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And on a positive note, HD video playback Macbook Pro
I know, it is out of character for me to give props to ANY video company these days. Anyway.
I have not been using my Kona card since I ditched my 32 bit-limited Mac Pro 1.1 model (but can do 64 bit if bootcamped into Windows!). So I have NOT been viewing ANY external video for color correction. I did use the 1394 firewire out to an old ADS Pyro box, that went into a JVC CRT that has widescreen cropping. I figured I was seeing about 80-85% color correct at 4.1.1.
I remembered reading a post about using a Cuda card with two DVI outputs to run a second LCD as a playback monitor. But I have a MacBook Pro, so no help there. Well I just hooked up the Thunderbolt port to my 27″ H-IPS panel as playback monitor and by the loins of Zeus I have pretty good playback. I mean it looks great?! I will investigate a hardware calibrator for it and see how close I can get to broadcast.
Only bummer is it appears that Adobes output is limited to 8 bit.
Life just got a bit more bearable while video companies decide their futures.
CrippleBook Pro 2.3Ghz i7, 8GB ram, SLeopard 10.6.8, FCPStudio 3, QT 7
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I’m not so sure it’s Adobe’s limitation, DVI as a connection is always limited to 8bit. Better off using HD-SDI from a proper output card for really serious color grading. Rec 709 is a scene color profile, and consumer televisions display with an output in sRGB. Once your monitor is calibrated you should be very close but you’ll probably have issues with banding and finessing some corrections.
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No, it IS an Adobe/Nvidia limitation.
10 bit is possible through Geforce and Quadro cards. Adobe blocks Geforce cards from outputting a 10 bit signal-simple. Adobe/Nvidia want us to buy Quadro cards : )Nvida allows Geforce to output 10 bit video only for movies, games etc…not for editing. It is a software block, nothing less.
But if you look at the cost of an AJA card and a high end Geforce, that just about equals a Quadro card. The Quadro card is a much simpler solution if all you need is 10 bit output for say an HP Dreamcolor monitor.
CrippleBook Pro 2.3Ghz i7, 8GB ram, SLeopard 10.6.8, FCPStudio 3, QT 7
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