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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Low-budget setup for monitoring and grading

Thanks Peter! Really appreciate it!

I go with the 32" Sony TV and Mini Monitor from BMD. Hardly can wait to see my work on the "big screen" :D
 
Gabor D. said:
Thanks Peter! Really appreciate it!

I go with the 32" Sony TV and Mini Monitor from BMD. Hardly can wait to see my work on the "big screen" :D
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You will be glad you did. Once you start working with a "video" monitor - there is no turning back...

:sifone: Peter
 
Hey! Thanks! I'm familiar with the DVE name from the early days of DVD and home theater, but never used it.... Is it a fool proof solution? Can I mess it up really bad?

+ in this case I can calibrate my TV with a blu ray player. But previously someone mentioned that I should do the calibration with the TV connected through the BMD Ultrastudio Mini Monitor to my MBP 13".... So what's up now?

(I could get either the DVE HD Basics or the Disney WOW disc for 16 GBP per piece... )
 
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Gabor D. said:
Hey! Thanks! I'm familiar with the DVE name from the early days of DVD and home theater, but never used it.... Is it a fool proof solution? Can I mess it up really bad?

+ in this case I can calibrate my TV with a blu ray player. But previously someone mentioned that I should do the calibration with the TV connected through the BMD Ultrastudio Mini Monitor to my MBP 13".... So what's up now?

(I could get either the DVE HD Basics or the Disney WOW disc for 16 GBP per piece... )
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That someone was me... ;o)

I was saying that if you use the actual computer to play the calibration disc - make sure it is not connected directly via HDMI to the computer, but rather via the BMD UMM. The BMD UMM drops any system's ICC profiles and just plays out REC709 - which is what you want.
Ideally you just want to use external AV player (Bluray or DVD) as they do not use any ICC profiles...

:sifone: Peter
 
Any thoughts on the Eizos? cG223w? Cg276?

Thanks,

PCG
 
PC Greene said:
Any thoughts on the Eizos? cG223w? Cg276?
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Monitor expert Steve Shaw of Light Illusion has certified several of them as being OK for color-grading with his display LUTs:

http://www.lightillusion.com/forums/index.php?action=vthread&forum=8&topic=164

In general, I don't think they're as good as the broadcast monitors made by other firms, mainly for viewing angle and colorimetry. This is pretty much a case of "you get what you pay for."

The LiftGammaGain forum has numerous discussions on monitors for color correction.
 
Thx Marc...what do you & other pro colorists think the best *value* is for a grading monitor right now?

PCG



Marc Wielage said:
Monitor expert Steve Shaw of Light Illusion has certified several of them as being OK for color-grading with his display LUTs:

http://www.lightillusion.com/forums/index.php?action=vthread&forum=8&topic=164

In general, I don't think they're as good as the broadcast monitors made by other firms, mainly for viewing angle and colorimetry. This is pretty much a case of "you get what you pay for."

The LiftGammaGain forum has numerous discussions on monitors for color correction.
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PC Greene said:
Thx Marc...what do you & other pro colorists think the best *value* is for a grading monitor right now?
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I think it's a controversial area. I can say that many top-flight LA post houses bought the Panasonic 300-series plasmas, but Steve Shaw would (correctly) say that calibrating plasmas is problematic because of the Automatic Brightness Limiter issue. Nonetheless, Level 3, Technicolor, Company 3, Deluxe, and I believe KeepMePosted are all using them anyway. I think it's a good guy in its price range (about $3500), but it works best with an external LUT box.

I love the Dolby 4200 (and the new 4220) HD monitor, but the $35,000 price-tag does give one pause. They're reportedly about to show a prototype of a 4K version:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/dolby-proposing-disruptive-new-imaging-666400
 
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