Color shift with Kona 3 and FCP

[Gary Adcock]

[jason macdonald] “My mac monitor is fine. It’s the monitor that I’m viewing that goes darker, so it’s something to do with the Kona 3 I’m guessing? “

Your problem is your workflow, not your Kona card.

That apple computer monitor has a gamma of 1.8- while professional video has a gamma of 2.2- so yes it will look darker on a real video monitor.

gary adcock
Studio37
HD & Film Consultation
Post and Production Workflows for the Digitally Inclined
Chicago, IL

https://library.creativecow.net/articles/adcock_gary/AJAIOHD.php

[Ron Craig]

So, as I am about to do a clean install of Snow Leopard and FCS3, will a simple setting of gamma levels to 2.2 solve all of the gamma issues that I’ve been reading about on the forums? I just need to be sure (as usual) to use a well calibrated external monitor? Do I understand correctly that there are no Kona 3 issues that should encourage me to wait for a software update before putting the new system into real production?

Thanks.

— Ron