{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Color Mentor","title":"Charles Poynton Interview.","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/535c3a06\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":6819,"description":"In this episode I chat to Charles Poynton.\nMany of you may know him as one of the foremost educators in our industry and he has had a formidable career. \nHe is an independent contractor specializing in the physics, mathematics, engineering, and programming of digital colour imaging systems, including digital video, VFX/CGI, Digital Intermediate and digital cinema systems. He is involved in engineering wide colour gamut and high dynamic range systems. \nHe does technology forecasting, systems modelling, algorithm development, \nvideo signal processing architecture, colour characterization \nand calibration and image quality assessment work. \nIt was about 25 years ago that he decided that HD should have 1080 image rows, and square pixels.\nHe has been involved in developing many of the industry standards that we use today.\nHe wrote one of the most commonly used books for our industry titled: Digital Video and HD, Algorithms and Interfaces.\nIn December 2024 he hosted a Metamerism Experts Day, which was attended by a wide range of industry experts to discuss the various ways that metamerism is successful and how it fails more regularly with technological advancements.\nWe discuss the many complex topics presented at this event, and also his illustrious career.\nHope you enjoy it.\nCharle’s website:   https://poynton.ca/\nIMAGO article link:  https://imago.org/committees/technical/metamerism-experts-day-debrief/\nCharles’s book:  https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Video-Second-Algorithms-Interfaces/dp/0123919266/\nColor Mentor is on YouTube or your favorite podcast provider.\nWe discuss:\nCheck out   www.patreon.com/ColorMentor/    for colorist training and mentoring.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UnzLNnSPYlA08FSYqtuOCn62dOOe6KrJQZdjOpzrjcI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xMjdm/ZWQwYWY1ZDlmNjFk/OWUwZGYwN2M2ZDI3/MWE2Yy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}