setting up an output monitor

[scott william]

this has been annoying me for while.

I edit in CS5 and output via hdmi to a Panasonic BT LH1760E using it's DVI-D in. I've found the BT LH1760E to be a lot darker then the average TV or computer screen. I have played around with the brightness and backlight with colour bars sent to the monitor but i still struggle to get enough brightness. is this a DVI-D issue? i'm hesitant to play with the setting at this is a very expensive monitor and i feel i should be able to trust it at it's default settings?

I matched my computer screen to the BT LH1760E so when i'm editing im not seeing two different pictures but when i take the footage to other screens the gamma is quite a ways off. Any ideas? Or how have you set up your output monitor so it reflects the average user experience?

 

[Marc Wielage]

Best suggestion: hire an ISF pro to come in and adjust your monitor with calibration tools from scratch. The problem you're dealing with is, you're comparing the Panasonic against "average TV or computer screens," which means nothing. "Average" could mean anything from horrible to OK, and 276 places inbetween. Monitor set up is a very, very dangerous area without precise calibration, and many computer monitors and consumer TV sets can only get vaguely in the right area. Most are damn near unusable out of the box with factory presets, and they won't show you the truth about your pictures.

 

[Dan Kanes]

Mark, do you have someone you recommend?

Also - does cs5 allow for the use of an HD-sdi card like an AJA or Blackmagic?

Thanks!

 

[Steve Shaw]

If you can, I'd suggest a calibration system, such as LightSpace CMS and a probe - the new i1 Display pro is a good cost/capability probe.

This way you can take control of all your colour calibration requirements yourself.

See the Light Illusion website for more info.

 

[Dermot Shane]

Hey Steve

I just looked it up.. that's dead cheap!

And it's good enough in your books? wow... cool...

And it works with your software? even cooler

d

 

[Steve Shaw]

Hi Dermot, the i1 Display Pro must be the OEM model... this is an X-Rite limitation on what probe works with their software, or with other systems such as LightSpace CMS.

 

[Dave Blackham]

Steve,

What the the Lightspace components needed to calibrate a display and build a LUT.

thanks,

Dave

 

[Steve Shaw]

Hi Dave,

To make a LUT you need the full LightSpace CMS package - which includes a 20% discount from the cost of purchasing the packages desperately.