color correcting on iMac?

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color correcting on iMac?

Posted by Jason O’hara on May 23, 2013 at 12:50 am

I am doing color correction on an iMac, is this a bad idea?

Nicholaus Mtawa replied 12 years, 6 months ago 3 Members · 10 Replies
10 Replies

Shane Ross
May 23, 2013 at 12:53 am

For broadcast? Web? DVD?

Shane
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Jason O’hara
May 23, 2013 at 2:26 am

thanks, for digital projection in theatre
Shane Ross
May 23, 2013 at 4:49 am

Then you need to get a Thunderbolt out device…Blackmagic UltraStudio Mini Monitor is $145…connect that to a decent HDTV…and you should be good to go.

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Nicholaus Mtawa
October 26, 2013 at 8:06 am

Hi,

Sorry shane can you Explain to me what do i need to have in order to do high quality color correction in a simple Budget regarding tools and Software. Current i own only my Camera PMW ex280 and iMac 21″

this image has impressed me much.

Thank you again

Nicholaus Mtawa
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Shane Ross
October 26, 2013 at 6:08 pm

Does your iMac have Thunderbolt?

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Nicholaus Mtawa
October 26, 2013 at 7:05 pm

No, it has firewire port, Display Port and USB Ports

Nicholaus Mtawa
Shane Ross
October 26, 2013 at 11:12 pm

Then no, alas. BlackMagic Decklink has USB portion, but none of them are for the Mac, PC only. And FireWire options are no longer made.

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Nicholaus Mtawa
October 27, 2013 at 7:44 am

…..and then, what should i do and i want to do coloring on my videos like professional. Any suggestion sir!!
Shane Ross
October 27, 2013 at 5:32 pm

Buy a computer with Thunderbolt, then get something like the AJA T-TAP or Decklink Extreme Mini Monitor…and a good HDTV.

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Nicholaus Mtawa
October 28, 2013 at 10:15 am

Thank you shane, hoping to work on that. if anything wrong i’ll get back to you for help!

Regards,
Nicholaus Mtawa

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