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How to calibrate an NTSC monitor + New Pro Features!

Mar 17, 2009 at 10:40 am in broadcast by Josh Mellicker · Leave a Comment »

Calibrating a Broadcast Monitor from Guy Cochran on Vimeo.

Read these simple steps for calibrating an NTSC monitor in the instruction manual of the Marshall monitor.

1. Allow the monitor to warm up for at least 5-10 minutes.
2. Display SMPTE split-field color bars on the monitor using an external source.
3. Enable Monochrome mode.
4. Locate the pluge pattern (super black, black, and gray bars) at the lower-right corner of the screen. Adjust the Brightness knob until there  [read more →]

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DV Kitchen gets another awesome review! This one from Allan Tepper.

Mar 15, 2009 at 9:06 pm in web video by · 1 Comment »

“DVKitchen is unique in helping you to determine your ideal settings… very quickly…”

“No other program on the planet has all of these time-saving features ”

“As you play with any of the five sliders, the recommended bitrate budget number updates dynamically! I don’t know any other software tool, at any price, that offers this. ”

“DVKitchen’s TimeFreezer is a tool which very simply and easily helps you to select and then export a still frame from a video clip, in JPG, PICT,  [read more →]