 29293 eS ee EE DO ec aaa a ee ee KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide TROUBLESHOOTING Refer to the following topics for help with the KODAK Display Manager System e Calibration Failure on page 72 e Characterization Failure on page 73 e Verification Failure on page 73 e Dark Gain Correction Failure on page 74 e Sensor Does Not Adhere to Screen on page 75 e Sensor Needs to be Replaced on page 75 e Sensor Fails to Initialize on page 76 e USB Device Is Not Recognized on page 76 e Enable Cable Does Not Recognize the Monitor on page 77 e License Has Expired on page 77 e License File Does Not Work on page 77 e Unable to Load an Image on page 78 e Unable to Load an Image on page 78 e Unable to Build or Export a Transform on page 78 e Calibrate Icon Is Not Available on page 78 e Imaging Product Cannot Find 3D LUT on page 78 e Problem with the ini File on page 79 e Image Does Not Appear in the Viewer on page 79 e Results Are Not as Expected on page 81 e Characterize and Verify Con
6. View log 3 Position the sensor in the center of the patch 4 Select Detailed if you want a detailed log to be written Recommended 5 Cover the monitor and sensor with a dark cloth if you are not able to turn off the room lights 6 Click Start The sensor measures a series of patches A log is written target values are displayed and points are plotted on a chromaticity diagram KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 3 1 Calibration The process may take several minutes You can click Pause if necessary Stop Save settings View log NOTE During the final stage of the calibration process the gamut and log information are hidden If automatic calibration is successful automatic characterization begins immediately after calibration is complete If automatic calibration was not successful you may need to calibrate one or more times See Calibration Failure on page 72 32 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Calibration Monitor Evaluation The first time that you initiate an automatic calibration the system performs an evaluation of your monitor to determine if it can be automatically calibrated If you change monitors the system runs the evaluation again when you initiate automatic calibration To evaluate your monitor 1 With an enable cable and sensor connected to your system and the Auto mode enabled click Calibrate The es window opens x gr u display has not
7. off the room lights 4 Click Verify Print Film Look on the Verification window The Display Manager System projects and measures a series of patches When verification is complete the Verify Print Film Look button changes to read Print Film Look Results and you are notified if verification was successful KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 67 Verifying 5 To view the results click Print Film Look Results A graph is displayed Print Film Differences 3 Aim Point Measured Point Neutral Breen e Purple Yellow Magenta Grange The graph shows a CIELab a b plot If there is a perfect match the X and dot are on top of each other The longer the distance between the X and the dot the further apart the match is Click the color group buttons at the bottom to view only the data for that color group NOTE Out of gamut colors will have longer lines 68 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Verifying Verification Logs Verification logs are date and time stamped All files are named VerifySetup_Results or VerifyPrintFilm_Results To view the verification files in the Display Manager system main folder go to data gt verify You can view these text files with applications such as WordPad or Excel To identify trends in data view the log files over a period of time Open earlier versions of the log file and compare the data points to determine when values began to fail If verif
8. 8 Accessing the Help System WooooWo WooWoccmc 8 NOS TAK beb A 8 TON ON ee ies 8 AA 8 Phone Support ooooo oooooo oom 8 Installing and Setting Up Your System oo oom 9 Step 1 Install the Software nica mas 9 WINDOWS and MACINTOSH Operating System Installation 9 Pa ee ak 10 LINUX mna 10 Step 2 Connect the Hardware WooWo W WWW oom WWW 11 Enable Cable USB Cable ECC 1 Wo Wo 11 A Mana aa ak nan 12 SOS ea ak 15 PHOTO RESEARCH PR 650 WWoW W o WW menanam 18 MINOLTA CS 100A iaa 18 Step 3 Obtain YOUFLICANASS sesion 19 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide vii Table of Contents Step 4 Open the Display Manager System oo 20 Peete ey TOM LIO catar aia 20 Before Calibrating rt adi aa 21 Preparing the Viewing Environment and Monlitor 21 a 22 Print Film Calibration Setup 23 Video Calibration SetU nicas 25 A E E Bt ia E E 26 Tolerances Setup o W W WWW Wan 26 Mn Se kn aa an aa ia 26 In OI ena ana 27 Bi A 27 Saving and Loading Settings ccccooccncocccnccccnnnncnoncncnnanenonnnns 28 A A 29 Automatic Calibration oocccoccccocnccconiconnccnnnconnnnoncnnnnnnnnanonanos 29 The Calibration F OCCA mn ea kasa 30 Monitor Evaluation ee momen kanin sanam 33 Manual Calibration ASA 34 UNP OO annie nio en 39 Automatic Characterization ooccccccnccncconnnccconnonononenenonnnononaness 39 Manual Characterization
9. Applications KODAK Display Manager System Licenses e LINUX and IRIX Operating Systems usr local KDM Licenses KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide TI Troubleshooting Unable to Load an Image e The Display Manager System only recognizes dpx cin and tif with video content image files e Your image file may be corrupt or may not be a true dpx cin or tif with video content file Unable to Load a Transform e Make sure that the transform has the correct extension e3d 3dl or chr e The 3D LUT may be corrupt To regenerate and reload the LUT 1 From the Viewer toolbar click Load Transform and select the appropriate chr file needed to generate the 3D LUT 2 Adjust the settings as necessary 3 Click Build Transform 4 Click Load Transform and select the new LUT that you generated e The chr file may be corrupt Perform another characterization to create a new file Unable to Build or Export a Transform If you receive an error message when you click Export Transform in the Viewer toolbar you may not have permission to write to the LUT working directory 1 Click Options gt Setup From the Directories tab make sure you entered the correct path 2 Change the path if necessary Calibrate Icon Is Not Available The Calibrate icon is only available if you have attached an enable cable Imaging Product Cannot Find 3D LUT If your imaging product cannot find the 3D LUT that you cre
10. been tested previously Would you like to retry the intial monitor examination ne Ho 2 Click Yes IMPORTANT You must select Yes and perform this evaluation in order to automatically calibrate your monitor The following window opens xi 3 Attach the sensor and click OK The system reads a series of patches and displays the results If your monitor can be automatically calibrated the following message appears Click OK 7 Display Setup Configuration l x O i Thiz display is capable of automatic calibration KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 33 Calibration If your monitor cannot be calibrated the following message appears Click Yes to retry lt Display Error X Thi display has been tested previously 2 dl This display 12 not capable of automatic calibration Would wou like to retro the intial monitor examination You must switch to Manual display mode and manually calibrate your monitor if it Cannot be automatically calibrated See Manual Calibration on page 34 Manual Calibration You can manually calibrate your display by adjusting the white and black points from your monitor controls Use this method to manually calibrate your display if e You are using an IRIX system e You are displaying your images on an HD SD display e The enable cable does not recognize your monitor e You were unable to successfully calibrate your monitor automatically e You have an L
11. color gamut See gamut KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 93 colorbars target colorimeter correlated color temperature dark gain correction display aim display mode enable cable framing gamma gain gamut HD illuminant kdm ini file 94 A dpx file provided with the Display Manager System that can be used to manually calibrate an HD SD display Project this file through your imaging software to adjust the brightness and pluge of your monitor This file is located on the installation CD in the Images patches folder A measurement device that measures luminance Y and chromaticity x y CCT A measurement in Kelvins of the color appearance of a light source An adjustment to the sensor that eliminates inherent noise The desired brightness or luminance values that you want calibration to match for your display Set these values from the Options gt Setup window The type of calibration you perform in the Display Manager system Auto or Manual During automatic calibration adjustments are done via the enable cable During manual calibration the user makes the adjustments from the monitor controls A cable used to interface between a CRT monitor and a computer during automatic calibration The process of cropping an image to fit into the specified aspect ratio A measurement of the relationship between the voltage input and the brightness of your monitor The percent of increa
12. enable cable based on information gathered by the sensor The first time that you initiate automatic calibration the system prompts you to perform a monitor evaluation to determine if your monitor is capable of being automatically calibrated When calibrating an HD SD device you must manually calibrate the device using standard SMPTE procedures A colorbars target is supplied with the Display Manager System Manually calibrate your display to SMPTE standards if e You are using an IRIX system e You have an HD SD device e The enable cable does not recognize your monitor e You were unable to successfully calibrate your monitor using automatic calibration Characterization After you have calibrated your display you must characterize it to determine the gamma response and to track the primaries The result is a chr file which the system uses to create a 3D LUT HD SD displays and digital projectors must be characterized using the Manual Characterization Assistant When characterizing these types of displays you can project display patches provided on the Display Manager System CD through a supported imaging application or you can display patches from one of the KODAK color patch set video tapes available from Kodak KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 3 Introduction Viewing and Customizing a Look From the Display Manager System Viewer you can view images and apply a transform which can be either a chr fil
13. not recognize it until you restart your computer KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 11 Installing and Setting Up Your System To connect the enable cable 1 Disconnect the original monitor cable from the computer 2 Attach the enable cable to the monitor port on the computer 3 Connect the monitor cable to the enable cable 4 Attach the USB connector of the enable cable to a USB port fa My T y 5 aaa llaa USB connection ii Mu ALT aan ae op Enable cable connection Monitor cable connection X RITE Sensors X RITE Monitor Optimizer DTP94 EK MonacoOPTIX Use this USB sensor on CRT or LCD monitors Counterweight Attach to the Mad sensor cable to USB connection counter balance 4 NY ea Connect to a USB the sensor port on your computer Suction cup Attach to the cable and then fasten the suction 4 cup to the screen i Supports the Sensor Hang in instrument s front of the monitor weight when to measure using CRT patches monitors To position the sensor during calibration 1 Attach the counterweight to the cable 2 If using a CRT monitor attach the suction cup to the sensor cable and then fasten the suction cup to the screen IMPORTANT Never use the suction cup on an LCD monitor 12 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Installing and Setting Up Your System 3 Position the sensor on the screen Position the counterweight
14. right click WINDOWS IRIX LINUX or Control click MACINTOSH an item in the toolbar Global Options At the right hand side of the toolbar are common Viewer options available at all times Quick Very Load Transform Show Curves Build Transform Garat Alert Esport Transform Factory Settings Save Settings Hide Toolbar Close Viewer e Quick Verify Click to run a short verification to determine if your monitor is still within calibration This process reads a few color patches and assesses against your original calibration aims To perform a full verification see Verifying on page 63 To Quick Verify 1 Click Quick Verify on the Viewer toolbar The Viewer becomes a black patch and the following window opens Beginning Quick erify gt i Beginning Quick Wer P Please place sensor in the middle of the characterized screen OF 2 Position the sensor over the patch and click OK 48 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Viewing and Customizing Looks When verification is complete a window similar to the following appears 7 Quick Yerify Complete R Quick venfu completed e Quick venfication passed Press Ok to see the results OR 3 Click OK A chart with the results is displayed Correlated Color Temperature PA PA APA AAA AAA S00 400 AG BO POC agi O00 1000 1100 Code Values This graph shows the tracking of the grayscale CCTs across the range of c
