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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 :)

MEET FELIX....

Brian Boyer said:
I'm curious about what monitors people are using to grade this footage and if they're calibrated. I used an Apple 30" Cinema Display (matte) and didn't see the purple cast at all. However, I can see it on a 20" aluminum iMac (glossy). The thing is, the color red on the reduser web page looks too bright and saturated on the iMac, so I don't think it's displaying properly. If I recall correctly, the 20" performs some trickery to achieve 24-bit color that the larger size iMacs do not. At any rate, now I'm not sure which is correct, or closest to it.
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Yea calibration is the key I think...the color profile that came on my macbook pro made everything look way too warm and contrasty. But ever since I calibrated it using the Expert mode everything looks like it should
 
Brian Boyer said:
I'm curious about what monitors people are using to grade this footage and if they're calibrated. I used an Apple 30" Cinema Display (matte) and didn't see the purple cast at all
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I am using a Dell U2410 calibrated. Can't really say that I noticed a cast but then I started looking for one...as I always the case.
 
You need to calibrate... The 30" Apple displays, as they get older, start to tint and drift alot. Its actually pretty shocking. Calibration has become pretty cheap and easy nowadays, I just picked up this one for $75 and it works pretty well...
http://www.amazon.com/Datacolor-DC-...55LC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1294537468&sr=8-2

You wont believe the before and after.

We also just got a bunch of 30" IPS Dell monitors and they seem pretty great.. definitely as good as our $3000 NEC monitors which they are replacing, at an incredible $1200 price tag. Miles ahead of the 30" apple cinema displays.
 
Here's mine... is it any good?

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Colored on a 24" Apple Cinema display.
 
Kevin Marshall said:
Funny...I'm actually returning one I just bought because of it throwing everything way too warm :\
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The monitor or Calibrator?

Calibrators should be reconditioned after a few years but its hardly worth it, you may as well buy a new one.
 
Tim Hole said:
I am using a Dell U2410 calibrated. Can't really say that I noticed a cast but then I started looking for one...as I always the case.
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I'm also using a Dell U2410. I've actually never bought a TN LCD, I've always gone with Dell VA and IPS monitors. I've had a Dell 2407WFP, 2408WFP and now a U2410 (my family members have inherited all my old monitors). I couldn't imagine living with a TN monitor; how could you ever trust the colour's they display?

Cory Petkovsek said:
Meow....
Thanks for the R3D Jarred. Having everyone toss up their grades has been verrrrry reducational. How's this?
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It's definitely one of the nicer grade's I've seen so far. Quite a dynamic look. I like it. A lot of people have really crushed the blacks in this scene, which results in not being able to see much of the fur on Felix's lower body.
 
Tim Hole said:
The monitor or Calibrator?

Calibrators should be reconditioned after a few years but its hardly worth it, you may as well buy a new one.
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After calibrating my monitors with the Spyder 3, said monitors appeared incredibly off-temperture. One of the darker points also pushed heavily towards green randomly. A little googling showed an overwhelming number of Mac users experiencing the same problems. ColorEyes trial produced the same results.

Neither of the monitors are for color-critical work, though - just my personal ones. Not a huge deal.
 
The HP ZR24W is a very inexpensive 24" monitor with pretty accurate color. It's an 8-bit srgb IPS panel. Probably one of the best in class for $400; comparable to the U2410. Not broadcast quality but supplemented with an old 14" CRT broadcast monitor, I can't complain. I've been happy with it; though I do need to pick up one of those spyders. Thanks for the link Jarred.
Cory
 
Tom Wardrop said:
I'm also using a Dell U2410. I've actually never bought a TN LCD, I've always gone with Dell VA and IPS monitors. I've had a Dell 2407WFP, 2408WFP and now a U2410 (my family members have inherited all my old monitors). I couldn't imagine living with a TN monitor; how could you ever trust the colour's they display?

It's definitely one of the nicer grade's I've seen so far. Quite a dynamic look. I like it.
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Aaaah tis a sin to mention those two letters...

I really like my u2410 I still find it a bit bright, in fact I turn the brightness and contrast almost all the way down when I am scriptwriting.


Kevin Marshall said:
After calibrating my monitors with the Spyder 3, said monitors appeared incredibly off-temperture. One of the darker points also pushed heavily towards green randomly. A little googling showed an overwhelming number of Mac users experiencing the same problems. ColorEyes trial produced the same results.

Neither of the monitors are for color-critical work, though - just my personal ones. Not a huge deal.
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Still even for personal work its nice for peace of mind to know you are pretty much there. Pity...have you called them up and asked them for their spiel?
 
Tim Hole said:
Still even for personal work its nice for peace of mind to know you are pretty much there. Pity...have you called them up and asked them for their spiel?
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Nah, just gonna return it and put the money towards other direly-need upgrades (like RAM...still rockin' 2GB on my MBP...)

I've been able to get reasonable results by eye using apple's extended calibration - probably as good as I'll get on these monitors, anyway.

To stay on-topic...I really liked the first image you posted of your grade(s). Looks good-soft, like a negative clarity adjustment (which I've been dying to have in Color for years...)
 
How come my lion looks a little different than everyone else's? He kind of looks like Jarred a little.

Lion2.jpg
 
Kevin Marshall said:
Nah, just gonna return it and put the money towards other direly-need upgrades (like RAM...still rockin' 2GB on my MBP...)

I've been able to get reasonable results by eye using apple's extended calibration - probably as good as I'll get on these monitors, anyway.
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Sounds like a plan, batman.

You can pretty much do it by eye to a certain extent if you know where you are. The problem is having a marker in the first place.

Kevin Marshall said:
To stay on-topic...I really liked the first image you posted of your grade(s). Looks good-soft, like a negative clarity adjustment (which I've been dying to have in Color for years...)
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The negative clarity look can be quite powerful, balanced right. I like the deep dark mixed with the soft glow. Although I am not sure whether it looks more like a golden retriever. Hence why I went dirty and grungy to balance it out.

I like what you did with yours, what kind of style project are you working on, that you based the look on?
 
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