• Blackmagic Design

  decklink HD extreme 3d + HDlink box????

  Posted by Frank Delaney on June 3, 2011 at 11:23 am

  Hi There folks, can someone please tell me in simpler terms than blackmagic’s website does.

  I am looking at getting a decklink HDextreme 3d card. I know there’s a HDMI out to an external monitor, all is well here I know exactly what the card does and what it will give me…..

  However, someone has recomended I also get a HDlink box aswell – purely for the LUTS and calibration utilities and color accurate monitoring(cheaper than gettign a flanders or crt). I do also use apple color and after effects. So I would love to be able to get accurate color. Thats what the HDlink pro promises on the BM website.

  Is this overkill? It seems to me that I am already getting HDMI out client monitoring from the decklink card. I am confused as to what the HDlink gives me that the decklink doesnt, and why I would need it aswell as a decklink?

  Would I be adding a HDlink just for calibration utilities? And is this just an expensive way of getting these utilities – it seems overkill.

  Do these HD link utilities come with the decklink?

  I want to get my client monitor as close to correct calibration as poss and cant get a pro calibrator out to me.

  Any advice here would be greatly appreciated.I am confused as to what extra the HDlink box gives me….

  Frank Delaney replied 14 years, 11 months ago 1 Member · 0 Replies
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