which monitor for color correcting

[Steve Rhoden]

This previous post should be helpful to you…..
https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/24/888693

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[Philippe Orlando]

Thanks a lot Steve.
I actually learned in this thread you sent me that the way I’ve been monitoring my footage through the S-video at the back of my graphic car is the wrong way. I think I was even worse as I’m actually monitoring HDV (encoded into Cineform). So basically, I’m wrong to monitor either DV or HDV out of the S-video exit into a Sony PVM 14M4U.

So my question remains:
I have a DELL 2407 WFP-HC that allows me to view the full resolution of my HDV footage. BUT…the colors are not that great. I have Spyder3 Elite, and I don’t think that particular monitor can be calibrated in a decent way.
So I guess my question is the following:
Which monitor for decent color correction?

This one: https://www.abelcine.com/store/product.php?productid=1000228#tabs

or this one: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=cart_accessories&A=details&Q=&sku=481526&is=REG
Thanks a lot
Philippe

[Mike Kujbida]

Philippe, if you have a camcorder that has the pass-through feature, run firewire from your computer to the camcorder and then the video out to your Sony.
That’s essentially what I do at work to feed my JVC monitor and it works just fine.

[Philippe Orlando]

Mike,

Doesn’t this mean I have to re-encode my Cineform footate into HDV, since I have a Canon XH-A1?
Also, if I do that I’m going to send HDV to a standard monitor, is that the right thing to do?

[Mike Kujbida]

Sorry Phillipe but I don’t do HDV yet (or use Cineform) so I don’t feel qualified to answer your question.
Hopefully someone else here will know the answer.