In a collaboration with Imaging Science Foundation (ISF), CEDIA is now offering video calibration training, providing integrators with access to ISF’s renowned video calibration curriculum and certification.
In order to bring this training to its membership, CEDIA has worked with ISF founder and CEDIA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Joel Silver, to create a hybrid version of the ISF training which includes both online modules and hands-on training.
Level I can now be accessed in the new CEDIA Academy online learning platform. This part includes 11 self-paced modules which cover the fundamentals of colour science, display standards, and detailed tutorials on the ISF CalMAN workflow calibration software.
Level I is the prerequisite, and ISF Level II and Level III will be held in-person as hands-on training classes with dates to be scheduled later this year. The higher levels of the course will focus on the ISF software-guided solution for advanced calibration and system parameters including EDID/HDMI verification, 3D colour management, multipoint colour balance, and other recent innovations.
“CEDIA sees calibration as an essential practice – we teach basic video calibration techniques and encourage all members to follow the recommended practices,” said Ian Bryant, CEDIA vice president, Technology Application and Workforce Initiatives.
“It is so important that CEDIA’s Awards programme requires that all project entries in the home cinema and media room categories include an audio and video calibration report. Calibration has a broad reach throughout the industry – CEDIA is actively working with our fellow association leaders on new standards that include audio and video calibration.
“All that to say, working with ISF to teach the industry’s most prestigious video calibration certification was a no-brainer.”
Silver added: “I am incredibly proud of how the online modules have turned out – I’ve been told for years that the first day of the ISF training is always the most difficult. Transitioning that first day of content into self-paced online courses is going to serve the attendee well and ensure they have time to really set their foundation to get started in calibration.”
Earlier this spring, CEDIA hosted a webinar on ‘The Business of Calibration’ presented by Joel Silver and Gerry Lemay for integrators looking to understand how calibration can drive revenue for their businesses.
“Having members of your team trained in calibration is a business opportunity for integrators – I took the training myself prior to joining the CEDIA team as a way to set my company apart,” said Bryant.
“Many companies underestimate the power that calibration plays in both the equipment performance and the overall customer experience. When the client sees the before and after documentation and quality of the image, they will have more faith in the fact that you have their best interest in mind, and that trust can open up additional sales not only to your client but also in the form of referrals.”
The ISF Level I modules are available online now in the
CEDIA Academy.