Windmill Lane have taken delivery of a 42” Dolby Reference Monitor in their Baselight Grading room. This monitor at last delivers a performance which not only equals but betters that of its predecessor the Sony 24” BVM CRT.
 
Since the production of tube monitors ceased some years ago the film and TV industry has waited in anticipation for a worthy successor to the Sony BVM and at last after numerous failed attempts the wait is over!
 
According to Dolby “The Dolby® PRM-4200 Professional Reference Monitor is the most accurate monitor for creating any type of entertainment content. Dolby’s patented dual-modulation display technology produces images of the highest quality possible on a flat-panel monitor. The first flat panel to surpass the CRT, the Dolby Professional Reference Monitor is destined to become the industry-standard reference monitor.”
 

The Dolby Professional Reference Monitor enables the creative process for colorists and cinematographers by ensuring that the final image will reflect exactly what they see on the monitor.

• The monitor renders superior black-level performance, with true blacks, highly accurate dark detail, and precise linearity maintained across the entire gray scale

 

• Accurately displays DCI P3, all high-definition formats over HD-SDI, and 2K video content

 

• Displays the full dynamic range that the latest advanced digital cameras can capture

 

• Approximates the full gamut of film, making digital intermediate color grading possible without using a digital projector

 

• Allows accurate viewing of all image details in the darks and highlights what other monitors typically clip

 

But don’t just believe what they say come down and see for yourself it’s superb!