Color with MXO and Dual Head 2 Go
by Helge Løken
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Feb 2, 2008 at 5:53:28 pm
I'm looking into building a system for Color and debating if I should go the Matrox MXO route in order to save some money. I have a two questions.
1. How would Color work with using the Matrox Dual Head 2 Go and spreading the interface onto two 23" Cinema Displays? Would 1 30" be the better option?
2. What is the best LCD to monitor on? I've heard good things about the NEC MultiSync LCD2690WUXi-BK
Re: Color with MXO and Dual Head 2 Go by walter biscardi on Feb 2, 2008 at 9:55:11 pm
[Helge Løken]"1. How would Color work with using the Matrox Dual Head 2 Go and spreading the interface onto two 23" Cinema Displays? Would 1 30" be the better option?"
Do a search on this forum for Matrox and MXO. This has been discussed several times.
[Helge Løken]"2. What is the best LCD to monitor on? I've heard good things about the NEC MultiSync LCD2690WUXi-BK"
In my opinion the most accurate LCD monitor under $20 - $30,000 is the TV Logic 24" LCD display. Approx. $8,000 U.S.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.
Re: Color with MXO and Dual Head 2 Go by charles Lim on Feb 12, 2008 at 9:07:39 am
i have been doing some research on MXO, the monitor to get is ACD. MXO is designed to calibrate it, so anything else will just cause you headache. apple cinema display.
All sounds good, however one detail bugs me. It seems that MXO can processes video 8bit and will spit out images in that color space. So if you are working on anything more than 8bit, ie 10bit. You will not be able to see it in 10bit. Which is pretty critical in color grading.
