ISF Chief Joel Silver Shares Proper Calibration Tips

Find out why Silver says calibration is more important than the component itself.

04.26.2007 — “When you watch 35mm film, are you watching moving pictures?”

After a slight pause and a smile, the man dressed in black answers his own question. “No,” he says, as he stands next to three large Stewart Filmscreen products.

That’s how Joel Silver, founder and president of the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF), starts the second day of his two-day training seminar at the Spring Electronic House Expo (EHX).

It’s typical Silver style to mix some light-hearted fun with his curriculum of technology-based standards and practices to a room full of custom-installation professionals eager to learn how to properly install and calibrate state-of-the-art video systems.

Silver’s mix of one-liners and tech-heavy topics helps his students and followers keep up with the intensive two-day program without ending up cross-eyed from trying to absorb everything thrown at them.

Over the course of the two-day seminar, which was featured as part of the week-long EHX education schedule, Silver covers everything from the basic principles developed for television when it was first introduced to techniques for calibrating white, black and color levels on a modern video system, and how to bill for and explain the services provided.

In a day full of questions, Silver answers why an installer needs to calibrate a video system by quoting a long-time follower. “Calibration of a device is more important than the technology inside it [the video product],” he says, attributing ISF alum Mike Wood.

By mid-afternoon, the fast-moving seminar arrives upon a subject that Silver emphasizes as arguably the most important and the most misunderstood by consumers and even installers. The topic he explains is shapes or aspect ratios, and according to Silver it’s a convoluted topic that unfortunately can only be addressed correctly in one way.

“I go with front projection to get rid of the blacks because you have to fit your screen to the movie,” he says. “You have to educate your clients on aspect ratios and you have to get use to people bitching about black bars. [From the installer perspective,] I think it’s the toughest material you have to teach.”

Transitioning onto the next point of his teachings, Silver refers to ground-roots marketing initiatives that have served to fuel the custom industry’s rapid growth by pointing out that service is all about perception. It’s during this time that he lays out a typical scenario where a client receives a nicely installed system and shows it off to his friend. The friend, he says, goes out and buys the same system, which alienates the first client because he now thinks the friend’s system “looks better.”

Silver says an installer can avoid this situation by documenting everything from the system’s color and brightness measurements down to its smallest details. “The single most important thing for a referral-based business is to document peak light output and to take the bulb’s numbers down,” he points out. “When light output dips below 30 percent, replace the bulb.”

Closing the day out, Silver provides some hands-on time for his students to calibrate color levels with a variety of LCD and plasma displays that line the sidewalls. The class ends with Silver demonstrating the differences when using the right tools. In this case, he uses a variety of equipment from Sencore to show why front projection requires different testing apparatus than flat-panel or rear-projection televisions.

Summing up the seminar’s effectiveness, Al Sheppard, president of Winter Park, Fla.-based Smart Space Living, LLC, evaluates Silver by noting how well the industry icon communicates his message. “I think there’s a lot of information being conveyed,” says Sheppard. “Joel’s got a lot of information and his straight-forward manner makes it interesting and thorough. Sometimes these classes are overdone, but that hasn’t been the case with this class.”
5 Tips for Proper Calibration

Let products warm up before starting any measurement and calibration procedures.
Take pre-calibration measurements to establish a baseline of performance.
Calibrate primary colors before tackling secondary colors.
If possible, light the seating area and not the screen area of a room to maintain contrast.
Don’t conform to preconceived standards; start a dialog with your client to determine what their preferred seating distance is to ensure their happiness.

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啊,離咗題...我發現從前我聼歌,聼唔同嘅歌手,唔同嘅歌曲,但係同一種風格,其實自己的耳朵已經開始糜爛. 

歌手Grow up.我諗我自己都要喇...

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最美好的一天？
今天

最簡單的事？
犯錯

最大的阻礙？
害怕

最嚴重的錯誤？
自暴自棄

萬惡的根源？
自私

最好的休閒活動？
工作

最沈重的挫敗？
灰心

最好的老師？
兒童

最優先的需要？
溝通

最令人快樂的事？
幫助別人

人生最大的謎？
死亡

人最大的缺點？
壞脾氣

最危險的人物？
說謊者

最低劣的感覺？
怨恨

最寶貴的禮物？
寬恕

最不可或缺的？
家庭

最短的捷徑？
直路

最使人愉悅的感覺？
內心的平安

最幸福的保單？
微笑

最有效的解決之道？
樂觀

最大的滿足？
完成該做的事情

全世界最強大的力量？
父母

最大的喜樂之一？
擁有真正的朋友－－知道有人與你同在，即便他們不一定能幫你解決問題

世界上最美麗的？
愛

24 Season1

今日我用咗十几个钟...