15. so that it counterbalances the sensor LCD monitor CRT monitor Sensor Counterweight Counterweight Suction cup Sensor If you are warned that the X Rite DI P94 software has not passed Windows Logo testing click Continue Anyway X RITE Monitor Optimizer DTP92 EK Use this serial sensor on CRT monitors 230V power suppl 120V power supply j Pn e WINDOWS adapter A Power supply Sensor connection KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 13 Installing and Setting Up Your System NOTE On IRIX do not use serial port 1 To connect the sensor 1 Connect the WINDOWS adapter to the sensor cable 2 Plug the WINDOWS connector into a serial port 3 Plug the AC adapter connector into the sensor cable 4 Plug the AC adapter into a power outlet During calibration attach the sensor as shown here making sure that the round portion of the sensor is at the top Firmly push on the sides of the sensor so that the spring loaded suction cup slides forward onto the screen When the suction cup is firmly in place release the sensor You may need to moisten the suction cup by wiping it with a tissue lightly dampened with water or to fog the suction cup by breathing on it You may need to clean the monitor and suction cup if the sensor does not firmly attach Clean the suction cup with a clean dry cloth IMPORTANT Do not apply a cleanser to the suction cup To clean the monitor use
16. verification is complete the Verify Monitor Setup button changes to read Monitor Setup Results and you are notified if verification was successful 64 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Verifying 5 To view the results click Monitor Setup Results Three graphs are displayed ie ao sii Correlated Color Temperature Chromaticity cy Chart Gamma Verification Chart E z iH Log Normalize Code Values e Correlated Color Temperature This graph shows the tracking of the grayscale CCTs across the range of code values that were measured The red lines indicate the tolerance levels that you entered on the Setup window These lines appear if the scale warrants See Tolerances Setup on page 26 e Chromaticity xy Chart This diagram shows the tolerance you defined The Xs indicate the chromaticities over a range of gray patches and indicate how well your neutrals track e Gamma Verification Chart This chart shows the gamma response of the monitor for each R G B N series Ideally the values fall in a straight line Click the color channel that you want to view If the values are out of tolerance you can continue to use your monitor as long as the colors are acceptable to you The system writes a verification results file containing the xyY and color temperature data for each of the measured patches The file is time and date stamped so that you can plot trends over time if desired To view the verificat
17. CD monitor Use the colorbars target provided with your Display Manager System to assist you in making these adjustments If using a digital projector set the projector to the manufacturer s defaults To manually calibrate a monitor or HD SD display 1 Select Manual from the drop down Display Mode menu if it isn t already selected Display Mode Auto vi 34 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Calibration 2 From your imaging product display the colorbars target that came with the Display Manager System Adjust the display brightness and contrast until the pluge target blends into the background The colorbars target file is found on the Display Manager System installation CD Go to Images ColorBar dpx RI i a ee a 045 patch 1000 patch 500 patch 41 neutral series 3 Click the Calibrate icon wel The following window opens Manual Calibration Assistant for Print Film Dark Gain Correction l Place sensor face down against a flat opaque surface i d NOT the screen for dark gain correction zero readina Click OK when ready This may take several seconds OK Cancel Y fL Dark 1 6173 0 3072 0 3191 6917 White 20 6000 0 3072 0 3191 6917 Measured Brightness Contrast KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Calibration 4 Place the sensor face down against a flat opaque surface not the screen for dark gain correction zero reading Click OK when re
18. INUX OS CRT X RITE X RITE SEQUEL SEQUEL Chroma Chroma Monitors DTP94 EK DTP94 EK Chroma 4 C 4 C USB ee OCRE SEQUEL Serial SEQUEL Chroma ISplays DTP92 EK Chroma 4 SEQUEL 4 C Serial Chroma 4 C USB DTP92 EK USB X RITE nite SEQUEL DIP92 EK DTP94 EK Chroma 4 C Serial LCD X RITE X RITE X RITE SEQUEL Chroma Monitors DTP94 EK DTP94 EK DIP92 EK A L SEQUEL SEQUEL USB Chroma 4 L Chroma 4 L X RITE USB USB DTP92 EK X RITE DTP94 EK Digital PHOTO PHOTO PHOTO Projectors RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH PR PR 650 PR 650 650 MINOLTA MINOLTA MINOLTA CS 100A CS 100A CS 100A NOTE USB sensors are recommended for any system that is USB enabled KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 7 Introduction Supported Spectrophotometers When characterizing a digital projector you must take readings from the projector output The following sensors are recommended e MINOLTA CS 100A e PHOTO RESEARCH PR 650 Getting Help Accessing the Help System To access the Help system from within the application click Help gt Contents What s This WINDOWS only Press Shift F1 and a pop up window opens that describes the current window OR Click the question mark in the window title bar and then click the item for which you want more information A pop up window opens To open What s This topics in the Viewer right click WINDOWS IRIX LINUX or Ctrl click MACINTOSH an item in the toolbar T
19. Kodak DISPLAY MANAGER SYSTEM USER GUIDE VERSION 4 0 November 2005 y F3698 Kodak DISPLAY MANAGER SYSTEM USER S GUIDE Version 4 0 Okastman Kodak Company 2005 Kodak and Vision are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company Eastman Kodak Company 343 State Street Rochester NY 14650 ABOUT THIS BOOK This book describes how to use the KODAK Display Manager System Intended users of this book are e Cinematographers e Visual effects artists e Directors of photography e Colorists e Post production engineers The information in this book is also available in the Display Manager System by clicking Help gt Contents Instructions for MACINTOSH IRIX LINUX and WINDOWS Operating Systems are included The software windows shown are for WINDOWS users but the MACINTOSH LINUX and IRIX windows function in a similar manner Not all features discussed are available to all users as determined by the type of license that you purchase TABLE OF CONTENTS Tal cere adie AAA 1 TOA ea 2 How it VS acrilico 3 oc o a 3 Characterization Ma 3 Viewing and Customizing a LOOK ooo WoW WWW 4 AI ips 4 Main Window A A 5 OO PAIS ra un agak pia 6 Generic Monitor SUpPpOlM occcoccncccccncccccnccocncnnncncnnonocnncoconannnnnos 6 SUpporned AR ain um A 6 Enable Cable USB Cable ECC 1 ooo Wo Woo 6 Ne sa 7 Supported Spectrophotometers oooo oo 8 Getting Help W Woman
20. MB of RAM is recommended Hard Drive Space 100 MB of available space on hard drive for the application additional space as needed for storing images Video Card 24 bit video graphic card 3D acceleration capability with at least 32 MB of RAM OpenGL compliant Monitor Resolution 1280 x 1024 is recommended Drives CD ROM drive I O 2 available USB ports KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 85 Appendix A System Requirements NIC Card Network Interface Card IRIX Operating System Minimum Requirements Operating System IRIX 6 5 or higher Processor N 32 compliant RAM Minimum 256 MB RAM 512 MB of RAM is recommended Hard Drive Space 100 MB of available space on hard drive for the application additional space as needed for storing images Video Card 24 bit video graphic card 3D acceleration capability with at least 32 MB of RAM OpenGL compliant Monitor Resolution 1280 x 1024 is recommended Drives CD ROM drive I O Serial port LINUX Operating System Minimum Reguirements Operating System Red Hat 9 or higher Processor Minimum Pentium 3 Pentium 4 or eguivalent is recommended RAM Minimum 256 MB RAM 512 MB of RAM is recommended Hard Drive Space 100 MB of available space on hard drive for the application additional space as needed for storing images Video Card 24 bit video graphic card 3D acceleration capability with at least 32 MB of RAM OpenGL compliant Monitor Resolution 1280 x 1024 is recomme
21. NDOWS Start button click Settings gt Control Panel gt System gt General tab gt Device Manager Make sure the enable cable is installed and does not have an orange flag next to its name in the directory If so reinstall the software from the installation CD Your license key will continue to work if you reinstall the software e Make sure that you are using a VGA monitor cable and that all the pins are in place e If your monitor still does not recognize the enable cable you may have a monitor that is not supported by the Display Manager System You must perform a manual calibration instead of an automatic calibration See Manual Calibration on page 34 License Has Expired e If your license has expired go to the website www kodak com go dm to locate the phone number for a support representative in your region e If you are prompted that your license has expired but the time period has not expired send an email to tac ei kodak com e Contact tac ei kodak com if your license is invalidated after one of these events You changed your Ethernet controller You moved the application to a different machine The Display Manager System only launches on the system for which the license was first generated License File Does Not Work Make sure the kdm lic file is in the correct location e WINDOWS Operating Systems C Program Files KODAK KODAK Display Manager System Licenses e MACINTOSH Operating Systems
22. S only You may need to adjust the acceleration of your graphics card 1 Close the Display Manager System 2 Right click the screen From the pop up menu click Properties 3 On the Settings tab click Advanced 4 Click the Troubleshooting tab Plug and Play Monitor and 64MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX y ajx a GeForcee bishi 400 a Device Selection a Color Correction General Adapter Monitor Troubleshooting Color Management O Are you having problems with your graphics hardware These settings control how Windows uses pour graphics hardware They can help you to troubleshoot display related problema Hardware acceleration Manually control the level of acceleration and performance supplied by pour graphics hardware Use the Display Troubleshooter to assist you in making the change Hardware accelerations None Full I 1 1 1 1 I All accelerations are enabled Use this setting if pour computer has no probleme Recommended Cancel Apply 5 Move the accelerator indicator back one stop to a slower setting The default setting is Full 6 Click OK 7 Open the Display Manager System and load an image in the Viewer 8 If the problem was not corrected close the Display Manager System and repeat steps 2 7 until the problem is corrected The goal is to keep the acceleration indicator as far to the right as possible and still have the Viewer work IMPORTANT Do not use the lowest setting Your compu
23. Save Settings Name the file appropriately 2 Open the Viewer and make the appropriate selections Click Save Settings Save the file with the same name used in step 1 To load a customized ini file 1 Go to File gt Load Settings 2 Browse for and double click the ini file that you want to use To save all settings at once Go to File gt Save Settings KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Calibration CALIBRATION From the Display Mode drop down menu on the main window select either Auto or Manual calibration Automatic calibration uses the enable cable to transfer data from the computer to a monitor Adjustments based on this data are automatically made to your monitor See Automatic Calibration on page 29 The Manual Calibration Assistant is used to adjust your monitor to SMPTE standards if e You are using an IRIX system e You are displaying your images on an HD SD display or digital projector e The enable cable does not recognize your monitor e You were unable to successfully calibrate your monitor using automatic calibration See Manual Calibration on page 34 Automatic Calibration Use this calibration method if you are using an enable cable to transfer data from your monitor to your computer The system performs an evaluation to determine if your monitor can be automatically calibrated IMPORTANT If your system is far from the calibration aims you may need to repeat the cali
24. UTs are encrypted and can be imported by supported imaging products For some license types unencrypted LUTs can be exported Save Settings Click to save the settings for the look you create If you save as kdm ini the system loads those settings when it opens Close Viewer Click to close the Viewer and return to the main window KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Viewing and Customizing Looks Playback Controls The Playback Controls are at the bottom left of the Toolbar These controls allow you to move forward and backward through images in a directory and to compare the effect of different LUTs NOTE With the exception of Compare Mode playback controls are disabled if you are not working with a sequence of images Compare Mode step back Play Frame increment Compare Mode Stop Pause Step forward e Compare Mode Click to display a list of ways to compare two LUTs When you load a transform see below then choose a Compare Mode swiping your mouse across the screen displays both the original and the new look side by side Hor Swipe top and bottom Ver Swipe or in a horizontal or vertical butterfly view NOTE Click No compare to turn off Compare Mode Click Reset Image to change the comparison image Click Reset Transform to use the current transform as the comparison transform e Step back Click to step back one frame e Play Click to move the number of frames indicated b
