2nd monitor as Source.

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dcrin3

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Hello,

I have a question about premiere cs3. I am wondering, how can I get my second monitor to become my source while I color correct and such? I tried getting into custom settings->playback settings->2nd monitor, yet when I preview nothing ever happens.

I would very much like to see on my 2nd monitor what the video actually will look like on dvd on a TV set. What ideas have most of you implemented to address this issue particularly dvx'ers with 2monitors?

thanks for reading.
 
The only way to really see what your source is going to look like on a tv is to output your source to a TV. I use CS3 with dual monitors and then for my source monitor I use a 42" Pioneer plasma hooked up via HDMI out of a Blackmagic Intensity card.
 
thanks for the reply. Not bad for that card. Now I probably need to adjust my Dell 22" monitor to work like a tv. eeeek!
 
dcrin3 said:
Hello,

I have a question about premiere cs3. I am wondering, how can I get my second monitor to become my source while I color correct and such? I tried getting into custom settings->playback settings->2nd monitor, yet when I preview nothing ever happens.

I would very much like to see on my 2nd monitor what the video actually will look like on dvd on a TV set. What ideas have most of you implemented to address this issue particularly dvx'ers with 2monitors?

thanks for reading.
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Best thing for you in this case would be to preview out through firewire to your camera, and then from your camera to a TV (or better, a professional NTSC monitor).
 
zeroblank said:
In the sequence settings you can set your play back to one of your monitors.
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I did exactly that but premiere will not fire that preview on my second monitor. It worked before while I was editing hd footage, but now I am doing dv. Does that affect it at all?
 
David Jimerson said:
Best thing for you in this case would be to preview out through firewire to your camera, and then from your camera to a TV (or better, a professional NTSC monitor).
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yikes! I got an intensity card... its on the way here or should arrive tomorrow. Now, will my dell 22 be sufficient to handle source work... what I mean is, will it be able to show good colors for tv?

thank you all.
 
The problem is that if you want to judge how something is going to look on a standard TV, you need to be viewing it on a standard TV (or, as I said, better, a true NTSC production monitor). Computer monitors and HDTVs are capable of displaying much higher resolutions and much more color depth, so you won't be getting a true representation. What looks good on them may not look good on a standard TV. You need to see it on an NTSC screen. (Or PAL if that's where you are.)
 
I got a vizio 32" lcd here not 6feet away, I can hdmi to it and see how it looks. I think that will suffice for now right?
 
What would you suggest as 'best' presentation of what is on the timeline? I'm not rich by the way... :)
 
The best presentation that you can get for DVD delivery delivery is to preview out by firewire, through your camera, to a calibrated NTSC (or PAL, if that's where live) monitor. Barring that, a good standard TV calibrated using color bars will do, but it won't be as reliable.
 
hey that is not at all bad. I should be well set with a 32" lcd? I have it calibrated since day one.
 
The color response and resolution will not the same. You will not see all the potential problems which may appear on a regular TV, and the color may be quite different from what you were expecting.
 
David Jimerson said:
The color response and resolution will not the same. You will not see all the potential problems which may appear on a regular TV, and the color may be quite different from what you were expecting.



The best presentation that you can get for DVD delivery delivery is to preview out by firewire, through your camera, to a calibrated NTSC (or PAL, if that's where live) monitor. Barring that, a good standard TV calibrated using color bars will do, but it won't be as reliable.
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Color correction will be just about dead on. Since the resolution is only 720 X480 the motion graphics might jitter a tad bit but no more than on a VGA monitor/computer monitor.


David Jimerson,

You advised the person earlier to loop through his camera. Most DV cameras do not even have component. DV converters do. Mine is one of them. It is better than using a DV Camera. They are infact the same thing more or less except DV converters have more I/O options.
 
I advised him to use his camera because that's what he has on hand; he'd have to buy a DV converter. Money being no object, I agree with you.

In my experience, trying to use an LCD HDTV to monitor/color-correct for NTSC is taking your life into your own hands -- it may work for you, but it may not . . . especially, also, when it comes to things like action safe, title safe, flicker on fine detail, etc.. When you pop the DVD in and play it on a standard TV, you may be in for some unpleasant surprises. Why wait until then to see them?

I mean, you can do what you want, but if it's critical work, I wouldn't trust it.
 
David Jimerson said:
I advised him to use his camera because that's what he has on hand; he'd have to buy a DV converter. Money being no object, I agree with you.

In my experience, trying to use an LCD HDTV to monitor/color-correct for NTSC is taking your life into your own hands -- it may work for you, but it may not . . . especially, also, when it comes to things like action safe, title safe, flicker on fine detail, etc.. When you pop the DVD in and play it on a standard TV, you may be in for some unpleasant surprises. Why wait until then to see them?

I mean, you can do what you want, but if it's critical work, I wouldn't trust it.
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I thought your other response was to me. I guess it was not because my DV converter is not for an LCD monitor of any kind. It could work but what would be the point. You might as well use the graphics card HDMI out put and connect to a Plasma Pro or HD LCD. I use to use the graphics card to monitor my CC on the SD NTSC monitor but your right, the CC can get off set not to mention you only have one VGA monitor and the NTSC. With the converter I get two VGA monitors and an NTSC monitor with great CC.
 
The camera lcd lately has not wanted to work. For some reason, I hit space bar on premiere and the cam lcd never shows anything via firewire. I have the canon xha1, does it need to be in a specific mode other than vcr/play?
 
dcrin3 said:
The camera lcd lately has not wanted to work. For some reason, I hit space bar on premiere and the cam lcd never shows anything via firewire. I have the canon xha1, does it need to be in a specific mode other than vcr/play?
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Some DV cameras do not let you loop through. Are you trying to view it on the cameras LCD or do you have AV cables connected to an NTSC monitor?
 
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