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External monitoring
When working in a broadcast environment, or on a project that will be seen on a TV, an NTSC monitor is essential for being able to see how it will “really” look. But what about if you’re only producing projects for online delivery or otherwise will be viewed on a computer? An NTSC monitor wouldn’t really matter, would it? Would it make more sense to use a computer monitor for full-screen, external monitoring? Am I wrong, and why? Just throwing it out there. Any thoughts or advice appreciated.
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You are correct. While preview on an external NTSC precisely calibrated monitor is the best method for determining how your project will look on a precisely calibrated NTSC monitor or television, it merely serves as a baseline. Walk through an home entertainment center with a bank of display TV’s all running the same program. Unless someone has spent a lot of time tweaking each, you’ll more than likely see many different pictures.
A well calibrated computer monitor will show you exactly how the video will appear – on your monitor. Once it leaves that environment, and is viewed on several thousand other monitors, it will look several thousand different ways. But at least you’ll know that it looked good on your’s!
Steve Brame
creative illusions Productions
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