The case for 5K2K in a creative studio
A 40-inch display at 5120 × 2160 holds a full 4K frame with room to spare. Why 5K2K suits photographers, editors and designers, and what the numbers mean.
Atelier 40 is the reference we made for people who make images for a living. Its panel is 40 inches across at 5120 × 2160, a format usually called 5K2K. Here is why that resolution suits creative work.
A 4K frame, and room beside it
A 4K UHD video frame is 3840 × 2160 pixels. On a 5120 × 2160 panel, that frame fits at full size, pixel for pixel, with 1280 pixels of width left over for your tools, bins and scopes. On a conventional 4K display, the frame and the interface compete for the same space.
Photographers get the same benefit: a full-resolution image at a useful size, with panels and filmstrip alongside instead of on top.
Density you can work at
At 40 inches, 5120 × 2160 works out to roughly 139 pixels per inch. That is sharp enough for crisp type and fine detail, and large enough that you can work at native scale without leaning in. In total the panel shows about 11 million pixels.
Colour
Atelier 40 covers 99% of the DCI-P3 colour space, the gamut used for digital cinema and most modern HDR content. Its brightness is 250 cd/m² typical and 350 cd/m² peak.
The shape
The panel is 21:9 and curved to 2500R, a gentle radius that keeps the edges at a comfortable distance without bending straight lines in architectural or product work. The stand adjusts for height, tilt, swivel and pivot.
One cable for a laptop
A single USB-C connection carries picture, data and 65 W of power, so a laptop can be connected, charged and docked with one cable. Four USB-A ports and a USB-B upstream make the display the hub of the desk, alongside two HDMI 2.1 inputs and a DisplayPort 1.4.
Who it is for
Photographers, video editors, colourists working in P3, designers, architects and anyone whose work is mostly pixels: Atelier 40 gives you more of your work on screen at its true size.
