by on March 8, 2011 in Blog, Interviews

Flanders Scientific’s Bram Desmet on LCD Displays, Part 2

“The ‘Truth’ About 10-bit LCDs”

Bram Desmet - Managing Director, Flanders Scietific

Bram Desmet is the Managing Director of Flanders Scientific, Inc., based in Suwanee, GA just 30 minutes outside of Atlanta.

Despite holding a B.A.in Philosophy from GA State University – and being an instrument rated airplane pilot – Bram ultimately followed in the footsteps of his father, (a 30 year veteran of the professional broadcast industry) when he joined DDA (a sister company of FSI) and then later Flanders Scientific. Both companies focus heavily on professional display technology.

As Managing Director at Flanders Scientific Bram is a vocal advocate of FSI’s core philosophy of providing professional broadcast products that strike an ideal balance between performance, features, and affordability.

In Part 2 of Bram’s Interview we discuss:

  • Monitor Setup Specifications
  • Nits, Gamma Response
  • Choosing the Gamma Setting for your display
  • LCD and Rec. 709 / DCI P3
  • Types of LCD Displays
  • 10-bit color depth
  • LCDs appropriate for color critical viewing
  • LED vs CCFL Backlights
  • Contrast Ratios
  • “LED TVs”
  • What to avoid in LCDs
  • Lifespan of LCDs
  • The economics of buying an LCD
  • 10-bit native vs 10-bit via FRC
  • Viewing interlacing artifacts
  • CRT vs LCD
  • FSI’s dealer network (or lack thereof)

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This interview is part of an on-going interview series with the movers, shaker, and thinkers involved in the field of professional color grading for moving images. When I have new episodes to release, they are released on Tuesdays. To be notified you may follow me on Twitter (@patInhofer), via our RSS feed, and on iTunes.

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  • Anonymous

    I thought that these interviews with Bram Desmet were great, and that you both were able to cover some extremely technical information in a non-threatening fashion. Kudos.

    And to your question about having more interviews that get into the engineering behind colour grading, I would answer: Yes!

  • Nick Eason

    I would love to see Charles Poynton on the show. He is a noted video engineer who often focuses on dispelling dispelling misconceptions about video, especially gamma. His excellent documents, “Frequently Asked Questions about Color” and “Frequently Asked Questions about Gamma” are highly educational.

  • http://www.taoofcolor.com Patrick Inhofer

    Thanks for your comment. I’ll start looking for opportunities to do more of these types of interviews. A lot of credit has to go to Bram. Once we started talking all I had to do was nudge the conversation – he did the rest.

  • http://www.taoofcolor.com Patrick Inhofer

    Charles Poynton… I’ll see if I can hunt him down through connections. I will admit, talking to him intimidates me a bit. Kind’a like a serf consulting the kingdom’s wizard about the mysteries differentiating lead and gold (if that makes any sense). Still Nick, it’s a great suggestion and I’ll see what I can do.

  • http://twitter.com/editblog Scott Simmons

    Great Interviews with Bram. I think since we are in both a creative and technical industry then a mix of both creative and technical interviews would be perfect!

  • http://www.taoofcolor.com Patrick Inhofer

    Thanks Scott for taking the time to share your thoughts! I love the editblog. It’s also nice to know that others appreciate what I thought someone like Bram had to offer.

  • Pepo

    Really enjoyed the interview, very informative! The only moment I got very lost (and I keep getting lost with it) is the gamma topic. 2,2 or 2,65 or etc etc. I dont get it… And thanks for including my questions in the interview!!

  • http://www.taoofcolor.com Patrick Inhofer

    Pepo, I’m glad you liked the interview. The gamma discussion is now on my list as either a blog post or interview topic.

    Thanks for the idea!

  • Belegmar

    Crap! what have I gotten myself into? I’m new to the world of colour correction (bought Digital Colour Correction 4 months ago). Listening to Bram was like stumbling into the wrong college class, over my head yet I couldn’t stop listening. Now I understand why you guys make such a fuss over gear. I just wasn’t getting it before. Please, please do have more discussions like that. Bram was so good at explaining what is a very technical subject and so open about everything. Actually, all of your guests have been really good about that. Thank you Patrick. Your site and podcast have truly accelerated my learning.

  • http://www.taoofcolor.com Patrick Inhofer

    Thank you for your kind words. Your reaction is the entire point of this website! Makes me very happy.

  • http://www.facebook.com/camron.crouse Camron Crouse

    Hi Patrick, I’ve recently stumbled onto your blog and have been starting in on your fabulous podcasts. The two-part Bram Desmet interview was excellent and very informative. I would have loved to hear more of Bram’s thoughts on the future of Critical Color Displays, particularly OLED direct display technology.

  • http://www.taoofcolor.com Patrick Inhofer

    I’m glad you enjoyed the interview. Bram’s great. Even better – FSI is now a sponsor of the Tao of Color! I couldn’t be happier.

    I didn’t push too hard on OLED since it’s such an expensive technology. When OLEDs start getting into the $5k range for a 24″ display – then you can be sure I’ll have Bram back on to discuss it. For the crowd I target here on the Tao – OLEDs are mostly a theoretical discussion.