Budget of $650-$700 - External Preview

Thanks for the info guys.

Quick question for David.

Since the Toshiba doesn't do the "blue scan" what type of blue gel should I look for to simulate it while calibrating?

Your standard, everyday theatre lighting blue gel?

Or perhaps CTB 1/4, 1/2 or stronger?

Just wondering.

Thanks.

sincerely,


ian
 
When I looked at the Test Patterns found in the Media Generators, the Vegas scopes read the white levels at 93% and the blacks at -16. That's way off so I don't know if it's in my preferences somewhere but if I set an external monitor up to that would I not be screwing up the picture? Is there something that I need to do differently with DV?
 
so, to recap, if only for my own good:

accurate color correcting in the vegas workflow requires firewire output through an hdv camera, then component out to a component monitor, or if you are loaded, from an external deck signal like blackmagics doohicky. In my vegas preview settings, i see the firewire option, but for some reason it forces me to choose NTSC or PAL DV settings. I don't see an hdv option...
a couple questions...

Does this mean that one could use a del 2405 (1920x1080) as a color corrected hd monitor using an HVR-Z1U as a bridge? if so how does this work? is it possible to do a direct output through a high end graphics card that outputs a component signal? ie a radeon x1800 card with hdtv out? (http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=852&pageID=1855)

once i get an hdv signal to te monitor how do i accurately calibrate it? do i just get to work on the color bars as always?

thanks, you vegas pitbull you.
 
You'll have to consult the HDV mavericks for the ins and outs of previewing HDV; I don't work with it.

I do know that Vegas previews DV only through firewire.
 
You cannot preview HDV through an HDV camera. It doesn't work that way. It's not like DV.

With HDV, what you're saying could work, but you'd have to render a file to the HDV codec and then "print to tape" to get the camera to see it. HDV cannot be used for scrubbing/preview.
 
David, Since you asked me (How are your scopes set?) I went and looked and noticed the little settings button off to the side of where you choose the view (waveform/vector). It gives you the option of 7.5 IRE setup. For some reason though I thought I remember hearing that w/ digital scopes, you want your blacks to be at zero. I'm new to Vegas and I'll ask the engineer at work who first introduced me to Vegas what the deal is-but I know that when I set my levels on my last project, I had to play a lot with it because when I got it on a TV it was blown out.
 
David Jimerson said:
A commonly-used preview "monitor" would be the Toshiba 14" flatscreen CRT TV. Brilliant picture, great color, and it has a 16:9 display mode. It runs about $150.

Now, it's a TV, and it doesn't give you the bells and whistles of a true production monitor. But it's a good low-cost alternative.
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Yeah, those are GREAT! I have FIVE of them! I think they're like 450-line monitors or something pretty decent for a consumer product.
 
Yeah, we tested them, and they had pretty dang good resolution -- though I can't remember offhand how exactly it came out. 450-460 seems right.
 
I have the toshiba also and using the ADC100. Firewire from computer to the 100 and s video to the monitor. The video seems to studder when playing back from the timeline. Image off computer monitor looks fine. Anyone know why the 13" monitor would do this?
JohnT
 
It could be your system resources can't manage the 1394 stream and external at the same time. Are you previewing at Preview/Full? Or other setting in your preview window?
 
I went through all preview modes. This is a 60I timeline. I really have noticed it more often on a 24p timeline than the 60I. My computer is a 2.8 dual core processor with a gig of ram. ??
 
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