Re: Displays, dual or single for Color? by Stuart Ferreyra on Aug 23, 2007 at 12:43:50 am
As far as monitors go... (in my opinion) the bigger the better.
Our broadcast online and color correction suite has 3 monitors.
- 2 Apple Cinema Displays 23' each
- 1 broacast HD monitor
You can use Color with 1 computer monitor and 1 broadcast monitor. The loss of real state will be on the UI side. I like the separation of all of Color panels into two monitors.
For the broadcast monitor, I say go as big as you possibly can. I think 17' is too small for color correction, so a 20' would be the start point for an HD CRT. If you go LCD or have the budget for a used HD CRT, I would definately go for a 24'.
This sounds more like car rims than monitors...! :-)
Hope this helps you a little....
Re: Displays, dual or single for Color? by Michael Sandness on Aug 23, 2007 at 1:06:11 pm
I use a Single 23'' with an Sony BVM. Reasons for this are:
1. Since Color is relying on the GPU for Processing/Performance, I use one monitor to give as much processing power to Color, rather than a second monitor. In my tests here, there is a difference in performance for the better using a single screen.
2. I'm fortunate enough to have a professional scope hooked to my Kona 3 so I can accurately measure the signals coming out of my system. In Color, using a single monitor "limits" you to 2 scopes instead of the 3 you'd see using dual monitor. I use the 3-D scope and the RGB parade in Color.
3. Most importantly. I find that clients who see a "bigger" preview on a second UI screen may get confused by what they should be looking at. In single monitor mode, the preview window is smaller, therefore the clients can focus on the external monitor, not what the UI is displaying.
3A. Okay, second most important. I feel that as a colourist, you should learn eventually to be focused on the external monitor, less on the UI screen. Now, I understand his is easier said than done, as I have Tangent controllers and an external scope. Yet, I really feel that the Color UI is good for coloring and less for image display and monitoring.
Hope this helps! Respectfully.
Michael Sandness - Colorist
www.splicehere.tv
Splice Here, Minneapolis MN
Re: Displays, dual or single for Color? by Stuart Ferreyra on Aug 23, 2007 at 1:48:35 pm
Michael has good points. I personally still like three monitors. :-) I even have them configured different than most. Where our broadcast is one the center, right in front of me with the Tangent panel and the computer monitors on the sides. I much rather looking straight to the monitor than keep turning my neck when grading.
For the color correction DVD training video, we decided to showcase equipment that most Color users could afford.
We understand that a Sony BVM monitor (what I use for color grading at our studio) may be out of reach for most Color users, but didn't want to show one that you could get at Best Buy either. Also, we decided not to show a hardware HD waveform either, again a $12,000 piece of gear is out of reach for many and most likely they'll rely on Color's scopes.
The Sony Luma, or the LCDs from JVC and Panasonic are not the best for color grading, but they become the best if your budget is less than $10,000 for a monitor.
In the DVD, we discuss peripheral equipment in detail according to your budget and how Pro you want your Color suite to be...
Re: Displays, dual or single for Color? by Margus on Aug 25, 2007 at 5:05:32 am
Hi.
If you see your stuff on external HD monitor then it really does not matter if you have 2 or 1 LCD on your computer?
Generally you connect your external monitor to capture card?