25. V4 0 User s Guide 61 Viewing and Customizing Looks Transform Rescale On the Advanced tab click Transform Rescale to control how the range of the display is used The following options are displayed Transform Rezcale Settings Override Rescaling Default Rezcale Mode No Rescale Print Film Default No Rescale Print Film Default Rescale Minimum T onezcale to Lowest Drive Value Rezcale to Video Legal Using Clipping Rezcale to Video Legal by Resizing Range Select No Rescale Print Film Default if you are creating a print film look If you select Rescale Minimum Tonescale to Lowest Drive Value your blacks will be blacker but some other colors will not be displayed accurately If you select Rescale to Video Legal Using Clipping code values less than 64 move to 64 and code values greater than 940 move to 940 If you select Rescale to Video Legal by Resizing Range code values from O 1023 compress to 64 940 62 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide VERIFYING The Verify feature allows you to view additional information on the success of the monitor setup and print simulation Verification provides a means for tracking trends in the data such as sensor or monitor degradations IMPORTANT You should perform a verification whenever your images do not look right You cannot verify on an HD SD display or digital projector If the verification fails you may need to replace the sensor or t
26. XODO U nissai me aan 77 License File Does Not Work ocoocccoccccccocccocccococanonconononanonos 77 Unable to Load an Image emas bagaimana 78 Unable to Load a TTANSFOTM ooo WWW WWW Ja 78 Unable to Build or Export a Transform oooWoWW WWW W 78 Calibrate Icon Is Not Available ooocccoocccccoconccononcocnncnonoss 78 Imaging Product Cannot Find 3D LUT oooooW WWW mm 78 Problem with the ini File aia ide 79 Image Does Not Appear in the Viewer ocooccooccccccccncccncnnonos 79 Results Are Not aS Expected occoocccocccoccoccconoconocononnncononanenones 81 Characterize and Verify Controls Are Not Visible NI aa 81 Super Bright Capable Display will not Calibrate 82 Help System Does Not Work Properly oo W W Wc WWW mm 82 lio de Bose a IA o OOO Pn SN NE Pa 82 PENES srta ie onar 83 Appendix A System ReguirementS oo momo 85 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide ix Table of Contents WINDOWS Operating System Minimum Requirements 85 MAC OS Minimum Requirement occccocccccccncccccnccncnnconnncnnncnnos 85 IRIX Operating System Minimum Requirements 86 LINUX Operating System Minimum Requirements 86 Additional Software and Hardware occcconcnccocccnccncncconcnonannnonanonos 87 Appendix B 2 O A PP A 89 Display Manager System Shortcut KeyS oooccccocccccccccconcnconanon
27. a Print Film Look Selections pertinent to emulating print film are available in the Print Film tab 1 e Primary and White Point to Emulate Aim Gamma Settings y Aim Gamma a ae aa mean cee A RE _ Use Video Transform Use Gamut Remap To create a print film look 1 Open the Viewer See Opening the Viewer on page 47 2 Load an image See Loading an Image on page 56 3 Click Load Transform to select and load the appropriate chr transform 4 Click the Print Film tab if it is not already selected NOTE This tab is not available if you load a 3dl transform 5 Select the appropriate settings e Printer Lights Adjust the printer lights with the slider bars e LAD values Enter the desired LAD values e Status A If you measure the Status A densities of your LAD patch you can enter those values here The default values shown are the typical Status A aim values for LAD e Film Select the print film type that you want to emulate e Use Print Film Transform Select to enable the print film look and apply the selections that you make on this tab If unchecked the settings selected on the Video tab are used e Use Gamut Remap Select to enable gamut remapping Select the type of remapping on the Advanced tab To disable gamut remap deselect this checkbox See Gamut Remap Settings on page 58 6 Click Build Transform to display your changes in the Viewer 7 Click Export Transform to save
28. a soft lint free paper or cloth lightly dampened with a mild glass cleaner KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Installing and Setting Up Your System SEQUEL Sensors Three Sequel sensors are recommended for use with the Display Manager System SEQUEL Chroma 4 C USB Sensor for CRT Monitors This sensor connects to a USB port and attaches to a CRT monitor with suction cups Attach to the monitor with E L suction cups Connect to the ag computer USB port During calibration attach the sensor as shown here Press the sensor firmly to the screen being careful not to press too hard Center it within the patch Make sure that all suction cups are pressed against the monitor If any of the suction cups come loose the results may be unreliable and the process should be repeated If the sensor falls off the monitor reattach it and restart the process NOTE You may need to clean the sensor and the screen See Sensor Does Not Adhere to Screen on page 75 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 15 Installing and Setting Up Your System SEQUEL Chroma 4 L USB Sensor This sensor connects to a USB port Tip the LCD screen back as far as possible and hold the sensor against the screen while it is taking readings Hold the sensor against the screen Connect to the computer USB port During calibration hold the sensor as shown here 7A Hold the sensor firmly to
29. abon Setting Aim Settings Enter the values for the video space you want to calibrate to CCIR 709 SMPTE RP145 or User Defined LECCIA 709 Leer Defined The default values represent a typical NTSC HD display These values can be altered for a user defined video space e White Point Chromaticity xy Desired white chromaticity Enter values in CIE xy White Patch e White Luminance Y Desired white max neutral code value luminance can be measured by a colorimeter or spectrophotometer Enter the value in ft lamberts NOTE Recommended practices for HD SD video monitors place video legal whites at a luminance of approximately 30 ftL Translating video 100 legal white code value of 940 to a maximum monitor drive code value of 1023 10 bit yields an absolute monitor white luminance recommendation of approximately 34 ftL This high luminance setting may degrade the useful lifetime of some monitors Dark Patch e To override the video Dark code value settings check Override Calculated Aims for Dark Patch The value fields become active and you can enter new values for Dark Luminance Y We recommend using the default settings KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 25 Before Calibrating Use Video Calibration Settings e Select this checkbox to determine which target values to use for calibration NOTE If using the KODAK VISION2 HD System use the default values when working with typi
30. ady This may take several seconds 5 Click Measure Primaries Imanes 6 Place the sensor over the red patch Click OK to measure 7 Repeat step 6 for the green and the blue patches 8 Measure white luminance a Place the sensor on the white patch b Click Measure Once or Measure Continuous c Examine the results and adjust your display referring to the instructions on the screen d If you clicked Measure Once in step b repeat steps b and c until a pop up informs you that white luminance is within tolerance Leave the sensor attached 9 Measure white chromaticity a Repeat steps 8b 8d until white chromaticity is within tolerance 10 Measure dark chromaticity a Repeat steps 8b 8d until dark chromaticity is within tolerance 36 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Calibration 11 Repeat steps 8 9 and 10 to verify that all values are within tolerance NOTE The plot indicates where you are versus aim Use the magnify buttons to zoom in and out on the plot 12 Click Close 13 Proceed to Characterization on page 39 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 37 CHARACTERIZATION Characterization determines the gamma response of the calibrated monitor and tracks monitor primary colors You should perform a characterization after each calibration The system uses the chr file written during characterization to create a 3D LUT that can be exported to any supported imag
31. age 58 6 Click Build Transform to display your changes in the Viewer 7 Click Export Transform to save the 3D LUT you have created NOTE If using the KODAK VISION2 HD System use the default values when working with typical NTSC HD display To export transforms for use in the KODAK VISION2 HD System Digital Processor select the appropriate exportation file type to ensure that the correct encrypted xml file is created KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 55 Viewing and Customizing Looks Loading an Image 56 1 From the Images tab in the Viewer toolbar click Load Image Browse for and select an image The system recognizes dpx or cin images when creating a print look and tif with video content when creating a video look The image appears in the Viewer with the look that was defined by the currently selected chr file See Load Transform in Global Options on page 48 2 From the Image Settings pane select how you want the image to appear in the Viewer Image Settings vw Center Scale To Fit Zoom Factor 100 Keep Aspect Ratio Background Color e Center Select to center the image on the screen e Scale To Fit Select to allow the image to fill the screen e Keep Aspect Ratio Select along with Scale To Fit so that the image fills as much of the screen as possible while keeping its aspect ratio e Zoom Factor Select a value from the drop down menu to display the image at var
32. aracterize your display IMPORTANT You may encounter calibration and characterization errors if the timing is set too fast We recommend leaving the values set at the default Never set the timing slower than the defaults From the Times tab on the Setup window use the arrows to set the values Paint Fira Calibration Video Calibrahon sensor Tolerances Display Times Direstories Time Detaeen Seconds Colors 4 E Patches 1 Directories Setup From the Directories tab on the Setup window click the CHR Directory and LUT Directory buttons to select the directories where you want to save those files Directory Settings CHR Directoy EADocuments and Settings 50167 RODAR OI MSidatarchr LUT Directoy EBocuments and Settinas 250164004 _DM5 data ut KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 27 Before Calibrating Saving and Loading Settings 28 If you are working on several projects at one time you may find it convenient to save all of the settings for each project in a customized ini file Load the appropriate file to quickly change all your settings when you change projects By default settings are saved to the kdm ini file This is the file that is used each time the system opens There are two different locations where you can save settings to an ini file the Setup window and the Viewer To create a customized ini file 1 Go to Options gt Setup Enter the appropriate values and click
33. as possible to aim points During automatic calibration in the Display Manager System these adjustments are done via the enable cable During manual calibration the user makes the adjustments from the monitor controls Calibration is a foundation for creating a profile of the display characterization The measurement of the color characteristics of a display This results in the creation of a chr file that describes how the device displays colors The Display Manager System Viewer uses this file to create a 3D LUT Also referred to as profiling chromaticity Coordinates that specify position in a chromaticity diagram The coordinates chromaticity coordinates of a stimulus are derived from its tristimulus values by taking the ratio of each of the tristimulus values to their sum i e x X X Y Z y Y X Y Z where x and y are the chromaticity coordinates and X Y and Z the tristimulus values chromaticity A two dimensional plot of three dimensional color space depicting diagram the three dimensional relationship among colors perceived by the normal human visual system This plot most commonly includes a horseshoe which defines the spectral locus the range of colors visible to the human observer Colors are indicated on the plot by x y chromaticity coordinates which correlate to color attributes CIELab A device independent color space that defines colors according to lightness L redness greenness a and yellowness blueness b
34. atches for use in characterizing HD SD displays and digital projectors are available on the KODAK Display Manager System CD in the Images Patches folder The patches can also be displayed from one of the following KODAK Video Tapes KODAK Display Manager Dual Length Color Patch Set D5 HD Tape D5C63M 1080i 50 KODAK Display Manager Dual Length Color Patch Set D5 HD Tape D5C63M 10801 59 94 KODAK Display Manager Dual Length Color Patch Set Digital BETACAM Tape BCT D64 NTSC KODAK Display Manager Dual Length Color Patch Set Digital BETACAM Tape BCT D64 PAL KODAK Display Manager Dual Length Color Patch Set HDCAM Tape BCT 64HD 1080i 50 KODAK Display Manager Dual Length Color Patch Set HDCAM Tape BCT 64HD 1080i 59 94 The tapes contain 15 sec patches for use with SEQUEL and X RITE sensors and 40 sec patches for use with the PHOTO RESEARCH PR 650 and MINOLTA CS 100A sensors A slate indicates the start of each patch set NOTES 42 If you use a KODAK video tape for manual characterization the measurements may be automatically entered into the Manual Characterization Assistant depending on the device you are using When manually characterizing you can create and save characterization templates containing set patches and then load these templates as needed You can also load a chr file into the Assistant if you want to confirm measurements on a set of patches or to view data from a previous characterization
