• 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 15 years, 2 months ago 1 Member · 0 Replies
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