Time in Pixels

4K monitoring just got more affordable!

Getting a 4K signal into your scopes has traditionally meant a significant investment in hardware. The new Blackmagic UltraStudio Mini Recorder 12G offers a more accessible route capturing 12G-SDI and HDMI in SD, HD and Ultra HD and working with Nobe OmniScope.

Your image tells you more than you think.

The Source Signal in Nobe OmniScope is more than just an image viewer. It gives you the tools to inspect, analyse and understand exactly what’s happening in your image. Whether you’re checking skin tones, exposure, saturation, focus or a specific pixel, Source Signal helps you stop guessing and start measuring.

"Every film deserves its own visual identity."

For Costa Rican colourist Chisco Arce, colour grading isn't about creating a signature look - it's about helping every story find its own voice.

Working across feature films, documentaries and television, Chisco shares how collaboration with directors and cinematographers shapes his creative process, why technical accuracy is only the foundation of great grading, and how tools like Nobe OmniScope support his workflow from look development through to final delivery.

Read the full interview and discover how one of Latin America's leading colourists approaches storytelling through colour.

"Scopes are indispensable, especially when your eyes are tired or you're preparing to export the final master. On set, we rarely have the luxury of perfectly controlled ambient lighting, so referencing scopes is essential."

Mike Starkov, Colorist & DIT

Full story → https://timeinpixels.com/blog/featured-artist-mike-starkov/

Thinking about adding Nobe OmniScope to your workflow?

Our latest FAQ answers some of the questions we hear most often, including:

What Nobe OmniScope is
Which video sources you can monitor
How licensing and activations work
Performance and system requirements

If you're considering OmniScope or just want to learn more, this is a great place to start.

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We caught up with DI colorist Tashi Trieu, now co-founder of MOSAIC Post Production, on how his workflow evolved from Avatar: The Way of Water to Avatar: Fire and Ash.

The scale this time: 16 discrete picture formats, including the first HDR by Barco 3D release, and over 1,500 unique DCPs delivered globally.

But it isn't all about the delivery count - it's what stayed consistent after all. Tashi graded in DaVinci Resolve 20 with a modular node tree, using Nobe OmniScope's Source Signal and Histogram qualifiers to isolate the blues of Na'vi skin tones and keep continuity across all shots and formats.

Read the full conversation on how our scopes shaped the grade: https://timeinpixels.com/blog/featured-artist-tashi-trieu-fire-and-ash

OmniScope Featured Artist Sequel: Tashi Trieu on Color Grading Avatar: Fire and Ash DI colorist Tashi Trieu returns to Pandora to grade Avatar: Fire and Ash; 16 picture formats, 1,500+ DCPs, and OmniScope as a precision tool across the pipeline.

NEW Automatic Face Detection 🤠

Spend less time adjusting controls and more time grading. Skin Tone Scope now automatically detects faces and adjusts the skin tone range based on the detected subject's skin colour, tone, and brightness.

Available now in the latest OmniScope update.

TWIN PEAKS - Same scope, three totally different stories.

Balanced and natural. Heavy split-tone neon. Warm-cool in between - see how each one reads on Twin Peaks.

Your turn to try it with Nobe OmniScope: https://timeinpixels.com/nobe-omniscope/

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"I do my best to learn my clients' chosen language. Color isn't innately understood technically. One client may say 'colorful' while another says 'punchy' - describing the exact same thing."

Jason Bowdach, Colorist & Finishing Artist

Full story → https://timeinpixels.com/blog/omniscope-featured-artist-jason-bowdach/