Second Monitor is Handy

[Phil Bates]

Just FYI, I have found a second monitor helpful when working in RedCine. It allows me to access the Force Quit menu (which, unfortunately has become quite handy) and also to view other menus, file names, reference images, labels, etc.

Phil
http://www.artbeats.com

 

[Shawn Booth]

If you use the keyboard to force quit, RC will close.

 

[Phil Bates]

Good Point. Sometimes the obvious escapes me!

Phil
http://www.artbeats.com

 

[RyanKunkleman]

also F11 or Fn+F11 (on a laptop)

 

[ThomtheEditor]

also F11 or Fn+F11 (on a laptop)

that just minimizes the window

 

[Florian Stadler]

I use the BLTH-1700 as my second monitor, calibrated and through a Matrox MXO for Redcine. That way you can trust the adjustments on the curves you make in RC.

 

[MichaelP]

The new HP Dreamcolor RC 709 color calibated monitor is quite nice for those working in HD. Just a consideration - for $3,500 it is quite impressive. DVI, HDMI connections.

Michael

 

[Seth Larney]

Hi Michael,

Have you have a chance to play with the dreamcolor personally yet? I'm seriously thinking of basing our Scratch setup around it and doing away with HD-SDI completely. This is the first screen that looks like it may be able to let us do that. I'd love to hear your thoughts? Does anybody know whether the 8-series Nvidia cards will output 30-bit color over DVI to the dreamcolor display?

I know the dual-link DVI spec supports 30-bit and afaik Scratch likes Nvidia cards, so we are thinking of running the system with a 8800GT until we can outlay to a quadro. Wondering if all this wll go together and be a reliable color reliant system for DI work.. (within reason of course).

Thanks!
Seth.