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Which HD monitor for color correcting?
Hey Guys,
I need to recommend an HD monitor to my boss for us to purchase. We would like to use it for color correcting HD and SD as well as monitoring when we drop completed projects to DVCAM. What is the best setup to use? I assume I would need an AJA card. Which one, and which monitor would you get? As far as digitizing goes, we usually capture from P2 cards or mini DV with a Sony DSR-1500A. As of now all our outputs are to DVCAM.
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As for the best monitor that I’ve seen, it’s the TV-Logic line. Looks outstanding in both HD and SD and they just added Vectorscopes / Waveforms to the units. I’ve tested the 24″ model here against our Sony CRT broadcast monitor and a Panasonic 1700W. As soon as we’re ready to upgrade our monitors, I’ll be purchasing two of the 24″ models.
AJA Kona and Io units are the best for displaying to your external monitor.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
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Chad,
The monitor thing gets tossed about here with great regularity. Do a search and you’ll find lots of good information and discussion. There are many, many solutions. To get the best recommendations you should specify a budget and that will help others to be much more specific in their responses.
With regard to the Kona cards, there are really three main options, Kona 3 (top of the line, up, down, cross convert, SDI I/O), Kona LHe (very nice, cross and down convert, SDI and analog I/O), and the IOHD (a separate box that connects via Firewire 800, compressed HD only, every I/O can you could want).
David
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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As far as budget goes we don’t really have anything set in stone. We were originally looking at the Sony Luma line, I think it was between 4 and 5 grand. But we want to make sure that we’ve got something very reliable color-wise. We don’t need super high end, just accurate.
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[Chad Brownstein] “We were originally looking at the Sony Luma line, I think it was between 4 and 5 grand. But we want to make sure that we’ve got something very reliable color-wise. We don’t need super high end, just accurate.”
If you search around the Cow, you won’t find many people who like the Sony Luma monitors. I’ve not seen any that I like.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.STOP STARING AND START GRADING WITH APPLE COLOR Apple Color Training DVD available now!
Read my Blog!
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[Chad Brownstein] “As far as budget goes we don’t really have anything set in stone.”
Understandable, but with monitors at every conceivable price point, it helps to know the range at which you’re comfortable, otherwise your post will unnecessarily cover the entire world of monitors. Being more specific never hurts…
Walter has done as much research as anyone on the subject in recent months, and if you search his posts you’ll see that he’s actually tried many of the ones in your price bracket.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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How about $7000 and under?
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I have heard that TV-Logic beats even the high end Sonys. Go have a look at your local VAR.
Kevin Monahan
http://www.fcpworld.com
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro -
What if your budget is around $1,000 and the project will be broadcast on television?
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[Anthony Thomas] “What if your budget is around $1,000 and the project will be broadcast on television?”
That’s a bit like saying that you want a Volkswagon that will handle Indy racing. It simply doesn’t exist. However, if your clients aren’t very picky you just might be able to squeak by with a $1000 Pany Pro plasma. But, you probably wouldn’t want to be bragging to anyone that it was your reference monitor.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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Good point. I guess I should have asked, would it be wiser (in that price range) to explore other brands than the 23″ Apple monitor or is the Apple as good as it gets for the price?
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