35. ated from the Viewer 78 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Troubleshooting e Make sure you have the proper path set Go to Options gt Setup and from the Directories tab set the path e Make sure your imaging product is supported by the Display Manager System e Refer to your imaging product user guide for directions on 3D LUTs generated by the Display Manager System Problem with the ini File When opening the Display Manager System you may see an error message for the ini file if you have not yet saved any settings for the first time If you have saved your settings but you still get a message that there is a problem with the ini file 1 Click OK The system opens using the factory defaults for any unknown values 2 Reset and save your system options See Saving and Loading Settings on page 28 3 If necessary reset and save your Viewer settings See Viewing and Customizing Looks on page 47 Image Does Not Appear in the Viewer e Your graphics card may need to be upgraded e WINDOWS only Verify that you have the latest driver for your graphics card 1 Right click the screen From the pop up menu click Properties 2 On the Settings tab click Advanced 3 Click the Adapter tab to view information about your graphics card 4 Go to the manufacturer s Web site and make sure you have the latest driver KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 79 Troubleshooting WINDOW
36. bration process more than once to reach aim See Calibration Failure on page 72 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 29 Calibration 30 The Calibration Procedure To automatically calibrate a monitor 1 Click Auto from the drop down Display Mode menu if it isn t already selected Display Mode Auto fan utg Manual NOTE Auto mode is only available if you have connected the enable cable to your computer Click the Calibrate icon D If this is the first time that you have calibrated your current monitor follow the on screen prompts to run a monitor evaluation See Monitor Evaluation on page 33 Either the Calibration window opens or you are prompted to perform a Dark Gain Correction to reset the sensor Dark Gain Correction x Place sensor face down against a flat opaque surface da de NOT the screen for dark correction zero reading Click UK when ready This may take several seconds OK Cancel If you are prompted to perform a Dark Gain Correction a Place the sensor on a dark surface and make sure that no light can reach it Do not attach the sensor to the monitor for this correction b Click OK IMPORTANT If the Dark Gain Correction fails see Dark Gain Correction Failure on page 74 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Calibration The Calibration window opens when the dark correction is complete Stop Save settings
37. cal NTSC HD display Sensor Setup From the Sensor tab on the Setup window use the drop down menus to select the type of sensor and the type of connection Ptint Filta Calibration Video Calibrahi n Sensor Tolerances Display Times Directories Sensor Settings Type Sequel Chroma Cannectorn USE IMPORTANT If you do not select the correct sensor and connection the sensor will fail to initialize Tolerances Setup From the Tolerances tab on the Setup window you can set the plus or minus calibration tolerances that you want to allow for your aim values We recommend using the default settings Print Filta Calbration Video Calibration Senso Tolerances White Luminance fr 0 30 Dark Luminance PJ 1008 Chromaticity sp D 0020 Display Setup If your system is configured for dual head support you must select the display that you want to view images on From the Display tab on the Setup window use the Display to Operate On drop down menu to select the display where you want to view the images This display will be calibrated and characterized Print Filio Calibration Video Calibration Sensor Tolerances Display Time Directories _Bisolay Settings Display to Operate On O 26 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Before Calibrating Timing Setup Adjusting the time between the appearance of color sets and individual color patches affects the total time to calibrate and ch
38. defined 96 100 entering densities 54 Status M defined 96 support 8 surround compensation 59 system requirements 85 T tapes 43 targets defined 96 selecting 24 timing 27 72 tolerances defined 96 setting 26 transforms bit depth 59 defined 96 loading 50 rescale 62 unable to load 78 y verification defined 96 film look 66 logs 69 monitor setup 63 overview 4 when 63 video tapes 43 video transform using 55 video creating look 55 viewer image not displayed 79 opening 47 shortcut keys 53 viewing curves 49 viewing environment 21 VISION2 HD calibration 26 creating a video look 55 defined 95 96 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide license 2 requirements 85 W X what s this 8 X RITE white point DTP92 EK 13 defined 96 DTP94 EK 12 video 55 7 WINDOWS zoom factor 56 installation 9 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 101 EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY Rochester New York 14650 Eastman Kodak Company 2005 Kodak TM Kodak Vision COLOR SCIENCE P N 4F3698
39. e Dark Gain Correction Failure on page 74 The Automatic Characterization window opens when the correction is complete Characterization KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Characterization 2 If the sensor is not already positioned place it on the center of the screen See Step 2 Connect the Hardware on page 11 3 Cover the monitor and sensor with a dark cloth if you are not able to turn off the room lights 4 Click Start The application reads a series of patches This process may take several minutes 5 Click OK when you are notified that the characterization has finished Characterization Complete Ik Characterization completed successfully ra z Profile saved to Ea Kodak KODAK D A datatchricharacterization 20041208 1013 49 chr SAVE OK Default saved to CAPROGRATSKodakARODARDA 1 datachridisplay chr SAWE OK OF You can now create and apply a 3D LUT to emulate the print look or video look See Viewing and Customizing Looks on page 47 If you want more information on the quality of the calibration and characterization see Verifying the Monitor Setup on page 63 If characterization failed see Characterization Failure on page 73 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 41 Characterization Manual Characterization Use the Manual Characterization Assistant to characterize a display such as a digital projector or HD SD display P
40. e in this manner you should save it as a template for later use Go to File gt Save Template Shortcut Keys for the Assistant WINDOWS IRIX Load Load Template mal Command 1 File NOTE The MACINTOSH Command key looks like this Y KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 45 VIEWING AND CUSTOMIZING LOOKS After you have successfully calibrated and characterized your display you can view images with a specific look applied and export a 3D LUT that contains the look The LUT can be imported by supported imaging products to visualize real time or near real time playback of images simulating a projected print ora video look Opening the Viewer To open the Viewer iF From the main window click the Viewer icon 22 af Y i You may be prompted to locate an image file to load into the Viewer A window similar to the following opens The features that are available depend on the type of license you purchased 445 445 445 P P de KODAK Digital LAD Test Image C APROGRA 1 KODAK KODAKD 1 images dlad_acad dpx t C Documents and Settings L454265 KODAK_DMS data chr display chr KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 47 Viewing and Customizing Looks Using the Viewer The Viewer appears at full screen size with the image at the top and a toolbar at the bottom To enlarge the viewing area you can hide the toolbar To open What s This topics in the Viewer
41. e or a 3D LUT With a properly calibrated and characterized monitor images will closely match a projected print film image or broadcast image Verification Perform a verification to measure the quality of the monitor setup and to measure the closeness of the print film match in ClElab colorspace NOTE Verification is not available for HD SD displays and digital projectors 4 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Introduction Main Window The main window contains a selection box for the Display Mode and an icon for each step in the process Display Mode Select Auto if you will be SJ KODAK Display Manager System using the enable cable to calibrate If not ACA it is important that you select Manual Display Mode Calibrate Opens the Calibration window where you attach a sensor to measure the luminance and chromaticity of a series of color patches Calibrate Characterize Opens the Characterization window where you attach a sensor to Characterize measure the luminance and chromaticity of a series of color patches Choose Manual Characterization Assistant to characterize alternate display devices such as HD SD displays and digital projectors Viewer Opens the Viewer where you load and view images customize looks and build and export 3D LUTs Verify Opens the Verification window where you attach a sensor and verify the quality of the monitor setup and the print simulation Exit Closes the applica
42. eathing on it e You may need to clean the monitor and suction cup if the sensor does not firmly attach Clean the suction cup with a clean dry cloth IMPORTANT Do not apply a cleanser to the suction cup To clean the monitor use a soft lint free paper or cloth lightly dampened with a mild glass cleaner SEQUEL sensor e When attaching the sensor press firmly but not too hard e Clean the sensor Use alcohol and a lint free cloth to clean the suction cups and sensor face e Clean the monitor Use a monitor cleaning kit or a soft cloth with a solution designed to clean monitors e If the sensor continues to fall off lightly wet the suction cups with alcohol before attaching to the monitor Sensor Needs to be Replaced X RITE Sensors Contact X Rite if your sensor fails Call 1 800 248 9748 SEQUEL Sensors If you are prompted to replace the sensor contact your service representative KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 75 Troubleshooting Sensor Fails to Initialize If you get a message that the sensor failed to initialize Go to Options gt Setup From the Sensor tab make sure that you selected the appropriate sensor and connection type Check the connection Make sure that the USB or serial port is live and functional It is possible that your USB hub is not compatible with the sensor Connect the sensor directly to the computer to verify If you are using WINDOWS 2000 and have unplugged the sen
43. ecorder might be out of calibration Characterize and Verify Controls Are Not Visible on LINUX System Configure your panel taskbar to allow other windows to appear above Or set your panel to autohide KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 8 1 Troubleshooting Super Bright Capable Display will not Calibrate You must turn off the Super Bright mode by pressing the SB button on the front of the monitor until the screen reads Super Bright Mode Off Help System Does Not Work Properly If the contents pane does not appear click your browser refresh button Internet Explorer If you get a message that pop ups are being blocked in Internet Explorer and you are running WINDOWS XP with SP2 1 Open Internet Explorer 2 Go to Tools gt Internet Options 3 Click the Advanced tab 4 Select Allow active content from CD to run on My Computer 5 Select Allow active content to run in files on My Computer General Security Privacy Content Connections Programs Advanced Settings a Security cl Allow active content from CDs to run on Mp Computer Allow active content to run in files on Mp Computer O Allow software to run or install even if the signature is invalid Check for publisher s certificate revocation DJ Check for server certificate revocation requires restart Check for signatures on downloaded programs O Do not save encrypted pages to disk Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is clo
44. er s Guide 43 Characterization 5 For an HD SD device 44 a b Position the sensor on the color patch Click one of the following options Automatically Measure from Sensor to allow the software to automatically move through the color patches and enter the data This method can be used with either the dpx images if you create a sequence from the images or with a KODAK Video Tape Within the software that you are using to display the images set the patch duration to 15 seconds per patch for use with X RITE and SEQUEL Sensors Measure from Sensor to allow the sensor to read and enter data from one color patch at a time You must click this button for each color patch that is displayed 6 For a digital projector a Use a colorimeter or spectrophotometer to measure the patches We recommend the MINOLTA CS 100A or the PHOTO RESEARCH PR 650 Click one of the following options Automatically Measure from Sensor to allow the software to automatically move through the color patches and enter the data for use with MINOLTA CS 100A or PHOTO RESEARCH PR 650 devices that are connected to the computer If you re using the MINOLTA CS 100A or the PHOTO RESEARCH PR 650 set the patch duration to 40 seconds per patch This method can be used with either the dpx images if you create a 40 sec per patch sequence from the images or with a KODAK Video Tape using the 40 sec sequence Measure from Sensor to allow the sens
