Resolve 10 – LightSpace CMS integration

[Bill Ravens]

I just ordered a hardware bundle from Spectracal that does the same.The Calman5 will generate a 3D LUT for input to the Fujifilm LUT box. From there, I can feed a cheap consumer LCD to get true Rec709(provided that the LCD has a large enough color space. Ive found most Samsung monitors have this.)

[Margus Voll]

Ok. The beauty for me was that Resolve signal path was not interrupted even for calibration.

And monitor has the LUT capability so lut can be loaded directly to it leaving separate LUT box out.

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Margus

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GTX 470 / Quadro 4000
Multibridge 2 Pro

[Bill Ravens]

After talking with the folks at Spectracal, it makes no difference whether the correction LUT is applied to the entire monitor or to the application (as in Resolve). The only difference being that I have to remember to disable the node in Resolve that contains my monitor LUT before I generate an output file.

[Margus Voll]

Now i have seen numbers of 99% from rec709 which is pretty good for the price. I’m really exited.

In one of my clients suite there is Penta monitor and it gives me 98 to 99 % and with SDI in of course
but with a lot of different price tag.

I also have to say that about 4000 sample profiling takes about an hour in my setup which in my mind
is mind blowing fast.

Resolve and LS cooperation is fluid and work like a dream.

I have to be specially thankful to Steve from LightSpace to help me out with a million questions
i had in the way to get it working as intended.

This seems to me really accurate poor mans monitoring solution that i piked up from Steves post
in some other forum.

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Margus

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DaVinci 9, OSX 10.7.4
MacPro 5.1 2×2,93 24GB
GTX 470 / Quadro 4000
Multibridge 2 Pro

[Eric Hansen]

hey Margus

are you using the Eizo’s built-in calibration sensor?

Which Lightspace components are you using, so I can price out your setup?

I’ve never used the Eizo monitors, but I’ve heard good things.

thanks

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Eric Hansen
Production Workflow Designer / Consultant / Colorist / DIT
https://www.erichansen.tv

[Margus Voll]

Hi.

I did not use internal sensor as it is not accurate that level you would like.

I got one of those:

https://www.lightillusion.com/i1_display_pro.html

LS was the Full LightSpace CMS

You can find it here:

https://www.lightillusion.com/place_order.html

And monitor is this one:

https://www.eizo.com/global/products/coloredge/cg246/index.html

Please note that this monitor has only DVI, HDMI and Display port in.

I use it with DeckLink 4K over HDMI.

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Margus

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DaVinci 9, OSX 10.7.4
MacPro 5.1 2×2,93 24GB
GTX 470 / Quadro 4000
Multibridge 2 Pro

[Bill Ravens]

Looking at the calibration videos for the Calman5, it is entirely realistic to be able to use a LUT on a cheap consumer monitor and get results that are competitive with an FSI or other professional monitor. And by using an inline LUTbox, it’s significantly cheaper and more flexible than these built in LUT capabilities in something like the FSI or Eizo. Take a look at the capabilities of the Fujifilm IS-mini, it’s an amazing product.

[Margus Voll]

Apples and oranges.

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Margus

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DaVinci 9, OSX 10.7.4
MacPro 5.1 2×2,93 24GB
GTX 470 / Quadro 4000
Multibridge 2 Pro

[Robert Ruffo]

I have both Calman and Lightspace/ Calman’s LUT math is far inferior – resulting in far less precision and more banding.

LUT math is like 3D rendering math – each take on it will give you different results.

I would also warn that a cheap monitor will have poor blacks, poor screen uniformity, poor detail in the darks and other issues that cannot be resolved via calibration.

[Alex Jentz]

[Robert Ruffo] “I have both Calman and Lightspace/ Calman’s LUT math is far inferior – resulting in far less precision and more banding.
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Hi Robert,

did you also already try Calman 5.2 Beta Build build 1324 ?

“Added a new algorithm for interpolating the interior of a 3D LUT. This should help keep the grayscale more consistent and should provide a smoother, more artifact free image.”

did not try myself yet but seems promising as far as accuracy / precision / smoothness banding