Show us your screenshots!! - Page 85

Your link pointed me to this
All I got the last time I asked was

And sorry, I do need to know.

Viewsonic Pro 8100. Pictures taken with Pentax Optio 5MP camera using auto settings (not a camera guy). Images look a lot better than the pictures. Fixed frame 106" Seymour Center Stage AT screen (1.2 gain). Projector in economy mode.
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No, you don't.

RS15 OPPO 93 Nikon D70
THE TOURIST

Screenshots from a JVC RS-15. Man I love this projector!

Equipment
JVC RS-15 of course
Oppo bdp-93
Lumagen hdp pro
Emotiva UMC-1 (only for audio. Video is from oppo to lumagen for gamma adjustment, on to projector)

Photos taken with a 5d Canon and a 24/2.8 lens at f/4 ISO 100
Whitebalance was set using the 80% gray image

A couple of screenshots for complexion-







And now some colorful animation shots-












Some shots with color-












Some blacks

Hi artinaz

Your shots are amazing. Pioneer test which file you used for this shot ?

What is "Exposure Program: 1 (Unknown)"? Is that exposure compensation auto sensing?

hello Paolino, I have over the last few months followed your shots and loved them. Thank you- its good to hear from you! The image came from the Pioneer Kuro demo series of videos. The file name is Dinner.Table+Kimono

SteveMo, I shot one batch of images in aperture priority mode, first with exposure compensation 0 and then with exposure compensation at -1. The last set of images I shot in Manual mode at 1" f/4 ISO 100. I think its the last set thats coming up with the unknown tag since it was shot in manual.

Wow. Those are amazing pics! Now I have a question for you. How do you get your shots to look so good? I've been trying to do the same thing everyone seems to do on this thread but I've had no success. Is this because you can't take pictures like this with a plasma? That's what I've been trying to take snap shots off. It can't be my camera. I'm using the 7D. I'm just starting to think it's what I'm taking a picture of. You just can't do it with a plasma?

I dont think there any reason u cant take shots like this with a plasma.

Couple of things-

1. get your white balance right. I use the 80% grey image.
2. Use a good lens. Most consumer zooms are pretty crappy. I use a Canon 24/2.8- not the most expensive of lenses but its a prime, so will be better than most consumer zooms.
3. Use ISO 100 if you can. For (I think all) Canon cameras, 100 is the native ISO.
4. Use a tripod. My exposure timings varied from 1" in bright scenes to 15" in really dark scenes.
5. Learn to read the histogram to tune your exposure on camera. You should not get any blown out areas- shown by a flashing region. If the scenes has mostly bright areas, they will be on the left side of the histogram. Mid-grays should be in the middle.
6. Once you get the exposure right, shoot in manual if U can and keep checking the histogram.

All the above will ensure that you get good sharpness, exposure and almost-correct color. If you are really finicky about color accuracy search for color profile and adobe.

I shoot raw and process in Lightroom- essentially import and tag images, rate and convert to jpeg with standard sharpness.

Hope that helps.

Hi JukeBox 360

Why would not you?

RS15 calibrated Spyder 3, OPPO 93, Nikon D70 lens Nikkor 18-70, used in fully manual with tripod and calibration preset WB Iso 100.
JPG original

Wow! Thanks a lot! I will try these tips out. I've been wanting to take pics like these but just can't figure it out. I'll be sure to follow what you've said. Hopefully I can get a decent picture. Thanks again for taking the time to help me. I'll try these tips out and see if I can manage a decent shot. Seems I have some learning to do as well. Thanks again.

Your Adobe color profile is going to cover larger color area for your photo, but at the same time will not be the same color profile as your projector which you should be using for Rec. 709. It will allow you to correct for some color inaccuracies caused by your projector (all have some) being DILA, so Adobe can work, but make sure that you are viewing on a display that is able to cover Adobe RGB gamut. 80% white grey is not standard WB for Adobe RGB, there is not one.

You are adjusting colors in lightroom. This causes your number of colors to be limited because the camera is capturing at larger color depth, at a luminance that is lower than the actual image. As a result you will have what appear to be color decoding errors, mostly in the spectrum of light blue/pink. Most of your preset WB add luminance, but they are going to add red, or blue that isn't close to your intended result with RGB.

For the best results you want to capture saturation as it is when it is photographed, but you may need to do some correction. It also helps if you know what your photographing looks like.

For example, I saw War Of The Worlds in the theater so I remember what it looked like to me. It is important to confirm the accuracy of your image by looking at it with regards to color, and I don't mean making it look more of anything.

Recently got my JVC DLA-RS1U (upgraded from an Optoma H79):





At 13+ feet diagonal (where it extends past my Silver Torus screen onto my pale gray wall. Hoping this will be my new screen size soon):

That's one BIG PC monitor.

What movie is this?

@Terence- its not from a movie. Its from the Pioneer Kuro demo disk.

@SteveMo- you are right in your assessment. But then photos of screenshots really don't mean anything at all. Firstly the color gamuts of the projector, the camera and the screen they are viewed on area will be different. Most people aren't going to view these images on a calibrated monitor, neither is the camera going to be calibrated.

The human eye, the projector will also have several more stops than the camera or the screen. Which means that you cannot capture an image which has bright and dark areas- unless you do HDR or capture screenshots that have a limited range.

With all these factors- capturing and viewing images on the screen is more a test of photography rather than the projector - but we still do them because its nice eye-candy! I love looking at the images here- for example Paolina's images are lovely to look at.

Hi Artinaz,

What kind and model screen are you using? What size is it? Thanks

LOL. Indeed it is and WOW....it looks great! lol.

@solitude. The screen is a diy wilsonart screen- 110" diagonal 16:9.

Speaking of the human eye. I've been trying to be able to take pics that look exactly what my human eye sees it as. But I'm finding this to be easier said then done.

Anyone with a sony vw-70 b-stock want to post a shot, would love to see what they can do.

Ambient Light Shot

Blew up the hospital again!

It never gets old.....

That movie is a great movie to test PQ on a set. Let alone that shot.

Thanks artinaz.

RS15 calibrated Spyder 3, OPPO 93, Nikon D70 lens Nikkor 18-70, used in fully manual with tripod and calibration preset WB Iso 200.

Some new shots...

My first two Pic

Epson TW 5000
Screen 92"
Extreamer Pro

think you forgot the pics?