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The Flanders Scientific CM250 is a 24.5" Multi-Format OLED reference monitor with 3G/Dual-Link/HD/SD-SDI, Component, Composite & DVI-I Inputs. As a flagship CM series monitor the CM250 delivers the highest level of performance available within the FSI product lineup. This unit features full 12-bit video processing and a 10-bit OLED panel capable of reproducing over 1.073 billion colors on screen. The CM250 offers support for virtually any signal format from NTSC/PAL to HD and 2K, including advanced 12-bit, 4:4:4 and XYZ signal formats. This monitor was purpose built for color critical evaluation in the most demanding applications within postproduction, broadcast and on-set monitoring environments.
This unit features many broadcast monitor basics like a Blue Only Mode, Monochrome Mode, Markers, Safety Areas, H/V Delay and Tally Lights. Like all Flanders Scientific monitors the CM250 also comes standard with advanced features like 16 Selectable Scopes, Focus Assist, Time Code Display, Audio Disembedding, Artifact Free Pixel Zoom, Adjustable Exposure Check, On-screen Alarms and Advanced Pixel Level Measurement. This unit also provides additional advanced capabilities including live side-by-side monitoring of 2 inputs and dual LUT import capabilities (both DIT LUTs and calibration LUTs).
CFE2 Color Fidelity Engine
Color space management is handled by their CFE2 Color Fidelity Engine. This advanced second-generation 3D LUT processor ensures a high degree of accuracy in any color space mode. Select between Rec 790, EBU, SMPTE-C, DCI-P3, Native Wide Gamut and Custom User Generated color spaces. CFE2 supports custom calibration LUTs as well as DIT LUTs that do not require profiling of the panel with a probe before import (e.g. BlackMagic Design Film Mode to Rec 709 LUT, LogC to Rec 709 LUT, etc.)
In addition to the CFE2 capabilities the monitor comes equipped with instantly selectable gamma, peak luminance and color temperature presets, which add to the flexibility of this unit and make it suitable for a wide variety of applications and environments. Like all FSI monitors the CM250 comes pre-calibrated from the factory and free recalibration is always available for customers that would like to send their units in to one of FSI's service departments. In addition to this free recalibration option the CM250 also features a wide variety of manual calibration toggles, interfaces with FSI's Direct Connect Automatic Alignment System and is also compatible with advanced color management systems like LightIllusion's LightSpace CMS or SpectralCal's CalMan allowing you to choose the color management option that works best for you.
Live Side by Side Monitoring (Picture and Picture)
The CM250 is equipped with 2 x 3Gbps SDI (SMPTE 425M-AB) & Dual-Link SDI (SMPTE 372M) inputs, provide support for advanced formats including 4:4:4 RGB, 4:4:4 YCbCr and 4:4:4 XYZ signals. With support of both Level A and Level B 3Gbps SDI the CM250 is compatible with virtually all 3Gbps SDI sources and provides many advanced viewing modes for multiplexed (2x SMPTE 292M) Level B signals as explained here. The unique live side-by-side monitoring feature allows for mixed formats, mixed frame rates and even mixed input types to be viewed together.
The CM250 comes with standard DC (24V) and AC (100approx.240 VAC) power connectors. Every CM250 comes standard with a basic desktop stand and can also be integrated with a wide variety of alternate stands and mounts, like their popular VESA to C-Stand Mount, using the 100mm VESA mounting points. The lightweight and extremely durable aluminum frame allows for easy mounting in any environment while providing long term durability.
The CM250 combines FSI's popular and extensive feature set with the latest in OLED panel technology to bring you a reference grade OLED monitoring option at a significantly lower price than many other top-tier OLED options. For those that want professional OLED based monitoring and don't want to compromise on features or signal support capabilities, the CM250 is the perfect choice.
Video Data Analyzer
This function provides you with realtime decimal or hexadecimal readout of video data at the pixel level and importantly can be used for both active picture and horizontal / vertical blanking data analysis.
DIT LUTs
Store up to 16 different 3D DIT LUTs at a time on CFE2 & CFE3 equipped monitors. Instantly toggle between custom LUTs by simply pressing the up and down buttons without having to access the menu. A brief onscreen popup will indicate which LUT is active.
Feature Overview
All FSI monitors come standard with 16 On-Screen Scopes. Up to two types of Scopes can be displayed simultaneously and can be toggled on/off instantly with a single button press. Scope Windows can be displayed in any of 6 onscreen locations and the two scope windows can be stacked on top of each other or sit side by side for maximum flexibility. FSI is also one of the few companies to provide this scope functionality across all inputs, even DVI. This means that full scope functionality is possible while using many of today's most popular HD-DSLR cameras that only offer HDMI output.
• Luminance
• Vector Scope
• Hue Vector Scope
• RGB Parade
• GBR Parade
• Color Histogram
• Y Cb Cr
• RGB Histogram
• Column (YRGB)
• Histogram
• Y Cb Cr Overlay
• RGB Overlay
• Audio Phase Meter
• Horizontal Audio Meters
• PPM Level Meters
• Vertical Audio Meters
• Audio Loudness Meters
Built-in audio disembedder and internal speakers allow you to listen to any single channel or stereo pair of embedded audio channels pulled from HD/SD-SDI video on the internal speakers or via the monitor's audio line out. This disembedded audio is always delayed by the exact amount of video processing and pixel response time to ensure perfect lip sync for audio critical applications. Meter all 16 channels of embedded audio on screen either in a horizontal layout (VU with dB readout) or next to one of the Scope Mode Windows displayed in a vertical layout (PPM).
CIE Scope: A new dedicated function that maps full frame signal data onto a CIE diagram with the added ability to compare your current active color space vs. other standard color spaces.
• Time Code Display
• IRE Alarm
• Exposure Check
• CIE Scope