Comments on: Do I need a studio monitor?

By: Roller

Roller — Wed, 16 May 2007 13:09:16 +0000

Is it possible to preview HD-Material on a SONY PVM-Monitor (by going through a firewire-to-Y/C(orYUV)-converter ?

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 11 May 2007 18:28:55 +0000

We have been using this monitor:

http://www.pricegrabber.com/p__BenQ_FP241W_Black_24_LCD_Monitor,__27671143

It makes an excellent field monitor and computer monitor, still need to install the Intensity card and see how good a ref monitor it is…

By: LBL

LBL — Thu, 10 May 2007 19:44:47 +0000

Hi, Will the Apple 24inch or 30inch be suitable for critical colour correction works? I want to upgrade by monitors and hoping to create more space in my setup. By that meaning using only the Apple monitors instead of the usual video monitor which I was intendin to buy..

Thanks

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 10 May 2007 18:04:03 +0000

Analog inputs on LCDs are generally not accurate. Digital inputs (DVI/HDMI) can be very accurate, depending on the monitor.

By: modifoo

modifoo — Thu, 10 May 2007 18:00:41 +0000

I’d be a bit careful with using a LCD as a mirror for camera output.

On our editing system we have 2 24″ LCDs and a studio monitor to preview output. Just for fun, I sent the video signal to the S-VHS and composite of the LCD and can say that it only looks awful. I would never do critical lighting/colour work on a non-studio-grade LCD.

By: phil

phil — Mon, 07 May 2007 14:09:09 +0000

monitors are the tao-zen for previewing your end product, not exactly as it will feature, but you will get a very near accurate representation of your work before you burn it… being new to mac and FCP, I didnt invest in a monitoring (video) system, but after all the dvd productions done so far - with little help from FCP internal preview or compressor, this is something not to exclude.

i am getting the matrox mxo - check out www.matrox.com // unit soon for everything output related, ab bit overprised id say, but well worth it….

By: question_everything

question_everything — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 07:44:43 +0000

i really need to get a monitor, whether it be a plain old televison monitor, or a studio monitor off ebay. The only issue is I don’t know how to connect my mac to the monitor i keep hearing about using a digital camera, but how do you connect the camera to both the mac as well as the t. Is it firewire from the mac to the camera and then a/v to the monitor? thanks

p.s. i totally agree about previewing fcp on a monitor, i had just cut an entire movie on fcp and then i burn it to a dvd and it looks like garbage on the television so i’m definitely not going to go by the trial and error method of burning a million dvds and hopefully get a monitor soon.