45. gged in as root IRIX Operating System to install the Display Manager System To install the Display Manager System on an IRIX computer you should be familiar with the IRIX inst or swmgr command The required files can be found on the installation CD in the dist directory Make sure that you have the following files e kdm e kdm idb e kdm sw The IRIX computer must be running IRIX 6 5x with the corresponding version of NFS To install on an IRIX system 1 Insert the installation CD into the CD ROM drive Mount the CD ROM Launch inst or swmgr Select the kdm package from the mounted CD ROM drive Complete the installation by following the on screen prompts O oF W N Connect the hardware to your computer See Step 2 Connect the Hardware on page 11 LINUX Installation IMPORTANT You must be logged in as root LINUX Operating System to install the Display Manager System To install on a LINUX system 1 Insert the installation CD into the CD ROM drive 2 Mount the CD 3 Change directory to the mounted CDROM 4 Type rpm Uvh KODAK_DMS 4 0 0 1386 rpm to begin the installation process 5 Connect the hardware to your computer See Step 2 Connect the Hardware on page 11 NOTE Configure your panel taskbar to allow other windows to appear above Or set your panel to autohide KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Installing and Setting Up Your System Step 2 Connect
46. he monitor To quickly check to see if your monitor is starting to drift out of calibration use the Quick Verify feature on the Viewer window See Global Options on page 48 Verifying the Monitor Setup To verify monitor setup o 1 From the main window click the Verify icon YW Either the Verification window opens or you are prompted to perform a Dark Gain correction to reset the sensor Dark Gain Correction Place sensor face down against a flat opaque surface 7 NOT the screen for dark correction zero reading Click OFF when ready This may take several seconds OK Cancel If you are prompted to perform a Dark Gain Correction a Place the sensor on a dark surface and make sure that no light can reach it Do not attach the sensor to the monitor for this correction b Click OK IMPORTANT If the Dark Gain Correction fails see Dark Gain Correction Failure on page 74 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 63 Verifying The Verification window opens when the correction is complete Werication 2 If the sensor is not already in place position it in the center of the screen see Step 2 Connect the Hardware on page 11 3 Cover the monitor and sensor with a dark cloth if you are not able to turn off the room lights 4 Click Verify Monitor Setup on the Verification window The Display Manager System projects and measures a series of colored patches When
47. he system and then initiate automatic calibration Supported Displays In addition to displays that can be automatically calibrated you can use the Display Manager System with LCD monitors HD SD displays and digital projectors We recommend cinema grade digital projectors Enable Cable USB Cable ECC 1 An enable cable is required to transfer data from your monitor to your computer This cable can be obtained through Kodak Contact your service representative See Supported Spectrophotometers on page 8 6 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Introduction Supported Sensors The following sensors are supported by the Display Manager System e X RITE Monitor Optimizer DTP94 EK also known as MonacoOPTIX USB connection for LCD or CRT monitors e X RITE Monitor Optimizer DTP92 EK serial connection for CRT monitors e SEQUEL Chroma 4 C USB USB connection for CRT monitors e SEQUEL Chroma 4 C USB with USB cable for CRT monitors e SEQUEL Chroma 4 C Serial Serial connection for CRT monitors e SEQUEL Chroma 4 L USB connection for LCD monitors e USB Cable for VESA compliant CRT monitors e PHOTO RESEARCH PR 650 Serial connection for digital projection e MINOLTA CS 100A Serial connection for digital projection To purchase the X RITE PHOTO RESEARCH or MINOLTA sensors contact the manufacturer Refer to the following table when deciding the sensor to use with your system WO ua MACOS IRIXOS L
48. hortcut Keys WINDOWS IRIX Load Load Template mal Command File NOTE The MACINTOSH Command key looks like this Viewer Shortcut Keys CS CO Toggle Center on and off Toggle the display of out of gamut colors on and off Go 90 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide APPENDIX C REGULATORY INFORMATION This is a class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense This class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe A est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada CORBIS RMB SSS RES AE Mal thee VCC ORB LED DIFAATHRRMNRE CT COREA RHR CHAT OCR R See TTIE ES COMBA KAANGU Ka Ra DEDEBKENSECEMBVYVETF
49. ication results slowly degrade over time the sensor or monitor may be failing due to age If verification suddenly fails the sensor may be damaged or might have fallen off during verification Print Film Look Verification Log File ii YerifyPrintFilm_Results 2005 07 10_09 33 06 tHE Notepad o E aj xj File Edit Format Help Eastman Kodak Entertainment Imaging 21 1999 2004 IDENTIFICATION Gamma Tracking Verification File DATE 07 Oct 2005 09 33 06 LEGEND Patch R G lt COLGR MEUTRAL gt 1 128 128 288 288 448 448 508 OB 128 126 126 288 288 88 446 446 508 OB 128 288 448 448 446 608 508 OB TOB 608 608 o o 23 E 5 o o o Do o o Ti E Be 4 o o Li T Ti EX E EF ds 5 5 Fe U A oo Ooo bo ee a O D oF D DD De O ee A O O O ee mem a a DECEO O A O O O ee ar a a a KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 69 Verifying Monitor Setup Verification Log ii YerifyDisplaySetup_Results 2005 1 1 10_09 17 53 txt Notepad E EN ioj xj File Edit Format Help Eastman Kodak Entertainment Imaging Cc 1999 2004 IDENTIFICATION Gamma Tracking Verification File 11 Oct 2005 00 17 33 a DATE LEGEND lt COLOR REDS Ep A AA E HA eee O SA SA ll A D Patch code value Y W Gamma 4530 3676 eres 2148 1406 4151 fe O82 7 4841 9275 4091 9396 3082 1165 6404 a 354
50. image 56 78 settings 28 transform 78 logs verification 69 looks not as expected 81 print film 54 video 55 luminance defined 95 setting 23 M MACINTOSH installation 9 requirements 85 main window 5 manual calibration assistant 34 overview 3 29 manual characterization assistant See assis tant MINOLTA sensors CS 100A 7 monitors generic support 6 preparing 21 O online manual 8 opening Display Manager 20 help system 8 manual characterization assistant 42 viewer 47 P patches defined 95 timing between 27 phone support 8 PHOTO RESEARCH sensors PR 650 7 playback 51 pluge chart defined 95 print look 54 print transform using 54 printer lights 54 profile defined 95 projector aim defined 95 luminance adjust 23 setting 23 projector SPD defined 95 loading 23 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 99 Q quick verify defined 95 R recorder compensation 60 regulatory information 91 renewing license 20 rescale transform 62 rgb values 52 S saving settings 28 scale to fit 56 SD defined 95 sensor defined 95 falls off 75 not recognized 76 SEQUEL 15 supported 7 X RITE 12 SEQUEL sensors 4 C serial 17 4 C USB 15 4 L USB 16 settings loading saving 28 setup options 22 shortcut keys 53 89 SMPTE defined 95 software additional 87 installing 9 SPD defined 95 loading 23 spectrophotometer defined 95 recommended 8 using 23 25 spectroradiometer defined 96 using 23 44 Status A
51. ine with a then enter the comment DMIN 0 085 0 549 0 621 0 0 085 0 55 0 622 51 0 165 0 623 0 748 102 0 263 0 716 0 839 153 0 356 0 838 0 948 204 0 447 0 957 1 061 255 0 533 1 049 1 157 306 0 621 1 135 1 258 357 0 71 1 229 1 362 408 0 801 1 323 1 47 459 0 894 1 42 1 577 510 0 989 1 512 1 68 714 1 371 1 896 2 099 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Example file neutral and color based compensation Viewing and Customizing Looks Columns 1 3 are RGB code values Columns 4 6 are Status M values For comments start a line with a then enter the comment DMIN DMIN DMIN 0 085 0 549 0 621 20 10 0 0 085 0 55 0 622 71 61 51 0 165 0 623 0 748 122 112 102 0 263 0 716 0 339 173 163 153 0 356 0 838 0 948 224 214 204 0 447 0 957 1 061 215 265 255 0 533 1 049 1 157 326 316 306 0 621 1 135 1 258 377 367 357 0 71 1 229 1 362 428 418 408 0 801 1 323 1 47 479 469 459 0 894 1 42 1 577 A template including the code values of the provided patches is included on the Display Manager System CD 4 On the Advanced tab click Recorder Compensation Load order Load Recorder Reset 5 Click Load Recorder then locate and select the appropriate txt file NOTE The Display Manager System uses this information when applying a 3D LUT to an image in the viewer This compensates for the difference between the recorder and an aim recorder 6 Click Reset to clear the text field KODAK Display Manager System
52. ing products From the Characterize drop down menu on the main window choose either Automatic Characterization or Manual Characterization Assistant Characterize Automatic Characterization Manual Characterization Assistant Use Automatic Characterization if you performed automatic calibration or for devices such as LCD or CRT displays that were NOT auto calibrated Use the Manual Characterization Assistant if you performed a manual calibration for an HD SD display or digital projector Automatic Characterization NOTE If you successfully completed an automatic calibration characterization will automatically run In this case proceed to Viewing and Customizing Looks on page 47 To automatically characterize your monitor 1 From the Characterize drop down menu click Automatic Characterization KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 39 Characterization Either the Characterization window opens or you are prompted to perform a Dark Gain correction to reset the sensor Dark Gain Correction x Place sengor face down against a flat opaque surface ia 7 NOT the screen for dark correction zero reading several seconds If you are prompted to perform a Dark Gain Correction a Place the sensor on a dark surface and make sure that no light can reach it Do not attach the sensor to the monitor for this correction b Click OK IMPORTANT If the Dark Gain Correction fails se
53. ion files in the Display Manager system main folder go to data gt verify KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 65 Verifying Verifying the Print Film Look 66 Verify the print film look to measure the quality of the print film simulation NOTE This feature is not available in the VISION2 HD System Edition Also you cannot verify a print film look created for a digital projector or HD SD display To verify the print film look 1 From the main window click the Verify icon y 4 Either the Verification window opens or you are prompted to perform a Dark Gain correction to reset the sensor Dark Gain Correction l x Place sensor face down against a fat opaque surface 2 4 NOT the screen for dark correction zero reading Click OF when ready This may take several seconds OK Cancel If you are prompted to perform a Dark Gain Correction a Place the sensor on a dark surface and make sure that no light can reach it Do not attach the sensor to the monitor for this correction b Click OK IMPORTANT If the Dark Gain Correction fails see Dark Gain Correction Failure on page 74 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Verifying The Verification window opens when the correction is complete Verification 2 If the sensor is not already in place position it in the center of the screen 3 Cover the monitor and sensor with a dark cloth if you are not able to turn
54. ious percentages This option is not available if the Scale to Fit option is selected e Background Color Click to display a color selection window where you can choose a background color for the Viewer NOTE Many of these options are also available in the pop up Options window page 52 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Viewing and Customizing Looks Advanced Options The Advanced tab of the Viewer contains options for further refining the viewed and exported looks Transform Hescala Trarrtorro Bit Depth Framing Recorder Compensation Gamut Remap Suraund Mode Compensation Framing Settings On the Advanced tab of the Viewer click Framing to select an aspect ratio Use the drop down menu to select the appropriate aspect ratio of your final output Framing Settings Framing Uff A dotted line appears on the image indicating the portion of the image included in that frame size KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 57 Viewing and Customizing Looks 58 Gamut Remap Settings On the Advanced tab click Gamut Remap to select the type of remapping hamut Remap Settings Constant Hue with Variable Lightness Target Recommended Constant Hue and Lightness Version 2 x Default Description Within each hue plane colors are gamut mapped towards the Lightness axis The aim on the axis is dependent on the position of the color relative to the maximum Chroma point in
