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How many video monitor are you using with FCP
I just got my apple 2.3GHz system no monitors to edit with FCP and was wondering should I purchase one LCD computer wide screen display or two 17″ or 19″ LCD monitors. I would like to here from others on what they use and why?
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Two monitors running FCP off the Mac, and one monitor displaying the video signal (eg feed to a broadcast monitor or TV from DV deck) is ideal. Widescreen monitors are nice. You can never have too much space for FCP, and a video monitor is essential for checking for problems with the interlaced signal or for colour correction work. You won’t get an accurate representation of colour on a computer monitor.
Enzo Tedeschi
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Here, here! Ditto!
Hope this helps-
Matthew
Dual 500 G4
OSX 10.3.5
Ram 1.38
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I just got two dell 1905fp 19 inch monitors and am happy with them so far – plenty of real estate. If you call dell and haggle, they’ll give you a price break – I got $35 off each.
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[Enzo Tedeschi] “You can never have too much space for FCP”
This goes with almost any video application! I’ve got 2 20″ wide screen displays. I love having the real estate. Also, a professional external NTSC monitor is a wonderful contribution.
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I use two 23″ displays and a 9″ NTSC/PAL monitor. Why? 1 23″ is my normal mac screen. On the second I put my programming tools for developing plugins or use it as a HD monitor via the HDLInk from FCP, and the 9″ is for checking what interlaced video looks like, proper video levels etc.
Graeme
– http://www.nattress.com – Film Effects and Standards Conversion for FCP
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