终于睇晒24嘅Season1喇...可以知道更多呢部戏之前发生咗D咩...因为我喺Season2先开始睇...

Jack嘅太太喺点样死嘅呢?Davie喺因为咩同Sharly离婚...仲有好多好多...

突然发觉个心里面少咗一样野...或者喺度Thinking somthing....

whenever...个结局喺令人唔开心嘅...

Midnight is the end...

最后...时间喺23:59:59...

She is know it

Tonight she contect to me.

she know i resigned in smartone.

yes!i losing a job.

a man without work.

筆友

晚上无聊就执下屋啦...

发现其中一个旧鞋合里面有好多信喔...

哇!原来喺好耐以前同一個女仔写嘅信!

好喇!等我地翻返去果個年代先!

1999年,我同距喺Tom.com個Chat Room度认识嘅!

哈!仲用緊56K上網啊!其實我都唔喺好明幾時開始嘅...原本喺網友...搞下搞下變咗做筆友!

我當時喺一個高中生啦...佢就喺初中...讀4中嘅...

睇真D...原來已經用英文名架喇!我就當然叫Alex啦...佢叫Winnie...

我記得後來佢去咗9中讀高中,只有大家都有留联络電話嘅...依稀記得喺136嘅...

我仲記得佢住喺中山八嘅富力果度...果陣時嘅中山八馬路邉仲有一個好多白鴿嘅廣場,宜家當然毋咗啦...

我都唔知几時開始...大家就毋联络嚕...大家都毋留QQ同Email...

最後就梗喺揾唔翻啦...大家從來都未見過面...我又畢業喇...佢又升學喇...

哈哈...最後都喺得淡笑...同埋一個Nike鞋合裝住嘅一堆信!

失业....

离开Smartone...

其实已经离开2个星期喇...

继续生活落去啦...

今天她...

今天她...

很夜都没有睡...

0214AM...好友名单中少了2个在线的...

她下线了...

晚安...

奇怪嘅一日...

两件怪事...首先第一件...

我下午去大沙头果边...

然后坐57号车过去啦...上车...du羊城通...点知无钱喔...

个司机同我讲..."靓仔...唔够钱啊..."

于是我就揾银包啦...点知最细果张都喺20蚊..

然后我就同个司机讲...可唔可以开门俾我落去吖...无晒散纸吖...

你估都估唔到...个司机同我讲...等阵搭车俾翻啦...

我企喺度郁都唔郁...发紧傻...

然后我出咗一句声.."吓"

个司机就讲多一次.."你下次坐车俾翻啦...今次算啦"

然后全车人望住我...我唯有讲咗句唔该晒...然后企埋一边...

果种感覺...尷尬到...

.......................................................

然后第二件怪事又黎喇...

今日去开大沙头...罗翻D坏咗嘅MS卡啦..PSP用果D..之前放咗俾个老板整....

今次一去到个老板话...整好咗喇...罗啦...唔收你钱啊...

然后俾咗1张1G...1张2G我..我一睇..全新嘅...

跟本就唔喺帮我整...而喺换咗D新嘅俾我...

唉..全场人都望住我...同我手上2张卡...

因为我知道...个老板搞错咗...整一张都要50蚊啦...何況宜家1张1G..1张2G...

最得人惊嘅就喺...我之前黎呢间铺度闹过呢个老板...

因为我同佢讲完野...距听唔到...又问翻我...我就串佢罗...

不过呢个老板唔记仇不得止...仲要帮我整卡唔收钱...

搞到我成头冷汗...

今日搞乜鬼吖...

瘦了...

自从生日果日病完...

宜家日日食粥...

而且喺公司成日犯错...

已经无咩心情喇...

我听唔到时间嘅叫声...

别人对我嘅说话声...

呢几日我又想起一些东西...我做每一样事情都是任务似的...像一个军人般...

这样好还是不好呢?

