iPad
iPad Reference Mode can deliberately disable ordinary brightness and colour adjustments
Reference Mode is a specific display workflow on supported iPad Pro hardware, not a general feature of every iPad with an HDR-capable app.
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The viewing journal — page 141
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macOS
Mac Multi-Output and Aggregate Devices solve different listening and channel tasks
Audio MIDI Setup offers both Multi-Output and Aggregate Devices.
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Trim a QuickTime reference clip and preserve the original file
QuickTime Player can trim a local movie, but a short reference clip should remain distinguishable from its unchanged original.
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QuickTime Movie Inspector describes the file, while window size describes its presentation
QuickTime’s Movie Inspector can report a local file’s format, dimensions, frame rate and other properties.
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Canadian film discovery
Begone Dull Care and Synchromy: compare two relationships between music and image
Begone Dull Care and Synchromy make a compact pairing for anyone curious about how animation can meet music.
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Pas de deux and Ballet Adagio: watch what the camera contributes to dance
Norman McLaren's Pas de deux and Ballet Adagio offer two ways to look closely at partnered dance.
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