[Bjarki Gudjonsson]

That’s really good news. I’m really excited about the Dreamcolor. One of the things I won’t have in that setup is a scope, so I was thinking about the I’m Blackmagic Ultrascope to have on the side. The thread is drifting off-topic, I guess, but I’d be interested to see what people think of the Ultrascope.

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[Bjarki Gudjonsson]

Just out of curiosity – have you had a chance to compare the Dreamcolor to the FSI monitors?

Thanks,
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[Bjarki Gudjonsson]

[Jeremy Garchow] “In order to monitor with your Dreamcolor and LHi, you can use the HDMI 1.3a connection, but you must be in either 1080p or 720p mode and you can forget about SD. I have the HDP2 as I sometimes have a multitude of formats coming through, so the HDP2 takes the guess work out of it.”

So you CAN use the Dreamcolor with SD material as long as you have the HDP2, or not at all?

Thanks,
Bjarki

[Bjarki Gudjonsson]

Thanks a lot Jeremy, your responses have been incredibly helpful. I’m looking to get an HP Dreamcolor and have been looking at the LHe (having not used it before) or the Kona 3 card, but I think the LHi fits the bill.

I don’t know if you have the answer to this one, but given that the Dreamcolor requires a progressive RGB signal, can I set the LHi to be my output to the monitor or would I be better off with the AJA HDP2 in between my card’s HD-SDI out and the Dreamcolor’s HDMI in (as mentioned in the link below)?

https://nab.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=867184&afterinter=true

Thanks again!

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[Bjarki Gudjonsson]

What’s the difference between LHi and LHe?

Thanks,
Bjarki

[Bjarki Gudjonsson]

This is a really interesting thread. I’ve been trying to decide on a card. I’m in Europe, so my priority is 1080p25 for programming, shot on XDCAM. I’ve been doing a lot of post for commercials however, and that’s mostly RED material 2K or 4K, depending on projects. My output is hardly ever over 1080p, though, but the option of working at 2K would be nice though.

Is the Kona 3 my best option? Would the LHe do the trick? Is there a difference in how much “realtime” I’m getting between the cards?

If not AJA altogether, what’s the competition?

Thanks,
Bjarki.

[Bjarki Gudjonsson]

So how did this work out? What are the hoops?

I’m really excited to see how it does with interlaced materia as well as SD material.

Hope you let us know. 🙂

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[Bjarki Gudjonsson]

My thoughts right now are:

Could I use a Kona LHi instead of the LHe with the HDP2 converter over to the Dreamcolor display (Or should I look at something else altogether? I’ve used the AJA before and I’ve always been happy with it.

What drives should I be looking at?

Some might point to other monitors than the HP, but the fact is that it’s by far the best buy I can get (especially considering shipping to Iceland), and another facility here has been using it and getting very positive feedback. Using items the clients already like is always a plus.

Thanks again and I look forward to hearing from you guys…

[Bjarki Gudjonsson]

I’d also love to hear good ideas on what media drives to use. I work with all formats, from SD to uncompressed HD and RED, so I’d love some pointers.

[Bjarki Gudjonsson]

Well, the camera does provide something others don’t! The ability to shoot with the depth of some great lenses, like the 85mm f1.2. You might not be able to fit that look into your budget otherwise. The thing is, though, that the blurring is something that shows up in drastic movements, so if you’re shooting from a tripod, you won’t be disappointed.

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