55. is in Expert mode if available Super Bright mode is disabled if available Picture effect is set to Dynamic if available Timing for reading patches is set properly We recommend that you use the default settings If you have shortened the timing to increase calibration speed the readings from the sensor may have some erroneous points Go to Options gt Setup From the Times tab set Colors to 4 and Patches to 1 e Make sure to uninstall any other monitor calibration software that you might have on your system 72 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Troubleshooting Characterization Failure e Repeat the characterization making sure that the Room is dimly lit or a dark cloth is placed over the monitor Sensor is securely attached to the monitor if the sensor has suction cups Enable cable and the sensor connections are properly made Dark Gain Correction of the sensor is performed correctly Monitor is warmed up properly e The monitor brightness may be set too low Use the factory default setting If that fails increase the brightness Verification Failure e Repeat the calibration and characterization making sure that the Room is dimly lit or a dark cloth is placed over the monitor Sensor is attached to the monitor securely if the sensor has suction cups Enable cable and sensor connections are properly made Dark Gain Correction of the sensor is performed correctly M
56. itor e Let the CRT monitor warm up for at least one hour LCD monitors take 10 to 15 minutes to warm up e Set your power save mode to Never e Disable your screen saver e Set your screen resolution to at least 1280 x 1024 e Dim the room lights or cover the screen with a dark cloth There should be no light shining on the screen or on objects that might reflect on the screen e Set the monitor in Expert mode if available a From the panel at the front of the monitor select COLOR b Use the left and right arrow buttons on the panel to highlight the Expert tab where you see the bias and gain settings NOTE For some monitors the Expert mode is already selected as the default e If you have a newer SONY monitor that has a Picture effect button on the panel at the front of the monitor press this repeatedly until the message DYNAMIC appears on screen e Set the monitor color quality to the highest possible value at least 16 bits e If your display supports Super Bright mode turn off the Super Bright mode by repeatedly pressing the SB button on the front of the monitor until the screen reads Super Bright Mode Off KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 21 Before Calibrating Setting the Options Go to Options gt Setup to open the Setup window From this window you can Set the calibration parameters Identify the sensor you are using Set tolerances Select which display to calibrate on a dual head sy
57. lue 320 320 Overnide Projector Sim for Dark Patch Dark Luminance r Ft L Dark Chromatcite sp Use Print Film Calibration Settings Save Settings Factory Settings Projector Aim Projector aim values specify the intended film projector open gate settings Enter the values for the film projector you are emulating If you have not characterized a specific projector use the default values e White Luminance Y Open gate luminance can be measured by a colorimeter or spectrophotometer Enter the value in ft lamberts e White Chromaticity xy Open gate chromaticity can be measured by a colorimeter or spectrophotometer Enter values in CIE xy e Projector SPD Spectral Power Distribution Click this button to open a browse window where you can load a file that was created when measuring your projector with a spectroradiometer This file should be a single column of values corresponding to measurements from 340 to 970 nm in 10 nm increments Comment lines may be included in the file preceded by a sign e Select Projector Aim Luminance Adjust to bring the brightness of the display down to the projector aim when simulating the print look Deselect this option to keep the brightness at the Display Aim KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 23 Before Calibrating Display Aim Enter the desired White Luminance for the monitor in ft lamberts Setting your monitor to the projector aim typically 16 ft lambert
58. n editor such as WordPad and save it as kdm lic Place the file as follows WINDOWS Operating System C Program Files KKODAK KODAK Display Manager System Licenses MACINTOSH Operating System Applications KODAK Display Manager System Licenses IRIX and LINUX Operating Systems usr local KDM Licenses KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 19 Installing and Setting Up Your System Step 4 Open the Display Manager System On a WINDOWS or MACINTOSH system double click the desktop icon K to open the Display Manager System On an IRIX or LINUX system 1 Open a shell and change to the directory usr local KDM 2 From the command line type kdm sh Renewing Your License You will be prompted when your license expires Contact your customer service representative to purchase a new license 20 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide BEFORE CALIBRATING Before you begin to calibrate make sure that you e Prepare the monitor and viewing environment e Setup the system options for calibration sensors tolerances display timing and directories e Load specific settings if previously saved NOTE You do not need to setup the system options each time you calibrate When the system opens it automatically loads the settings that you save in the kdm ini file Or you can create and load a customized ini file See Saving and Loading Settings on page 28 Preparing the Viewing Environment and Mon
59. nd compensation target tolerances transform verification VISION2 HD System white point 96 Up window A colorimeter can also be used to take this measurement A device used to measure light as a function of wavelength Use to measure the SPD of your projector On the Set Up window you can import the resulting file Photographic densities The Display Manager System allows you to enter these values from a measured LAD patch when creating a transform This allows you to specify the printout process Photographic densities The Display Manager System allows you to enter negative density values to track film recorder response This information is included in the print emulation model to compensate for recorder and process variations A Display Manager System option that corrects for the effect of viewing images in an environment that is not dimmed A data file that contains preset calibration values Three default targets are provided with the Display Manager System and can be used as a Starting point for setting the calibration values The acceptable values above and below aim values when calibrating your monitor A data file that contains the color information to be applied to an image This can be a chr 3dl or e3d file The process of checking the system to determine the quality of the monitor setup and print film match See KODAK VISION2 HD System The lightest color that a display can display Not nece
60. nded Drives CD ROM drive I O 2 available USB ports NIC Card Network Interface Card 86 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Appendix A System Requirements Additional Software and Hardware Web Browser For viewing the online help system WINDOWS OS INTERNET EXPLORER Version 6 x or higher MAC OS NETSCAPE 7 0 or higher IRIX OS or LINUX OS Mozilla Version 1 7 or higher ADOBE ACROBAT Reader To view and print the User Guide and Quick Start Guide on WINDOWS MACINTOSH or LINUX systems IRIX systems require Acrobat Reader 3 0 USB Hub If you do not have enough available USB ports Port Authority Device To extend the length of USB cables Colorimeter or Spectrophotometer For measuring patches as displayed from a digital projector The MINOLTA CS 100A or the PHOTO RESEARCH PR 650 are recommended VGA cable from the display to the enable cable To enable you to take advantage of all the Display Manager System features Video Tapes Video tapes with color patches available from Kodak can be used to assist in manual characterization KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 87 APPENDIX B SHORTCUT KEYS Display Manager System Shortcut Keys Task MACINTOSH CS CN CA Enable What s This Shift F1 Not available WINDOWS OS only The MACINTOSH Command key looks like this Y O a KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 8 Appendix B Shortcut Keys Manual Characterization Assistant S
61. ode values that were measured The red lines indicate the tolerance levels that you entered on the setup window These lines appear if the scale warrants See Tolerances Setup on page 26 e Show Curves Click to display the characteristic curves or neutral scale of the look you ve created e Gamut Alert Select this option if you want to be alerted to colors that are within the print film or video gamut but are out of gamut for your display e Factory Settings Click to return to the default factory settings e Hide Toolbar Click to hide the toolbar To reopen the toolbar right click WINDOWS IRIX LINUX or Control click MACINTOSH in the image and select Show Viewer Toolbar KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 49 Viewing and Customizing Looks 50 Load Transform Click to open a browser window where you can select a transform to apply to the image A transform can be either a characterization file chr an encrypted 3D LUT e3d ora 3D LUT 3dl For a digital projector or HD SD display load the characterization file that you created using the Manual Characterization Assistant See Manual Characterization on page 42 The file that you load here should be the characterization data that you want to use or a previously created 3D LUT that you would like to apply to an image Build Transform Click to apply the look to the image in the Viewer Export Transform Click to save a LUT to a file Generally L
62. onitor is warmed up properly e Refer to the Verification logs See Verification Logs on page 69 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 73 Troubleshooting Dark Gain Correction Failure 74 Dark Gain Correction may fail if light enters the sensor The following message is displayed Dark Gain Correction x i Dark corection reading could not be taken OK Click OK on this message and also on the initialization message that appears next Restart the process that you were running when you were prompted to perform the Dark Gain Correction either Calibrate Characterize or Verify When prompted for the Dark Gain Correction place the sensor on a dark surface where light cannot reach it Do not attach it to the monitor Cover it with a dark cloth if necessary 4 Repeat the Dark Gain Correction If the previous steps failed to fix the problem contact KODAK Service and Support email address tac ei kodak com NOTE Some hardware configurations may not be supported KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Troubleshooting Sensor Does Not Adhere to Screen X RITE DTP92 EK e Firmly push on the sides of the sensor so that the spring loaded suction cup slides forward onto the screen When the suction cup is firmly in place release the sensor e You may need to moisten the suction cup by wiping it with a tissue lightly dampened with water Or fog the suction cup by br
63. or to read and enter data from one color patch at a time You must click this button for each color patch that is displayed NOTE You can also import files created by the MINOLTA CS 100 MINOLTA CS 100A or PHOTO RESEARCH PR 650 Go to File gt Import External Measurements and import the appropriate file The table is populated with the data in the file 7 When you are finished click File gt Save Characterization File IMPORTANT To accurately emulate the print film look or video look on your display you must load this characterization file in the Viewer This information is used by the Viewer to create a 3D LUT See Creating a Print Film Look on page 54 or Creating a Video Look on page 55 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Characterization Editing a Characterization Table 1 Add and remove rows of data as needed IMPORTANT Do not add or remove rows if you are using a KODAK Video Tape or if you are using the complete set of dpx patches supplied on the CD Right click WINDOWS IRIX LINUX Operating Systems or Control click MAC OS on a line to display a pop up menu from which you can insert or remove rows Insert Row Before Selected Insert Row After Selected Ctrl I Remove Selected Row Ctrl R Clear Yxy Row Data Clear Table 2 Enter the desired code value for the row 3 Use the drop down menu in each color cell to identify the color NOTE If you edit the tabl
64. os 89 Manual Characterization Assistant Shortcut Keys 90 MISS GTO RCS amaia ia 90 Appendix C Regulatory Information oo oo oom 91 EU Ban 92 A AA 93 Las gt EEEE AAE E CE on TI 97 xX KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide INTRODUCTION The KODAK Display Manager System lets you display a scanned negative image as it will appear projected via a motion picture film projector or a video image as it will appear on a broadcast monitor The KODAK Display Manager system interfaces with a number of displays including computer monitors HD SD displays and digital projectors When creating a print film look the system emulates the photochemical process of motion picture print film The results are placed in a 3D LUT three dimensional Look Up Table This LUT can be exported and used by supported imaging applications during the post production process When creating a video look the system emulates a broadcast video display Before emulating a look you must first calibrate and characterize your display We recommend that you calibrate and characterize your display e Before the start of a new project e If the computer goes into sleep mode or screen saver mode e Whenever you turn on the computer or display e If the display has been jarred or moved e CRT LCD monitors Roughly every 6 to 8 hours a minimum of once a day e HD SD video Once a day e Digital projectors Once a week KODAK Displa
