I'm a relative newbie video editor looking to expand my editing setup. I've read that I should be running a reference monitor other than my computer monitors. Is this only necessary for SD video? I deal exclusively with HD (or upconverted HD). Would that look the same on a reference monitor as on my cpu display?
If I DO need a ref monitor, what do you recommend? This might be a dumb question, but do I need an additional card to get from the computer to the monitor? Is there anything else I would need for this setup?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Everyone editing content for broadcast needs to know what they are sending out so properly calibrated monitors, waveform monitors, and vectorscopes are required. I use Sony montors and tektronix scopes. If you are just uploading for the web, you can fly by youreye as legal colors/levels are not a requirement at all.
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Depending on your software, you might not need to invest in a waveform monitor or vector scope. Since FCP5, FCP analyzes every pixel of every line, and Color certainly has an accurate set of scopes as well...according to what I've read.
But Grinning is correct about needed a reference monitor if doing anything for broadcast.
And you will need some kind of an I/O card. AJA, Blackmagic Design, and Matrox are good brands. Don't get a GPU that has an HDMI output. That's not the same.
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"How would you rate this monitor?"
Good.
You'll needa
very fast computer.
A faster computer has nothing to do with your reference monitor. You need an I/O card. Common brands are AJA, Blackmagic Design, and Matrox
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