Technology ConnectionsDec 31, 2022
Congrats on using that impossible image in the headline.
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To be clear, I don't have anything against projectors per se, but you need a dedicated space for them or else the ability to *completely* darken a room.

You will be very disappointed if you try to use one as a TV replacement for ordinary TV scenarios.

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...do I need to make a video about this?
Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify if you do, take a look at the options for projector surfaces. a lot of promo photos show people projecting onto painted walls but it's shockingly expensive to get the right paint and surface so you don't end up with a crappy viewing experience. there are paints you can buy specifically for the purposes of reflected colour accuracy with projectors and editing rooms and they are not cheap.
Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialDec 31, 2022
@TechConnectify they also tend to have a weird diffuse eggshell texture that can be a bit weird if you're projecting from a steeper angle.
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@gsuberland I'm aware of all this stuff, but here's the thing that I think is more important:

You don't actually have to care about those particulars if you don't want to. You can just throw a projector at a wall in a light controlled room and be very happy with the image.

It's only if you let the brainworm get into you that says you need to bother with calibration that you start to think you're unhappy with the image.

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@gsuberland this is a bit of a bug bear of mine, quite frankly.

You do not need to care about this. If you start to let yourself care about this, now you've introduced cognitive load that makes the tiniest fraction of a difference in the viewing experience for you.

Just don't. Do I make my videos with calibrated monitors? Heck no! Do people care? Also heck no!

Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialDec 31, 2022

@TechConnectify to be clear, I didn't mean you *need* it, but that it exists and people end up spending a fortune on it and the result often isn't as good as with a projector screen.

for editing work it's pretty much only worth it in a big-budget professional studio context.

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@gsuberland gotcha.

Back when we built out their theater, we found that there was a particular Behr paint color called silver screen that people seemed to genuinely think worked well as a projection surface.

We did a comparison with that and some darker grays, and sure enough it looked great.

Painted the wall that color with flat paint, built a fake velvet-covered frame around the projected space, and voila.

You would never know that's not a dedicated screen.

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