65. rk code value 24 dark gain correction defined 94 fails 74 procedure 30 digital projector characterizing 44 manual calibration 34 directories 27 display aim defined 94 setting 24 Display Manager how it works 3 installing 9 opening 20 display mode defined 94 selecting 5 DTP92 EK 13 DTP94 EK 12 dual head support 26 E email support 8 enable cable connecting 11 defined 94 not recognized 77 expert mode 21 export 3D LUT procedure 50 unable to 78 98 F film look creating 54 not as expected 81 verifying 66 film type 54 framing 57 G gain adjusting 3 defined 94 gamma defined 94 gamut alert 49 defined 94 enabling remap 54 remap mode 58 graphics card increase acceleration 79 H hardware connecting 11 enable cable 11 SEQUEL sensors 15 X RITE sensor 12 HD defined 94 HD SD loading transform from 50 manual characterization 42 when to profile 1 help 8 I illuminant defined 94 image loading 56 not displayed 79 won t load 78 ini file defined 94 problems with 79 saving to 21 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide installing enable cable 11 SEQUEL sensors 15 software 9 X RITE sensor 12 IRIX system installing on 10 requirements 86 K kdm ini file as default 28 defined 94 problems with 79 saving to 21 KODAK VISION2 HD System 26 55 L LAD values 54 license does not work 77 has expired 77 obtaining 19 renewing 20 types of 2 LINUX installation 10 requirements 86 load
66. roubleshooting Consult the Troubleshooting chapter for issues that you might encounter See Troubleshooting on page 71 Email Help Email questions to tac ei kodak com Phone Support Go to the website www kodak com go dm to locate the support number for your region 8 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Installing and Setting Up Your System INSTALLING AND SETTING UP YOUR SYSTEM Follow these four main steps to install and set up your system e Step 1 Install the KODAK Display Manager System Software e Step 2 Connect the Hardware e Step 3 Obtain your License e Step 4 Open the Software Step 1 Install the Software Before installing the Display Manager System make sure to uninstall any other monitor calibration software that you might have on your system WINDOWS and MACINTOSH Operating System Installation You must be logged in as administrator WINDOWS or MACINTOSH Operating Systems to install the Display Manager System To install on a WINDOWS or MACINTOSH Operating System 1 Insert the installation CD 2 WINDOWS Operating System Follow the on screen prompts Or MACINTOSH Operating System Double click kdminstaller pkg and follow the onscreen prompts 3 Connect the hardware to your computer See Step 2 Connect the Hardware on page 11 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 9 Installing and Setting Up Your System IRIX Installation IMPORTANT You must be lo
67. s would make it too dark for other work The display aim gives you the opportunity to set a higher display aim luminance Display Automatic Calibration NOTE The automatic calibration process tries to match all the values that you enter in this section e From the Target drop down list select your monitor preset target that you want to over write during calibration e Set the Dark code value We recommend using the default settings e To override the projector Luminance and Chromaticity aim check Override Projector Aim for Dark Patch The value fields become active and you can enter new values for Dark Luminance Y and Dark Chromaticity x y We recommend using the default settings NOTE The Use Print Film Calibration Settings checkbox is available in the Display Manager System Print Film Edition Select this checkbox to use the Print Film target values in calibration 24 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Before Calibrating Video Calibration Setup The Video Calibration tab on the Setup window contains information that is required to obtain an accurate video match Print Film Calibration Video Calibration Sensor Tolerances Display Times Directories Alm Settings CEIP zoa Ea White Point Chromatsit He 4 BOSE CCT White Patel White Luminance Pr 298000 Dark Patch vende Calculated Aime tor Dark Fateh Dark code value 320 320 Dark Luminance fr FEL Lie Video Bahbr
68. se between the input signal and the output signal The range of colors that a device can produce Also called color gamut High definition displays that can display 1080 and 1035 interlaced lines of resolution along with 720 and 1080 progressive lines of resolution in a 16 9 aspect ratio A physical or emulated light that is defined by its spectral power distribution The default data file containing the system settings information This file is used by the system each time it opens After the Display Manager System opens you can load customized ini files if you do not want to use the settings in the kdm ini file KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide KODAK VISION2 HD System LAD luminance manual characterization assistant patches pluge chart profile projector aim projector SPD Quick Verify SD sensor SMPTE SPD spectrophotometer A KODAK Imaging System for television that combines a scan optimized color negative film and image processing implemented through new hardware to enable the creation of multiple starting looks for post production work Laboratory Aim Density A measurement of a luminant surface that approximates the perception of brightness A Display Manager System utility that can be used to create a characterization file for an HD SD display or digital projector Individual color squares that the sensor reads during calibration characterization and verification
69. sed Enable Integrated Windows Authentication requires restart Enable Profile Assistant Use SSL 2 0 Use SSL 3 0 O Use TLS 1 0 Warn about invalid site certificates O am if changing between secure and not secure mode r 4 Restore Defaults 82 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Troubleshooting Netscape If you are using Netscape 4 and the Index Glossary Search Print and Support buttons do not work 1 Open Netscape 2 Go to Edit gt Preferences 3 Click the Advanced tab 4 Check the following boxes Enable Java Enable Java Plugin Enable JavaScript Enable JavaScript for Mail and News Enable Style Sheets KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 83 APPENDIX A SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS WINDOWS Operating System Minimum Requirements Operating System WINDOWS 2000 or XP Processor Minimum Pentium 3 Pentium 4 or equivalent is recommended RAM Minimum 256 MB RAM 512 MB of RAM is recommended Hard Drive Space 100 MB of available space on hard drive for the application additional space as needed for storing images Video Card 24 bit video graphic card 3D acceleration capability with at least 32 MB of RAM OpenGL compliant Monitor Resolution 1280 x 1024 is recommended Drives CD ROM drive I O 2 available USB ports NIC Card Network Interface Card MAC OS Minimum Requirements Operating System OS 10 2 or higher Processor G4 or higher is recommended RAM Minimum 256 MB RAM 512
70. sor you must restart your computer If you extended the length of the cable make sure that you have used no more than five repeaters Repeaters can be placed every 5 meters 16 4 feet for a total length of 30 meters 98 4 feet Instead of using repeaters use a Port Authority Device and extension cable WINDOWS only Check your hardware devices From the WINDOWS Start button click Settings gt Control Panel gt System gt General tab gt Device Manager Make sure the sensor is installed and does not have an orange flag next to its name in the directory If so reinstall the software from the installation CD Your license key will continue to work if you reinstall the software If your WINDOWS system cannot locate the drivers go to C Program Files Kodak KODAK Display Manager System SequelDrivers OR C Program Files Kodak KODAK Display Manager Systemi XRiteDrivers USB Device Is Not Recognized This can happen with a LINUX or WINDOWS system when you restart your computer and the device is connected With your computer running unplug the device and plug it back in 76 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Troubleshooting Enable Cable Does Not Recognize the Monitor e Check the connection e Make sure that the USB port is live and functional e If you are using WINDOWS 2000 and have unplugged the enable cable you must restart your computer e WINDOWS only Check your hardware devices From the WI
71. ssarily pure white The white point may be expressed in terms of correlated color temperature or chromaticity coordinates KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Numerics 3D LUT defined 93 directory 27 exporting transform 50 image product can t find 78 unable to export 78 A aspect ratio framing 57 keeping 56 shortcut key 53 assistant manual characterization defined 95 shortcut keys 45 using 42 automatic calibration not available 78 procedure 29 setting up 24 automatic characterization 39 B background color 56 bias adjusting 3 defined 93 black point adjusting 34 defined 93 brightness adjusting 3 defined 93 build transform to display look 50 unable to 78 C cable enable INDEX connecting 11 defined 94 not recognized 77 calibration automatic procedure 29 defined 93 fails 72 how often 1 manual 34 Overview 3 preparing for 21 timing 27 CCT See correlated color temperature center an image 56 characterization automatic 39 defined 93 fails 73 how often 1 manual 42 overview 3 types 39 chr file creating 39 directory to 27 loading 50 chromaticity chart 65 coordinates defined 93 dark 24 25 diagram 31 diagram defined 93 setting 23 CIELab defined 93 plot 68 color space video 55 colorbars target KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 97 defined 94 colorimeter defined 94 to create SPD 23 correlated color temperature defined 94 graph 65 curves viewing 49 D da
72. stem Control the calibration timing Set the paths for saving chr files and LUTs Propector Aim White Luminance fry 76 000 White Ehromabeity few 003149 Projector SPD Projector Aim Lummance duzi Display Am White Luminance MI 20 8000 Display gt Automate Calibration Preset Target Bark code value 320 Sof Bvermide Projector Aum Tor Dark Patch Dark Luminance ty LE FE L Dak Chromaticity ko j 6917K CET Use Pont Film Calibration Settings Save Settings Factory Settings After you have made all of your selections on the various tabs click Save Settings to save all the settings in a ini file By default settings are saved to the kdm ini file When the system opens it automatically loads the settings that you save in the kdm ini file Save your settings with a different file name to create a customized ini file See KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Before Calibrating Print Film Calibration Setup The Print Film Calibration tab on the Setup window contains information that is required to obtain an accurate print film match EJ Sebup Print Film Calibration Video Calibration Sensor Tolerances Display Times Directories Projector Aim White Luminance r 16 000 Ft L White Chromaticity ke 0 3500 0 2500 SbS3E CET Projector SPD Reset Projector Aim Luminance Adjust Display Aim White Luminance fr 20 8000 Cosplay Automatic Calibration Prezet Target 1 Dark code va
73. tab click Surround Compensation to correct for the effects of viewing in a suboptimal environment The following option is displayed Surround Compensation Bright Click and drag the slider bar to match the lighting conditions in your area IMPORTANT Work in a dark environment whenever possible KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 59 Viewing and Customizing Looks Recorder Compensation The state of your recorder impacts the look of the final print Use the recorder compensation feature to enter information about the specific recorder state so that the impact of this device is included in the print emulation shown through the KODAK Display Manager System There are two options e Neutral based compensation e Neutral and color based compensation 1 Record a test strip of neutrals or of colors and neutrals onto EASTMAN Color Intermediate Stocks either 5242 or 2242 NOTE For neutral compensation use your standard recorder control strip For neutral and color based compensation record the patch frames supplied on the KODAK Display Manager System CD 2 Measure the Status M values of the patches Neutral based compensation measure all patches on control strip Neutral or color based compensation measure 116 patches supplied on CD 3 Prepare a text file txt Example file neutral based compensation Column 1 is the neutral code value Columns 2 4 are Status M values For comments start a l
