S. Marcotte
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One last thing. I’m shopping for a monitor online and hoping to see the words “Component” or “SDI” printed in large, blinking neon letters on the back of the monitor. No such luck. Most ebay sellers don’t say, and I can only assume the manual is long gone. They do, however, include pictures of the monitor’s back side. So how can I tell which is component and which is SDI?
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That’s extremely helpful.
Yes, the project (a personal one) is on a hard disk and will stay that way for a while. The output will come much later and will certainly not be done here. In fact, when I’m done with the project, I plan to sell off both the card and the monitor immediately. That’s that.
So just to confirm: Composite, component and SDI matter if you’re outputting or capturing. For strict colour work, like what I’m doing, the results may differ slightly but it’s of no real consequence when all I want is a good skin tone.
I don’t mean to beat this into the ground. I’m just a nervous investor. Times being what they are.
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Right. I’m starting to understand all this slowly. Options include component, composite and sdi signals. All of which go through a BNC connectors. I just have to make sure the monitor can take in what the card is putting out. Brendan Coots has already gone through all this with me. Still a bit fuzzy, apparently.
I’m not looking to capture – just colour correct. Nor do I have a monitor at my disposal yet (I’m shopping on ebay for that one).
So, assuming money’s a factor, if I get a monitor that can take SDI, then I should go for the Decklink SDI. Any other broadcast monitor means I get the Intensity Pro. There. That’s simple enough. Isn’t it?
They say SDI is better. Does that mean I shouldn’t trust component or composite (for, say, big screen video projection)?
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My worst fears confirmed.
Thanks Jan.
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That’s what I was hoping to hear. Thanks for the response.
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Understood. Thanks very much for the time. Off to Ebay.
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Good reply. Read it over carefully. I went on to look up BNC on wikipedia and it’s starting to sink in.
About that blue gun: What if I simply switch AE’s composition window to the blue channel and send that to the monitor during calibration?
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A very helpful reply. I jotted it all down. Just a couple of extra questions:
What, in your view, would make up a “sensitive project”?
Can I interpret “gun” as “channel”? (curious)
What’s the big difference between BNC and SDI?
Thanks again – SM
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The shutter is in the composition settings, advanced tab. It seems to be working fine. Thanks again – S.
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By “built-in” you mean the little switch I just discovered on the timeline, right? Where in preferences will I find the shutter? Looked all over. Finally, I can’t seem to find “CC Force Motion Blur” under the effects. I’m using 7.0 pro.