[Lydia Robertson]

Thank you Sebastian,

your website and free ebook is very helpful.

One thing I am confused about. I see the 5K iMac and iMac pro both have P3 colorspace baked in. Does that mean we do not have to calibrate it with our puckr, just set it and go? I am used to calibrating my iMacPro monitor regularly.

Next, if I see crushed blacks and extreme chroma and in the easyDCP, pay to play creator’s viewer does that mean my over all color correction is wrong? I have color corrected for over 20 years for broadcast and am used to trusting my scopes more than my eye. I *know* my colors are correct (and of course safe) for broadcast and the film looks great on a variety of TVs, home projectors and monitors. Without scopes connected to the player I am at sea.

We played a blu-ray at the WWII Museum in New Orleans and I was not happy, blacks were crushed and over all chroam was bland. Next we played a ProRes422HQ in an iMAX theater in Dayton Ohio at the National Air Force Museum and it looked better but not good enough.

I went back and re-color corrected the whole film and I feel it is a lot better. Then I re-edited it (for positioning) to 2K scope and I love the look. But still it is the ProRes 422 HQ Rec709 colorspace.

I can create a new project in FCPX with the new 2K Scope master but set the color space to P3, and set my monitor to P3, I could even change the codec to Jpeg2000 or ProRess4444, make any global adjustments necessary to get it to where I want it in that environment.

Do you suggest any of that?

[Lydia Robertson]

Hi I am new to DCP creation.

My original master file was 1080p, 23.98fps Rec709 5.1 surround ProRes 422HQ

I created a new master specifically for DCP so it has the correct aspect ratio, frame rate and all graphics and on screen lower thirds are displayed correctly. Unfortunately I didn’t know about the xyz color space.

The new master is 2K Scope, 2048 × 858, 2.39:1, 24fps, REC709 5.1 surround ProRes 422HQ

I opened easyDCP, added my project and found very disturbing crushed blacks, over saturation and an over all green skew to the hue.

I am not sure what would be the best plan right now. I could certainly do a test of a few key shots, correct them until they look pleasing in the easy DCP player on my iMacPro’s calibrated monitor (Rec709).

Since I do not have a cinema to test the final output on I am very nervous to continue this way on my own and am thinking of paying a professional to do it. If you have any suggestions on how I should proceed I would be very grateful! The question is, is the viewer in easy DCP correct?

[Lydia Robertson]

I agree with James. I have come to loath working in FCP(legacy) and AVID after years of loving them both for different reasons. When you are editing a feature film with lots of audio and video tracks it is intolerable to have to jump through the hoops those NLEs require to keep sync when making even little adjustments. So YAY, Mgnetic Timeline! On the other hand, it is easy in FCPX to switch to the position tool and “turn off” the magnetic timeline and there are plenty times in the day that I do that.

[Lydia Robertson]

I watched it three times, on a 5K iMac, and the big screen. it definitely played better on the big screen.

[Lydia Robertson]

Hi Guys,
I just moved one of my less important iMac stations to Yosemite for testing. Not testing plugins yet but FCP7 is so far working normally. (so is FCPX)

[Lydia Robertson]

Make a new admin…

[Lydia Robertson]

I am particularly curious about the 6870 card’s HDMI port. Do you find it is working well?

[Lydia Robertson]

I have read that thunderbolt will be able to connect to legacy digital equipment with adapters. I have read that USB 2 &3 , firewire, hdmi, E-sata, display, mini display and DVI will all be supported.

Here is a quote:
“You’ll be able to run anything that works via PCIe through Thunderbolt once adapters become available – this connector will replace ExpressCard entirely. Intel’s Thunderbolt controllers interconnect a PC and other devices, transmitting and receiving packetized traffic for both PCIe and DisplayPort protocols extend to reach other’s I/O technologies by using adapters that use widely available PCI Express controllers. It’s simple to create a Gigabit Ethernet, or FireWire, or eSATA adapters using existing device PCI Express drivers.
Thunderbolt products require a controller chip supplied by Intel and a small connector that would be included in platforms supporting this technology. The Thunderbolt controller chip provides protocol switching capabilities to support the two protocols over a single cable. Intel is making its controller chip available to the industry, and is working with other component manufacturers to deliver the Thunderbolt connectors and cables.”