Re: Highend tools - lower end budget

It seems like Walter, Jason and myself are in the same boat. Doing a level of quality work with the tools that we can afford. Internal scope are at least consistent so when you understand them and their shortcomings you have a standard. The lack of effort to learn should not equal the lack of money being spend. Everyone still needs to put in the time to learn the tool set that is before him (or her).

I think the important things are:

- Always color correct, every project needs it.
- Always use (and learn to read) scopes (internal or external)
- get the best external monitor you can afford.
- put A LOT of time in to learning to use the tools, (whether it is Color, 3-way or Colorista) there is no substitute for time in a seat.

As you get better and can afford it get better monitoring tools.

And I will throw in - be honest with yourself and your clients as to the level of color correcting you are doing.