07嘅生日...

同事叫我去食pizza...点知寻晚又屙又呕..

个肚辛苦到死..最后都喺去咗...

点知埋单果阵发现唔见咗个荷包...

后来周围打电话问人...

最后发现原来喺公司里面...然后翻去罗...一来一回...支力到想死啊...

冲完凉先舒服翻D...

果D感觉又黎喇...

好想见阿君.但喺打电话比佢,又唔知講咩好.唯有講想揾佢去長隆玩啦..

點知佢問身邊嘅朋友去唔去...最後就梗喺話唔去架啦...肯定唔會去...

之後佢就想收綫喇.呢個亦都喺肯定嘅.

似忽所有嘅答案我都知道,但喺我仲好挂住佢.

呢幾日喺公司好似得罪咗...唔應該講得罪.應該喺比人一個唔好嘅印象啦...

其實我都講唔清楚喺咩,只喺覺得傷害咗人地.

打佢電話都唔接喇...之後關機添.

突然發覺自己好黑人憎!

打阿聰電話,兔仔,Yammi...

毋人理我

所有一種唔陌生嘅感覺又翻黎喇...

喺米我個人太複雜呢?

通常發生呢D事情嘅時候,就算喺几好嘅朋友,我都唔想同佢講,因爲本來個事情就已經好複雜喇...

唔想身邊嘅朋友覺得我好煩,而事實上我真係一個好煩嘅人.

往往好多野都想記低,但係越記錄得多,就發覺記低嘅野都喺D唔想發生嘅野.

往往自己睇翻嘅時候就會覺得自己好煩,而開心嘅時候,往往忘記是否應該記低呢?

算啦.我唔喺大爺,亦唔喺心理變態,獨立好緊要,學會自我安慰更加重要,唔通要阿Q上身!

米變咗Jacky甘...永遠毋人知道佢喺開心定唔開心!

哈!有時候我覺得公司有D人剔光頭...原來喺斷晒D煩惱絲...

世上本毋事,庸人自扰之!

缘邀知音

挂住睇阿高妹介绍嘅缘邀知音添,唔记得要上黎写野喇!

睇下睇下...觉得有一句话喺我buy嘅...因为我喺果D甘嘅人..."当一个男仔追一个女仔嘅时候,做得最多嘅,就喺等.虽然等可能会浪费生命,但喺等一个心仪嘅人,我喺心甘情愿."

今日星期一下午去咗考试,都赶得切翻去公司咗Daily...

BB同Mobail Boradband都学得差唔多喇...

晚上去做食日本野...刺身...拉面...好饱啊...

余震

星期六去咗广州美术博物馆...

睇完个展览之后...发觉原来自己身边真喺有好多艺术存在...

自己嘅心情同做野嘅态度都放松晒...而且压力都无甘大喇!

哈...如果以后又有呢D展览我一定再去!

分手...

君:

今日你同我讲话我地就甘算啦...我希望有弯转,就算個機會會係好少好少,无论系我既问题,又或者系你既问题,我都希望大家罗出黎讲...我唔想就甘就完...我唔知我点解会之前等左你甘耐先同你表白,但系当我拖住你只手果一刻既感觉,我永远都记得,如果系我拖得唔够实,又或者我拖得唔好,最后你想松手,我可以放手...做你想做既野啦,我会继续等,因为我爱你...

恒

study a new word

今日應該會去番禺嘅,但是...

今日睇"龍櫻"

無意中find到左幾個得意嘅單詞.

despite 不管,盡管,不論, prep.

emancipation 释放, 解放 n.

marshal 整顿, 配置, 汇集 vt.

電車男

好多個月之前已經聽過"電車男"呢個名架喇!但是知道上個星期一個晚上,我無意中係TVB度睇左其中一集....

齣事喇!我竟然中意左睇呢齣戲...

裏面有我中意,仲有好多notebook睇添,上瘾喇!

呢幾日我都係度不停下載各個版本...

Kenneth said...

he said: we are no longer a child. we are grow up. so do not play more. we must to do existence thing...

I must write something...

今年我21岁,这一年过得不慢不快,发生的事情既深刻又朦胧.这年祖父母先后走了,突然觉得记忆很珍贵.我虽然认为自己的记性不差,但总想着能留下什么能够填满自己的思念.