Full Name
Nick Shaw
Job Title
Workflow Consultant
Company
Antler Post
Speaker Bio
Nick is a workflow consultant based in London, UK, specialising in colour managed pipelines.
With a degree in Electronic Engineering from Southampton University, he worked originally as an online editor. He now provides consultancy and training through his company, Antler Post, to post and VFX facilities in London and internationally. He has served as a technical book reviewer, and has written manuals and articles about digital cinema.
Nick is a consultant to the A.M.P.A.S. ACES project, acting as a community mentor on the ACES Central forum, and sitting on one of the Technical Advisory Councils. He was a presenter of the SMPTE ACES 101 seminar.
His clients include digital cinema camera manufacturers, feature film and television production companies, post-production facilities, and developers of colour correction and VFX software. He is also a contributor to the open-source Colour Science for Python project.
Recently Nick has worked with Cromorama to bring his experience of image processing for digital cinema to the field of broadcast television. Together they have developed algorithms for conversion between HDR and SDR signals which are implemented in the Emmy nominated NBCU LUTs, and also used by other major international broadcasters of sporting events.
With a degree in Electronic Engineering from Southampton University, he worked originally as an online editor. He now provides consultancy and training through his company, Antler Post, to post and VFX facilities in London and internationally. He has served as a technical book reviewer, and has written manuals and articles about digital cinema.
Nick is a consultant to the A.M.P.A.S. ACES project, acting as a community mentor on the ACES Central forum, and sitting on one of the Technical Advisory Councils. He was a presenter of the SMPTE ACES 101 seminar.
His clients include digital cinema camera manufacturers, feature film and television production companies, post-production facilities, and developers of colour correction and VFX software. He is also a contributor to the open-source Colour Science for Python project.
Recently Nick has worked with Cromorama to bring his experience of image processing for digital cinema to the field of broadcast television. Together they have developed algorithms for conversion between HDR and SDR signals which are implemented in the Emmy nominated NBCU LUTs, and also used by other major international broadcasters of sporting events.
Speaking At
TTC 2021 Speaker Type
Presenter, Roundtable
Topic and Description
Presentation Topic: 3D LUT design and implementation for Single-Stream live HDR production
Description: In collaboration with Pablo Garcia Soriano of Cromorama, the authors created the Emmy nominated LUTs being used for single-stream High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) production for broadcasts of Notre Dame football and UEFA soccer, among others. These LUTs permit a mix of HDR and SDR cameras to be used on the same production, up-mapping SDR specialist slow-mo and miniature cameras, as well as SDR graphics, so they can be intercut seamlessly with the primary HDR cameras. The HDR program output can then be down-mapped to provide a simulcast stream for legacy SDR transmission. The LUTs are being made freely available by NBCUI to broadcast partners, to enable consistent results across a range of hardware setups. This session will describe the rationale behind a LUT based approach and the design requirements for the transforms embodied in the LUTs. It will also detail the metrics used to validate the results. Selection of appropriate hardware to apply the LUTs will be discussed, along with differences between various interpolation methods and signal range considerations.
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Roundtable Topic: 3D LUT design and implementation for Single-Stream live HDR production
Description: Q & A Session
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Roundtable Topic: HDR production and conversion techniques
Description: Panelists will discuss new tools to meet the ever changing needs of HDR productions and what is driving them, followed by a Q&A session.
Panelists Bill Feightner, Bob Hudelson, Bruno Munger, Nick Shaw, and Tim Walker. Moderated by Bryce Button.
Description: In collaboration with Pablo Garcia Soriano of Cromorama, the authors created the Emmy nominated LUTs being used for single-stream High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) production for broadcasts of Notre Dame football and UEFA soccer, among others. These LUTs permit a mix of HDR and SDR cameras to be used on the same production, up-mapping SDR specialist slow-mo and miniature cameras, as well as SDR graphics, so they can be intercut seamlessly with the primary HDR cameras. The HDR program output can then be down-mapped to provide a simulcast stream for legacy SDR transmission. The LUTs are being made freely available by NBCUI to broadcast partners, to enable consistent results across a range of hardware setups. This session will describe the rationale behind a LUT based approach and the design requirements for the transforms embodied in the LUTs. It will also detail the metrics used to validate the results. Selection of appropriate hardware to apply the LUTs will be discussed, along with differences between various interpolation methods and signal range considerations.
and
Roundtable Topic: 3D LUT design and implementation for Single-Stream live HDR production
Description: Q & A Session
and
Roundtable Topic: HDR production and conversion techniques
Description: Panelists will discuss new tools to meet the ever changing needs of HDR productions and what is driving them, followed by a Q&A session.
Panelists Bill Feightner, Bob Hudelson, Bruno Munger, Nick Shaw, and Tim Walker. Moderated by Bryce Button.
