What Monitor are you using for Colour referencing? at DVinfo.net

Graham Bernard · November 30th, 2011, 12:11 AM

Having now slithered into HD, and 422 colour space from my CanonXF, I'm wishing to attach a monitor that will be as honest with colour fidelity and detail as my now aged JVC 15" still remains.

Budget? £300 < Monitor < £500 . . . . but I'm open to suggestions.

TIA

Grazie

Leslie Wand · November 30th, 2011, 03:36 AM

i reckon any 'good' ips panel* and a spyder.

keep your crt hand though for checking dvd's - nothing like NOT seeing interlace problems....

*i use a couple of viewsonic panels and an lg.

Graham Bernard · November 30th, 2011, 04:38 AM

Thanks Leslie. Much appreciated.

Grazie

Gerald Webb · November 30th, 2011, 01:50 PM

I just un-boxed this one yesterday afternoon,
Dell UltraSharp U2711 27 inch Monitor with PremierColour Details | Dell Australia
I have to say, it is magnificent.
It comes with a factory tuned color report. Does that mean if I set it to sRGB, it should be true? Or would a Spyder still be necessary?
The extra screen space is huge, at 2560 x 1440 Vegas now has so much more available room, I could go back to editing on one monitor with this baby.
Ill prob still run out of the Blackmagic card and into a standard LCD TV for CC. It seems to show me exactly what I see after I burn a disc and watch on the plasma.
Nothing like an early Christmas :)

David Jimerson · November 30th, 2011, 03:29 PM

You should be color correcting on the kind of screen which you intend the video to be seen. If it's never going to be seen on anything but a computer monitor, then a well-calibrated computer monitor is fine. But if you're going to view it on some sort of TV, you should be previewing to a device of that type.

Graham Bernard · November 30th, 2011, 04:16 PM

David what are you using?

G

Magnus Helander · November 30th, 2011, 05:27 PM

This week I unboxed a 24" Eizo CG243W after reading a lot of positive comments on this forum.
Extraordinary colours and presets for sRGB as well as ITU Rec 709

Loading the sRGB testchart from HD Testchart - it's great to add this a few frames in the beginning or end of draft/review renders to make sure codec, Vegas and the media player understand each other.

/m

November 30th, 2011, 12:11 AM	#1
Graham Bernard Old Boot Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London UK Posts: 3,633	What Monitor are you using for Colour referencing? Having now slithered into HD, and 422 colour space from my CanonXF, I'm wishing to attach a monitor that will be as honest with colour fidelity and detail as my now aged JVC 15" still remains. Budget? £300 < Monitor < £500 . . . . but I'm open to suggestions. TIA Grazie

November 30th, 2011, 03:36 AM	#2
Leslie Wand Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: upper hunter, australia Posts: 1,410	Re: What Monitor are you using for Colour referencing? i reckon any 'good' ips panel* and a spyder. keep your crt hand though for checking dvd's - nothing like NOT seeing interlace problems.... *i use a couple of viewsonic panels and an lg. __________________ www.lesliewand.com.au

November 30th, 2011, 04:38 AM	#3
Graham Bernard Old Boot Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London UK Posts: 3,633	Re: What Monitor are you using for Colour referencing? Thanks Leslie. Much appreciated. Grazie

November 30th, 2011, 01:50 PM	#4
Gerald Webb Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central Coast Australia Posts: 1,046	Re: What Monitor are you using for Colour referencing? I just un-boxed this one yesterday afternoon, Dell UltraSharp U2711 27 inch Monitor with PremierColour Details \| Dell Australia I have to say, it is magnificent. It comes with a factory tuned color report. Does that mean if I set it to sRGB, it should be true? Or would a Spyder still be necessary? The extra screen space is huge, at 2560 x 1440 Vegas now has so much more available room, I could go back to editing on one monitor with this baby. Ill prob still run out of the Blackmagic card and into a standard LCD TV for CC. It seems to show me exactly what I see after I burn a disc and watch on the plasma. Nothing like an early Christmas :) __________________ http://vimeo.com/livewebvideo

November 30th, 2011, 03:29 PM	#5
David Jimerson Jubal 28 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 872	Re: What Monitor are you using for Colour referencing? You should be color correcting on the kind of screen which you intend the video to be seen. If it's never going to be seen on anything but a computer monitor, then a well-calibrated computer monitor is fine. But if you're going to view it on some sort of TV, you should be previewing to a device of that type. __________________ www.wrightsvillebeachstudios.com

November 30th, 2011, 04:16 PM	#6
Graham Bernard Old Boot Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London UK Posts: 3,633	Re: What Monitor are you using for Colour referencing? David what are you using? G

November 30th, 2011, 05:27 PM	#7
Magnus Helander Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 221	Re: What Monitor are you using for Colour referencing? This week I unboxed a 24" Eizo CG243W after reading a lot of positive comments on this forum. Extraordinary colours and presets for sRGB as well as ITU Rec 709 Loading the sRGB testchart from HD Testchart - it's great to add this a few frames in the beginning or end of draft/review renders to make sure codec, Vegas and the media player understand each other. /m __________________ Magnus Helander, Crossmediageek on G+