[Brian York]

Thanks Michael, That helps a lot and things are expensive and I know that this is just the beginning and I’m really trying to figure out what I need to just start and do a great job then will be able to expand as work starts coming in. Its an exciting and slightly scary endeavor but one that I know has to be done 100% correct. When I watch great colored films and commercial pieces I know that that level of quality is the only place and getting consistent results will require the best setup.

Thats all close to what I have been thinking. You didn’t mention the HDLink so was that a no on using it?

-Brian

[Brian York]

As far as budget I have a get started budget of around 10-15K and would like to have a plan on expanding past that when possible. As far as panels I’m looking at the tangent curve for starters before going leaping for the full resolve panel. I’ve been reading about the black magic HDLink and using it to possibly get a decent color monitoring for the time till I can move to a real monitor. I have -Dell U2410 monitors now which seem seem to produce great color for print. If the HDLink would make them 95% accurate for Rec. 709 I would be happy for now.
-What about the DeckLink SDI card, will that work do I need one of the better models or a completely different brand be better?
-Any preferance on video card (less than 2k preferable)?
-How much better is a dual quad core processor mac pro vs the single quad core (basically the $2500 model or the $3500 mac pro with base processor)? (Assuming I would also need 24g of ram)
-Would the mac raid card with 3-1gb hard drives (raid 5) be ample for a scratch drive?

Any other info that is relevant would be much appreciated!!

Thanks
Brian