What Did IBC 2025 Reveal About Cameras, Color Science, and the Future of Post?

October 23, 2025

IBC 2025 reveals Nikon RED's $2.2K camera, ProRes RAW in Resolve, why your calibrated displays might deceive you, & expert colorist insights.

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Can you trust what you see? And other news from IBC 2025…

Following IBC 2025, Patrick Inhofer sits down with colorists Jason Bowdach and Zeb Chadfield, as well as display calibration expert Steve Shaw from Light Illusion, to discuss this year’s announcements. From Nikon RED’s new camera pricing to the challenges of display calibration across different technologies, this discussion examines how the tools we use continue to evolve.

Key Takeaways

  • Nikon RED’s ZR Camera challenges the market with R3D recording at an unprecedented $2,196 price point.
  • Metamerism means perfectly calibrated displays can look different—and women may have a biological advantage in color-critical work.
  • ProRes RAW support arrives in DaVinci Resolve 20.2, marking a significant shift in Blackmagic’s strategy.
  • Display technology evolution toward wider gamuts paradoxically increases perceptual differences between viewers.
  • Practical calibration workarounds matter more than theoretical perfection when human perception varies so dramatically.

“I actually am a huge fan of the red code raw format… It [is] really both performant and storage friendly… [We’re] seeing how raw can be very, very compression-friendly if you do that correctly, or it can really just eat up your storage if you just write it to the disk.”

Jason Bowdach, Colorist, Finisher
Jason Bowdach, Patrick Inhofer, and Zeb Chadfield

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Patrick Inhofer
Zeb Chadfield
Jason Bowdach
Insight # ML 1435
Type Video
Duration 71:08
Skill Level Beginner
Skills Business DaVinci Resolve
Categories Calibration Collaboration ColourSpace Hardware Nobe Omniscope QC Shot Matching Theory Updates
Series Office Hours

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