Dreamcolor Calibration for Grading

[Matt W.]

Would the HP Advanced Profiling solution be all that's needed to calibrate a dream color monitor so that the DVI input was good for photo editing and the HDMI input (fed through a black magic card) sufficient for basic color grading?

I was going to invest in a separate monitor for each, but if I can get by with one screen, well... awesome.

Or do I need to purchase a CalMan solution for some huge amount of money? My market will be web and lower end broadcast.

 

[Stacey Spears]

You can probably hire someone with CalMan to come in and calibrate. The Dreamcolor has a 1D LUT, but everything falls into place nicely.

Where are you located? If you are in So. Cal, www.avical.com would be the one to hire. Dave is great!

 

[Matt W.]

You can probably hire someone with CalMan to come in and calibrate. The Dreamcolor has a 1D LUT, but everything falls into place nicely.

Where are you located? If you are in So. Cal, www.avical.com would be the one to hire. Dave is great!

I am indeed in social... Pretty broke, though, how expensive does a decent calibration run?

Could I calibrate myself to an acceptable level with the HP Advanced Profiling Solution unit?

Is the dream color good enough for grading? Fed through HDMI from a black magic box? It's either that or a plasma or an old CRT.

 

[jake blackstone]

Or do I need to purchase a CalMan solution for some huge amount of money?

I don't think $99 for CalMan for Resolve is a huge amount of money, do you? i1Display3 OEM at $249 is not that expensive either, especially if you'd like to have a piece of mind, that your grading is not an exercise in futility…

 

[Stacey Spears]

Send mail to Dave, at Avical, and he can quote you a price.

I don't know anything about the HP solution. I know HP works closely with SpectraCal. Once calibrated, the Dreamcolor works well.

 

[Matt W.]

Can I use the calibrated HDMI settings with a Black Magic Intensity or will it only support YUV (rather than RGB)?

Would I be wise to purchase the Z24X over the LP2480ZX?