calibrating the ex1

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Gogu

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I'm talking about matching my camera to my computer monitor. There are some pretty big differences when I download my material on my pc. And the most annoying thing is that there are differences between video players also.
Which one should I trust and what's the best way to match the 2 ?

PS. I can't make the camera's LCD show a BW image. If I turn down saturation to -99 it still has color. Only the EVF can show a BW image. Is this normal ?

Thanks
 
I'm not expert, but I think Adobe OnLocation (formally DV Rack) is a good solution for reliable computer monitoring.
 
Don't trust your camera's EVF or LCD display to give you completely accurate colour rendition, brightness and contrast info

Either using a calibrated production monitor or a software solution like OnLocation or scopebox will show you exactly how your final footage looks as it is being recorded.

:)
 
what about the LCD not showing BW images ? Is that right.
OK but what about trusting the computer monitor. What if the image shows to dark but the camera recorded it properly ?
 
Asking if you can trust a computer monitor is too vague a question. What software is being used to display it? What platform? There's a bunch off things that come into play (YUV color versus RGB color, differences in gamma between Apple and Windows platforms, etc...) I don't have a lot of experience with HD monitoring on a computer, but recently I've read that OnLocation has made it work.

Personally, we're playing safe and purchased a JVC DT-V24L3DU for critical monitoring, but there are cheaper (and more expensive!) solutions. The original Matrox MXO and an Apple Cinema display comes to mind for example.

But I know of people who just use the Canvas in Final Cut Pro for setting levels, tweeking color, etc.... Not saying that I agree with it though.
 
Well I have a Windows platform and i usually edit in Premiere. My monitor ( Samsung 214T) is color calibrated. The problem is that after I color corret in premiere and export opening the exported video with another player doesn't render the same images that I'm seeing in the Premiere preview window.
 
I'm having the same issues as you are, Gogu. My video looks great on a television set but on my calibrated (for photo work, sRGB) monitor my video looks washed out.

Everyone else seems to be getting nice and crisp video (as evidenced from stills and uploaded HD videos) but my stuff looks a bit washed out. Too much contrast/muddy blacks/desaturated colors.
 
First of all, hardware monitor calibrations, like EyeOne, Spyder, etc, calibrate monitors for inkjet printing colors and do NOT match TV set color. The best one can do to set up their computer monitor is to calibrate it with an NTSC colorbar pattern. Setting luma values is fairly straightforward, setting chroma is probably pretty difficult.

One of the biggest problems is that, even tho' there are standards, most all TV manufacturers and DVD setop player manufacturers either ignore or don't understand the standards. Added to the confusion is the fact that computer monitors show a different color depth than TV monitors. DVD players apply no standards other than their own, guaranteeing that what you get is NOT what you see on your computer monitor. The fact remains that home TV sets are no more calibrated than the eye of the owner, who usually opts for overly saturated colors.

As if all this isn't confusing enough, HDTV color mapping is different from NTSC color mapping. Then, there is the issue of setup or pedestal.

Best of luck trying to sort this all out.
 
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