Video Card for Mac?

[AnthonyFaust]

Hello fellow RED users,

I'm kinda dumb when it comes to technical setups. I want to color correct a commercial I just shot on RED ONE in After Effects and I want to see it on an HD monitor. If I get this video card...

http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/

installed on my Quad Core 28 ghz Macintosh and plug an HD monitor into it like...

http://www.hhgregg.com/broksonic-19-lcd-hdtv/item/CCVG1935

will I be able to see the commercial I'm color grading in AE, on the monitor? I'm assuming I need to throw some color bars on the monitor and calibrate the monitor so that it will show me an accurate picture of what the commercial will look like on all other HD monitors?

Will I need an HDMI cord to connect the monitor to the video card?


Thanks,
Anthony

 

[Alexander Ibrahim]

The short answer is NO.

That monitor you linked to is a really poor choice for any grading work. You are better off just grading on a computer monitor.

The real bargain is plasma 1080p televisions. I recommend the Panasonic VT25 or VT30 series. Coupled with a good tool for 3D LUTs like the HDLink Pro you can create a very fine calibration for the display.

The video i/o card is a good start, but its not really intended for grading work. HDMI support is haphazard.

I'd look slightly up their product line to the Decklink Studio, which offers both HDMI and SDI connectivity. In the end you want to use the SDI output together with a HDLink Pro 3D Displayport. That gadget lets you properly calibrate a low end consumer TV to production standards.

So, if you don't need to capture HDMi into your edit system and you don't want 3D, then the Decklink SDI is fine ... coupled with a HD Link Pro

Software wise I'd steer you towards Resolve or Color - or even RedCineX Pro.