74. ter may become unusably slow Purchase a new video card if the next to the slowest setting does not work NOTE WINDOWS XP only If slowing the acceleration does not solve the problem deselect Enable write combining KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Troubleshooting Results Are Not as Expected e To make use of all the Display Manager System features make sure that you are using a VGA monitor cable with all the pins in position e The environment might not have been dark enough Repeat the calibration and characterization with a dark cloth covering the monitor e The sensor if it has suction cups might have fallen off during the process Repeat the process making sure that the sensor is firmly attached e Make sure that the Dark Gain Correction of the sensor is performed correctly e Make sure that your monitor color quality is set to the highest possible value at least 16 bits e Make sure to warm up the monitor for a least one hour before using the Display Manager System e Make sure that the screen saver and power save mode do not come on during the process e Set your screen resolution to at least 1280 x 1024 e If using an HD SD display or digital projector use the Manual Characterization Assistant to accurately profile the display See Manual Characterization on page 42 e Input all data available for your specific process See Setting the Options on page 22 e Your scanner or r
75. that hue plane Within each hue plane out of gamut colors are mapped to the gamut boundary towards a point on the Lightness axis with the same Lightness L as the original color KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Viewing and Customizing Looks Transform Bit Depth On the Advanced tab click Transform Bit Depth to increase or decrease the input and output bit depth The following options are displayed Transform Bit Depth Settings Input Bit Depth 10 Output Bit Depth 10 From the Input Bit Depth drop down menu select the actual bit depth of the image you are viewing From the Output Bit Depth drop down menu select the bit depth that you want to view the image at For most Display Manager System uses keep the bit depths at 10 bit input and 10 bit output or 8 bit input and 8 bit output For tif images 8 bit input and 8 bit output are common You may however want to use 8 bit input and 10 bit output The bit depth is automatically set to 8 bit input and 8 bit output for 8 bit tif and 16 bit input and 16 bit output for 16 bit tif For cin or dpx images 10 bit input and 10 bit output are common You may however want to use 10 bit input and 12 bit output The bit depth is automatically set to 10 bit input and 10 bit output on loading a cin or dpx image This feature is also useful if your imaging application software supports unusual bit depths Surround Compensation On the Advanced
76. the 3D LUT you have created 54 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Viewing and Customizing Looks Creating a Video Look To properly emulate the video look you must use the Video tab Ain Gamma Settings Aim Gamma Use Video Transform Use Gamut Remap To create a video look 1 Open the Viewer See Opening the Viewer on page 47 Load an image See Loading an Image on page 56 2 3 Click Load Transform to select and load the appropriate chr transform 4 Click the Video tab NOTE This tab is only available if you load a chr transform 5 Select the appropriate settings e Aim Gamma Settings Type the appropriate value to set the display on a specific gamma You can only adjust this setting when the color space is set to User Defined e Color Space Settings Select the appropriate color space from the drop down list CCIR 709 or SMPTE RP145 Or select User Defined from the list and type in the specific values e Use Video Transform This option is only available if you have both a Print Film Edition and VISION2 HD System Edition Select this option to enable the video look and apply the selections that you make on this tab If unchecked the settings selected on the Print Film tab are used Use Gamut Remap Select to enable gamut remapping Select the type of remapping on the Advanced tab To disable gamut remap deselect this checkbox See Gamut Remap Settings on p
77. the Hardware Before connecting the hardware install the software The Display Manager System hardware consists of an enable cable and sensor Purchase the sensor that is appropriate for your system configuration See Supported Sensors on page 7 to learn about the sensors supported by the Display Manager System If you do not have enough available USB ports use a USB hub when connecting the enable cable and sensor If you must run the cables long distances you may need to purchase a Port Authority device and additional cables WINDOWS After you connect the hardware click Next when the Found New Hardware Wizard opens Follow the on screen prompts If you are prompted to locate the drivers e SEQUEL drivers are found in C Progam Files Kodak KODAK Display Manager SystemiSequelDrivers e X RITE drivers are found in C Progam Files Kodak KODAK Display Manager System XRiteDrivers NOTE For digital projectors MINOLTA CS 100A or PHOTO RESEARCH PR 650 sensors are recommended Enable Cable USB Cable ECC 1 The enable cable allows the computer to talk to the monitor It connects to the monitor port a USB port and then to the monitor cable You may need a DVI to HD15 pin adapter depending on your configuration Connect to the computer monitor port Connect to the monitor cable Connect to a USB port NOTE WINDOWS 2000 only If you unplug the enable cable or sensor and then plug it back in the system will
78. the screen being careful not to press too hard Center it within the color patch Continue to hold in place while readings are taken 16 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Installing and Setting Up Your System SEQUEL Chroma 4 C Serial Sensor for CRT Monitors The sensor connects to a USB port and attaches to a CRT monitor with suction cups Attach to monitor S with suction cups Connect to serial port on your gt computer NOTE On IRIX do not use serial port 1 During calibration attach the sensor as shown here Press the sensor firmly to the screen being careful not to press too hard Center it within the color patch Make sure that all suction cups are pressed against the monitor If any of the suction cups come loose the results may be unreliable and the process should be repeated If the sensor falls off the monitor reattach it and restart the process Sensors Recommended for Digital Projection e MINOLTA CS 100A e PHOTO RESEARCH PR 650 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 17 Installing and Setting Up Your System PHOTO RESEARCH PR 650 1 0O A W N Attach the PHOTO RESEARCH IFC 600 RS 232 cable between the PR 650 and the computer serial port Go to Options gt Setup Click the Sensor tab Click Type and select PhotoResearch PR 650 Click Connection and select the com port that the meter is connected to NOTE Do not turn on the device until ins
79. tion From the Options menu select Setup to set the parameters and configure the system See Setting the Options on page 22 Ul pio ne H elp Setup From the File menu load your settings save your settings or reset to the factory default settings See Saving and Loading Settings on page 28 File Options Help Load Settings Save Settings Ltrs Factory Settings E mit Ctrl C KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 5 Introduction Supported Hardware The following hardware is recommended for use with the Display Manager System Generic Monitor Support The Display Manager System supports many different monitors but not all monitors can be automatically calibrated by the system Most high quality professional grade monitors can be calibrated The first time that you initiate an automatic calibration you are prompted to attach a sensor to the monitor so that the system can assess if the monitor can be automatically calibrated NOTE Before running this evaluation set your monitor to Expert mode and turn off the Super Bright mode if applicable You are then notified if the monitor can be automatically calibrated If it cannot you can manually adjust your monitor using SMPTE standard procedures and the supplied colorbars chart For more information see Manual Calibration on page 34 This evaluation runs whenever you attach a monitor that was not previously tested with t
80. trols Are Not Visible on LINUX System on page 81 e Super Bright Capable Display will not Calibrate on page 82 e Help System Does Not Work Properly on page 82 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 71 Troubleshooting Calibration Failure e Make sure that you are using a VGA monitor cable and that all the pins are present e If the monitor settings need a lot of adjustment to reach aim you may need to repeat the calibration process several times to bring the monitor into tolerances To more quickly bring the monitor settings closer to aim reset the monitor to factory defaults as described in your monitor user manual Track the progress of each calibration by observing the Current and Target Values displayed on the Calibration window Repeat the calibration process as many times as necessary as long as the calibration points continue to move toward aim If the points stop moving or they oscillate above and below aim you may need to replace your monitor Contact your support representative e When repeating a failed calibration make sure that the Room is dimly lit or a dark cloth is placed over the monitor Sensor is securely attached to the monitor if the sensor has suction cups Enable cable and sensor connections are properly made Dark Gain Correction of the sensor is performed correctly Monitor is warmed up properly Monitor is a type that is supported for auto calibration Monitor
81. tructed by KODAK Display Manager Software MINOLTA CS 100A 1 O of O Attach the MINOLTA LS A12 two way interface cable between the MINOLTA CS 100A and the computer serial port When turning the device on press and hold the F button until a C appears in the device external display Go to Options gt Setup Click the Sensor tab Click Type and select MINOLTA CS 100A Click Connection and select the com port that the meter is connected to KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Installing and Setting Up Your System Step 3 Obtain Your License If you would like a free trial go to the website www kodak com go dm and click Trial License Key Follow the on screen prompts then proceed to Step 5 below To purchase a license 1 WINDOWS Operating System Click Start gt Programs gt KODAK Display Manager System gt KODAK HostlD Tool LINUX IRIX MACINTOSH Operating Systems In the Display Manager System main folder locate the KODAK HostlD Tool and run the file The following window opens The HostiD ts 000831 0f6rad OF 2 Record all HostIDs and click OK 3 Go to the website www kodak com go dm and locate the phone number for the customer service representative in your region 4 Provide your customer service representative with the HostlD License information will be emailed to you 5 When you receive your license information copy and paste the information into a
82. y Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 1 Introduction Types of Licenses en VISION2 HD Time Limit term duration Variable duration dependant on loan agreement NS Characterization Pr rw C Ke 1 i Export 3D LUT 3D LUT Expot3DLUT Yes Yes Image Input Type dpx cin tif with tif with video content video salem Operating Systems WINDOWS 2000 XP WINDOWS 2000 XP MAC OS 10 2 or MAC OS 10 2 or higher higher MAC OS X 10 4 Tiger MAC OS X 10 4 Tiger IRIX 6 5X IRIX 6 5X LINUX Red Hat 9 LINUX Red Hat 9 ia32 only ia32 only Red Hat Enterprise Red Hat Enterprise LINUX 3 0 ia32 only LINUX 3 0 ia32 only FEDORA Core 3 FEDORA Core 3 ia32 only ia32 only 2 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Introduction How it Works To accurately generate a 3D LUT you must work from a calibrated and characterized display A sensor which you position on your display measures the luminance and chromaticities of a series of color patches You can also use the sensor to verify the calibration and characterization NOTE To characterize a projector you must use a spectrophotometer or a colorimeter suitable for measuring screen reflectance Calibration The automatic calibration process gathers information from a sensor and transfers it to the monitor via the enable cable USB Cable ECC 1 Adjustments are automatically made to the monitor contrast brightness and individual RGB biases and gains via the
83. y the Frame Increment e Stop Pause Click to pause the playback e Step forward Click to step forward one frame e Frame increment Enter the increment of frames to display NOTE Playback speed is dependent on the computer system KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 51 Viewing and Customizing Looks Toolbar Information Image information appears in the lower left corner of the Viewer toolbar Coordinates for the RGB values aftera cursor position 3D LUT is applied 1 554 593 AGE 440 407 370 rab 18 29 27 CNPROGRA 1S Kodak RODARDN data chrdisplay chr RGB values before a Path to the chr file being used 3D LUT is applied with the image Pop up Options Right click WINDOWS IRIX LINUX or Control click MACINTOSH in the image for a pop up menu which includes access to some of the global options Hide Viewer Toolbar Center Scale To Fit Keep Aspect Ratio oom Background Color aamut Alert Close Viewer 52 KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide Viewing and Customizing Looks Viewer Shortcut Keys Use the following shortcut keys to control the Viewer Be Toggle Center on and off Toggle the display of out of gamut colors on and off Go NOTE To use the Viewer Shortcut keys first click the mouse within the image to make it the active area KODAK Display Manager System V4 0 User s Guide 53 Viewing and Customizing Looks Creating

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