How good is DIGITAL CINEMA DESKTOP?
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Shane Ross
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It won't hold up at all. DCP is reference only. Low res playback compared to the signal a capture card gets you. Color accuracy, sharpness, noise...way off.
A great inexpensive solution is the Matrox MXO and an Apple 23" cinema display. True HD broadcast colors for under $2000.
A great inexpensive solution is the Matrox MXO and an Apple 23" cinema display. True HD broadcast colors for under $2000.
Shane Ross
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First off, here is my review:
http://lfhd.blogspot.com/2007/03/matrox-mxo-part-2.html
I thought the of the mxo mostly as a way of outputing HD to tape from a laptop...?
That and a way of professional monitoring. And you aren't limited to using it on a laptop. It works with any mac with a DVI port...which I think is every mac made today. It is just pushed heavily for laptops and iMacs for they have no other output options aside from DV and HDV. With this device, you can output to pretty much any format of video.
So, can reliable monitoring only be achieved with extra hardware?
Correct. With DV, you need a deck or camera to route the signal thru to a monitor. With DVCPRO HD, you need a DVCPRO HD deck, or HD capture card. HDV...well, an HD card is the ONLY way you are going to monitor it properly. And other high end format...all require a card.
Or, how "way of" is the DCP compared to eg the MXO?
The quality of the image is artifacted...pretty heavily. And the Gamma...overall range of image...is higher with DCP. It is meant only to look at your footage in a window larger than that of your canvas when you play back.
http://lfhd.blogspot.com/2007/03/matrox-mxo-part-2.html
I thought the of the mxo mostly as a way of outputing HD to tape from a laptop...?
That and a way of professional monitoring. And you aren't limited to using it on a laptop. It works with any mac with a DVI port...which I think is every mac made today. It is just pushed heavily for laptops and iMacs for they have no other output options aside from DV and HDV. With this device, you can output to pretty much any format of video.
So, can reliable monitoring only be achieved with extra hardware?
Correct. With DV, you need a deck or camera to route the signal thru to a monitor. With DVCPRO HD, you need a DVCPRO HD deck, or HD capture card. HDV...well, an HD card is the ONLY way you are going to monitor it properly. And other high end format...all require a card.
Or, how "way of" is the DCP compared to eg the MXO?
The quality of the image is artifacted...pretty heavily. And the Gamma...overall range of image...is higher with DCP. It is meant only to look at your footage in a window larger than that of your canvas when you play back.