post #3,571
23 June 2008, 23:45 UTC#3,571
QUOTE(vode @ Jun 24 2008, 02:30 AM) [snapback]496038[/snapback]
Hahah, the similarity is unbelievable, I hope I have some pictures of my old tv somewhere. Black Sony block with lots of random buttons and connections on front panel, hahah.
But seriously, whats the benefits of that?
Theres 3 different types of grades for monitors, and this is a grade one monitor which gives the best picture quality for precise colour correction. You have to use grade 1 monitors to monitor colour/luminance etc fro broadcast.
Obviously it isnt a HD monitor but to get one of those the cheapest is about £16000. (crt montiros arent cheap)
Also this monitor has SDI input. Again the best (NON HD) way of outputting a signal to any crt monitor. SO I have to buy a card for my comp with a SDI output, as at the moment Im using component from a dvcam tape deck. And whenever I am editing HD material the card will downgrade the HDI signal to SDI.
Basically this monitor is the balls. You can adjust everything about it, so it can be professionally grey-scaled and calibrated. And obviously you can adjust chroma, brightness, contrast, aperture etc.
Grading is one of the highest paid jobs because it's so difficult and precise. Professional colorists will adjust their monitor (sometimes by eye their that good) just to adapt to the colour of the walls in the room and type of bulb is in the light socket their editing in.
The perfect conditions are meant to be white/grey walls and a tungsten lighting.
Obviously I need a good monitor for editing jobs and my film etc.
Anyway, that's my 'teach HGF about colour grading monitors rant over' hope someone enjoyed it or learnt from it cos it took effort to write, and I had to learn all this crap through making mistakes and painstakingly crawling through the internet and speaking to people!
Anyway now I want to see a pic of your tv!
