[Chris Ekstein]

Can I apply the LUT within Da Vinci? Where do I get the correct LUT?

Da Vinci comes with a blank LUT that I can program… but how do I go about it? Also doesn’t the monitor has to be calibrated in a certain way for the LUT to work?

I e-mailed Pete Putman to get the white paper on Panasonic calibration. For now I am planning on calibrating to the Ikagami monitor by eye following the white paper to get close so I can get going.

This is a process in definite need of a solution for all of us. We all need a correct monitor to go off of when coloring… and that step seems like rocket science mixed with voodoo magic or something…

[Chris Ekstein]

Hello Fellow Creative Cows. I have Davinci Resolve on an 8 Core Mac with Blackmagic Decklink Extreme 3D+ Card and Nvidia Quadro FX 4800. I have HDMI out to a Panasonic Pro 42” Plasma TH-42PF20U for color display.

It is me or does the plasma look noisy in the blacks?

What are the best out of the box settings to achieve REC709. What is the best way to calibrate my monitor. A colorist friend is bringing his Ikigami HLM 1750 and I am going to try and match it. What is the best way to do this? What probe should I get?

Also I heard that I would need an outside box with a lut to make the Panasonic monitor perform under true 709. Is this true?

[Chris Ekstein]

I tried that. I see no other rendering options than 24 or 23.98