NEC PA272W-BK-SV Protocol Document

Brand: NEC

Model: PA272W-BK-SV

Type: Protocol Document

NEC PA272W-BK-SV: Experience unrivaled color accuracy and exceptional detail with this professional-grade 27" monitor. Featuring a stunning 2560 x 1440 resolution, IPS panel technology, and 100% sRGB coverage, the PA272W-BK-SV delivers lifelike images and true-to-life colors.

Case Study

Kris Graves Photography Develops Success

with NEC Display

Quick Facts

Facility: Kris Graves Projects

Location: Long Island City, NY

Challenge: Provide photorealistic colors for

professional printing of photos; Improve

workﬂow between photo and video

editing

Solution: 27” NEC MultiSync® PA272W-BK-SV with

SpectraView

™ color calibration software

Date: August 2013

Based out of the vibrant city of New York, Kris Graves’s

modest photography studio o of his apartment may

suit the nature of his minimalist photography style, but it

belies the depth found in his photos. Since 2004, Graves

has worked on numerous photography and video projects

and boasts an extensive portfolio, along with various

published works.

For Graves,

photography isn’t

merely the recording

of an image as it

is for most of us.

It’s an art form he

pursues with passion.

Specializing in

dramatic landscapes

in all sorts of settings

– urban, rural, and

some of the most

remote locations on

the planet – Graves

seeks to share the

wonders of the world

with those who view

his work, whether

it is as an individual

print, on a website

or in one of the

numerous books

he has published.

In order to make sure that the images he captures stay

true to the moments in time when he experienced them

and the places he has ventured, Graves knows he must

have the best tools at his disposal.

The Challenge

In mid-2013, Graves, ever in the middle of multiple projects,

came to realize a serious disparity in quality between the

professional-grade NEC MultiSync PA271W monitors he

used during his day job at the Solomon R. Guggenheim

Museum and the more consumer-grade monitor he was

using for his personal work. Graves’ Guggenheim work

involves photographing works of art for archival purposes,

something which requires signiﬁcant care in almost all

aspects of the task. Beyond the considerations necessary

for the handling of any give piece of art, the importance

of capturing the true colors, shadows, and overall style

of each piece for the archive is something which requires

high quality equipment. The NEC monitor functioned on

another level, beyond what he was experiencing at home.

As an artist, this

dierence stood

out starkly to him,

and he began to

consider that it

might be time for a

change. “You always

want your work to

look its best,” said

Graves. “And when

you’re working

with publishers and

having your work

printed, you have to

make sure the colors

are spot-on. This was

something I couldn’t

risk and decided I

needed to take extra

steps to ensure the

quality.”

His workspace

consisted of an

Apple laptop

As an ocial photographer for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum,

Graves requires a professional monitor that shows true colors and shadows

of the artwork and maintains consistent uniformity time after time.

that he used for video editing and a desktop PC that was

used for photo editing. While both the laptop LCD and

desktop monitor were used for dierent purposes, each

had dierent color presentation and were inconsistent

compared to his work environment.

The Solution

Fate intervened for Graves when he was contacted by NEC

to review the very product he required, NEC’s new 27”

MultiSync PA272W. NEC reached out to Graves after reading

comments he made about his work at the Guggenheim

and the current NEC monitors he used there. “It was really

exciting to be given the chance to use this display before it

was unveiled,” said Graves. “I grew up with NEC products.

My father always used them in his work, so I knew what

an exciting opportunity this was and felt fortunate to ﬁnd

myself in a situation where I could receive a unit to review

for NEC.”

Graves immediately tested the limits of the PA272W,

putting it through the paces as he designed the layout for

his next book, edited scans for multiple artists, edited his

own photography collection, and continued photographing

and editing artworks overall.

Speciﬁcally, Graves found the resolution of the PA272W to

be far more impressive than his previous monitor. “I was able

to get a resolution of 2560 x 1440, which is impressive. The

unit I had been using was the same size, dimension-wise,

but could never oer this many pixels,” said Graves. This

increased resolution meant he could now view drastically

more detail in his images than he could before.

For his work, this meant special attention paid to the ﬁner

details of the scenic views he captured. For example, during

one of his three trips to Iceland, Graves captured an image

of melting icebergs which featured a variety of shades

of blue, not only from the iceberg but from the water in

which it ﬂoated. The details captured through his expensive

camera equipment and lens can only be done justice with a

monitor distinguishes between the subtleties of the various

hues and gradients.

The eect is similar to the work of the Impressionist painters,

where many hundreds or thousands of individual dots or

brush strokes were used to create an image, but only when

viewed at a distance. Georges Seurat’s iconic Saturday in

the Park with Friends is perhaps the best-known example

of this style. The closer you get, the more detail you see but

the image itself cannot be taken in, only the dots.

For Graves, the reverse is true. While there is in image

to behold from a distance, the closer you look, the more

impressive it becomes. The subtle changes among shades

of blue and white in the iceberg can be appreciated and

oer a deeper sense of the moment itself. Perhaps there

is an individual drip forming or the last bit of an ice lattice

structure is failing. These minute details, which add drama

and life to an otherwise simple scene, are all in the images

which Graves captures. Without a high-quality monitor at

his disposal, however, it is dicult for him to add the little

touches that allow him to share what he saw in person with

the rest of the world in his individual prints and books.

In that same vein, Graves also said the color correction

feature provided by NEC’s SpectraView

was an amazing

addition to the display. “With my work, I have to make

sure the screen is absolutely color correct for proofs when

everything goes to press. Having the color correct option

makes it easy to work for all mediums, books, video, the

Internet, etc.”

Again, the beauty of the melting ice which he captured

during his travels would be lost, if not done an injustice,

without having technology which can complement his

camera. NEC’s SpectraView

system uses a color sensor

to take color measurements of the display screen during

calibration. The software analyzes these measurements and

sends color adjustment commands directly to the display

monitor. This means that color adjustments are made in

the monitor rather than in the computer’s video graphics

adapter, which is often unable to render the subtleties

required for this type of work. With SpectraView

, the video

graphics adapter is not used at all to make any gamma

or tone response curve corrections to the display, so the

ﬁdelity of the system is maintained.

Graves also noted that he’s actually able to use two separate

computers via the PA272W at the same time. “Using two

computers on the same monitor with the same keyboard

is an amazing option for me because I often have an Apple

laptop set up for video editing and my PC set up for photo

editing,” said Graves. “It also allows me to have the same

color correction on both devices, which assures me of the

output.”

In the end, Graves says he is very satisﬁed with his switch

to NEC’s PA272W. The unit will help him stay true to his art

form and allow for photorealistic images to be produced.

MultiSync and SpectraView

are a registered

trademark and trademark of NEC Display

Solutions.

NEC Display Solutions

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