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HD Link or Matrox for CC work?
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[Matt Campbell] “Sorry, I’m confused now. I thought that was the overall goal. To give me somewhat, accurate displays? “
The COMPUTER monitors that you use attached to your computer, are for you to see what you are doing. If you are doing PRINT work, then you can calibrate them with the EYE2ONE or Spyder, so that you can get accurate colors when it comes to PRINT. But VIDEO editing, Avid, FCP, Premiere…these are only used to see what you are doing. The colors, the quality, are NOT what you really have. These applications lower the quality so that they ensure full frame playback. The point of the EXTERNAL monitors, connected via a capture card, are to show you what you have, the true colors and quality. Or to serve as a large client monitor. The computer monitors that you use to work have never been the way to judge your work in a video editing situation.
THis is why the capture card and external monitor are critical, when you need to judge quality.
Shane
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Stupid me. Duh. I knew that. Just wasn’t thinking right. I thought you might have meant the external monitor or something. My BAD!
Shane, I read a thread a while back, that you were talking about the MXO2. Do you still use this? How has it been for you over the years. Me personally, I’ve enjoyed the BM products and with a cheaper price tag, I’m leaning that way. But Matrox is becoming ever more appealing as I read on.
It says about hardware up, down and cross conversions on output. Which BM doesn’t. I believe there’s is software.
Thanks for all your help. Now I just need to decide. HD Link or Matrox. Hmmm!
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[Matt Campbell] ” And that was with a home theater kit and a blue only gel you look though. Not very accurate.”
You can make the “Only Blue” bars in FC with the “Channel Mixer” filter.
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I use the MXO2 daily. It is the device attached to my machine.
Shane
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It really sounds like you are going around the block to get next door. You already have the external video card. The MXO2 would replace that, not be added to it. The HD Link will allow you to convert the HD SDI signal to DVI (or HDMI) and go to a computer monitor, it looks great but I have not been able to get it to be accurate color wise.
But if the your company wants you to do real CC they have to get you the right equipment. In this case it is a Monitor that you are able to calibrate. 17″ Grade one start at around $2500, If that is out of the question I would get the best HDTV and just go through the DM card. In the end you have to calibrate the TV not the signal. The reason that the HDLink has LUT table built in is because it is made to connect a computer monitor that has no color controls. Just keep it simple, get the best TV they are will to get you. Push for the smaller grade 1 if they expect high quality work from you.
– Our software is idiot-proof, if you bought it it proves you are an idiot. – Dilbert
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Last question, I swear. Would it make sense to use my 30″ ACD? I could go HMDI out from the MXO2 to DVI on the ACD. We have a cable that has HDMI on one end and DVI on the other. Will this work or will DVI/HDMI affect color space or color shifting?
OS 10.5.5, Mac Pro 2 x 3 ghz quad-core intel xenon, 9 gb ram, with BM Intensity Pro card
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[Matt Campbell] “Would it make sense to use my 30” ACD? “
Nope…none. Zero sense.
[Matt Campbell] “I could go HMDI out from the MXO2 to DVI on the ACD. “
No, you cannot. The MXO2 is looking for a monitor/TV with 1920×1080…the closest the 30″ can get is 1920×1200…and the MXO2 will not display at that resolution. I have tried, and it doesn’t work. Matrox said it doesn’t work.
Put using the 30″ ACDs as monitoring solutions out of your mind. They are not good for ANY critical viewing of footage. You can use Digital Cinema Desktop, but that is only good as a client monitor, to see what you have fill the screen. The colors are in no way right.
[Matt Campbell] “Will this work or will DVI/HDMI affect color space or color shifting? “
Won’t work. Period.
Shane
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much appreciated. thx
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