Matt Campbell
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much appreciated. thx
OS 10.5.5, Mac Pro 2 x 3 ghz quad-core intel xenon, 9 gb ram, with BM Intensity Pro card
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Last question, I swear. Would it make sense to use my 30″ ACD? I could go HMDI out from the MXO2 to DVI on the ACD. We have a cable that has HDMI on one end and DVI on the other. Will this work or will DVI/HDMI affect color space or color shifting?
OS 10.5.5, Mac Pro 2 x 3 ghz quad-core intel xenon, 9 gb ram, with BM Intensity Pro card
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Stupid me. Duh. I knew that. Just wasn’t thinking right. I thought you might have meant the external monitor or something. My BAD!
Shane, I read a thread a while back, that you were talking about the MXO2. Do you still use this? How has it been for you over the years. Me personally, I’ve enjoyed the BM products and with a cheaper price tag, I’m leaning that way. But Matrox is becoming ever more appealing as I read on.
It says about hardware up, down and cross conversions on output. Which BM doesn’t. I believe there’s is software.
Thanks for all your help. Now I just need to decide. HD Link or Matrox. Hmmm!
OS 10.5.5, Mac Pro 2 x 3 ghz quad-core intel xenon, 9 gb ram, with BM Intensity Pro card
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K. Thx. Wasn’t aware of that. I could at least use it with our HDTV. I actually might be getting a Sony XBR from another department. They’ll get my junker.
Am I wrong to assume that the HD Link will work with either an LCD or HDTV. I says it comes with DVI-D cable for ACDs and a DVI-D to HDMI cable for HDTV. Or there’s even a model with HDMI out.
OS 10.5.5, Mac Pro 2 x 3 ghz quad-core intel xenon, 9 gb ram, with BM Intensity Pro card
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The MXO2 is a snap, if you know how to calibrate to bars. Do you know how?
I do know how, but I’ve only done it once. And that was with a home theater kit and a blue only gel you look though. Not very accurate. I’ve also read this article:
https://www.videouniversity.com/articles/color-bars-and-how-to-use-em/printpage/
“It seems like you would pump color bars to the TV or computer monitor and use the LUTs to calibrate.”
Not to broadcast spec, no.I just was checking out Matrox.com and came across this video tutorial. Is this different than what your talking about?
https://www.matrox.com/video/en/products/mac/mxo2/monitoring/
But you won’t be calibrating your monitors for video work. There is no need. They are for refrerence only.
Sorry, I’m confused now. I thought that was the overall goal. To give me somewhat, accurate displays?
OS 10.5.5, Mac Pro 2 x 3 ghz quad-core intel xenon, 9 gb ram, with BM Intensity Pro card
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Michael ok, if I’m understanding you correctly, you have all 3 monitors, (2) computer and (1) HDTV, all you need to do is calibrate the HDTV for color work. Is that correct.
That is correct. But the HDTV is crap. Which is why I was going to use one of our 4 30″ cinemas in combination with either product.
My computer monitors were just calibrated with our Eye One using 100 cd, 6500K and gamma of 2.2. That was mainly done to get both monitors to look alike. And now they do. Before one had a redish tint to it. The TV is not calibrated other than the factory settings. To be honest, its junk.
OS 10.5.5, Mac Pro 2 x 3 ghz quad-core intel xenon, 9 gb ram, with BM Intensity Pro card
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Thanks all for the responses. I’m currently using a dual monitor set up and don’t want to sacrifice one for playback. I’m also using my Intensity Pro card to output to an HDTV strictly for monitoring purposes. No CC work. I figured with the HD Link or MXO2 I can keep my dual screen setup and monitor to our HDTV as well as a 2nd monitor, a 30″ Cinema display for color work.
My main concern is calibrating the equipment. I’m mostly doing web and DVD deliverables so color criticial broadcast monitoring isn’t a huge necessity. But I still want everything to look good. Being an ad agency we outsource most, if not all broadcast work.
Believe me, I’ve been trying to get approval for a nice LCD broadcast monitor like the FSIs for years but they don’t want to spend the $ up front. Thus, why I’m looking for a cheaper solution.
Shane, are either of these devices fairly easy to calibrate. It seems like you would pump color bars to the TV or computer monitor and use the LUTs to calibrate. Would an EyeOne colorimeter help to calibrate the computer monitors (since we have one)? I know enough about calibration to understand it but actually doing it is another thing.
OS 10.5.5, Mac Pro 2 x 3 ghz quad-core intel xenon, 9 gb ram, with BM Intensity Pro card
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Claude, I’m curious if you pursued this solution. I’m looking to do the same thing since we can’t afford a broadcast monitor. The HD Link looks to be a nice, cheaper alternative to the latter. I’m curious how well the LUTs work with consumer TVs or even computer monitors like Eizo or Apple Cinema. I know it won’t be completely as accurate as a broadcast monitor but if its good enough for DVD and web work, we might purchase one. Any thoughts?
OS 10.5.5, Mac Pro 2 x 3 ghz quad-core intel xenon, 9 gb ram, with BM Intensity Pro card
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David, one question regarding color profiles on the OS. Below is an image of my system prefs. I’ve been doing a ton of reading on this topic and don’t know where to begin. For my computer monitors what profile should I be using for my dual screens. I’ve read about sRGB’s gamut within the CIE color space and how this is used for HD video. I know with a computer monitor it won’t be 100% accurate but will it get me close?
Where is a good place to start with calibration? CIE RGB, NTSC (1953), SMPTE-C, sRGB or Apple RGB? From what I’m reading, it sounds like sRGB or Rec. 709 is the standard for HD video and Rec. 601 for standard def.. I’m getting really confused on this topic. Is this for computer monitors or for calibrating broadcast monitors?
OS 10.5.5, Mac Pro 2 x 3 ghz quad-core intel xenon, 9 gb ram, with BM Intensity Pro card
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Nice. And very true.
OS 10.5.5, Mac Pro 2 x 3 ghz quad-core intel xenon, 9 gb ram, with BM Intensity Pro card