Color calibration on external monitor at DVinfo.net

Mats Frendahl · August 25th, 2007, 09:35 AM

I tested to connect my Dell 24" via RGB component to the A1.
Worked fine.
Now comes the tricky part. How do I "tune" the monitor so exactly show what the A1 is transmitting and not something "tweeked" in the monitor?
I have a PAL A1 so "Bars" is the colour bars, but no "smaller fields" below that I have seen is used for setting blue-points (or whatever). Is there any way to let the A1 transmit a "pure calibration" image on which the monitor can be tuned?

David Chia · August 25th, 2007, 10:24 AM

go to this link. It tells you a set by step detail of how to do it.

http://www.videouniversity.com/tvbars2.htm

Mats Frendahl · August 25th, 2007, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Chia

go to this link. It tells you a set by step detail of how to do it.

http://www.videouniversity.com/tvbars2.htm

The problem is that the A1 does not output this bar screen.
Will the instrucitons still work?

Juni Zhao · August 25th, 2007, 10:54 AM

my NTSC A1 has this bar. But you can also get this color bar file and load into you computer, put it in you NLE timeline, connect to your A1 thru 1394, then this bar will show on your camera monitor or VF

Mats Frendahl · August 25th, 2007, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juni Zhao

my NTSC A1 has this bar. But you can also get this color bar file and load into you computer, put it in you NLE timeline, connect to your A1 thru 1394, then this bar will show on your camera monitor or VF

I think that the NTSC A1 and PAL have different colour bars.

Vegas can display all kinds of bars, so I guess I have to use that option, going via A1 to TV. Too bad that Canon did not include both bar screens.

Jose Ramada · August 26th, 2007, 05:28 PM

Hi Matts,

I also have a PAL A1. Please feed your monitor with the type2 color bars from your A1. You find that on the customize menu of your camera. Now you can tune your monitor but for that please read this article first at http://www.videouniversity.com/tvbars2.htm

Regards

Mats Frendahl · August 27th, 2007, 07:36 AM

Thanks Jose,

Will try it. I have found some video-lectures on the Net too. None were any good. It does take some effort to make good video-tutorial. The ones I looked at spent most time talking about non-valid information and then, when time ran out, tried to squeeze it all down in the time remaining. (And some persons simply do not go well on video...). A paper, as the link you gave, is always (well, in most situations) better.

August 25th, 2007, 09:35 AM	#1
Mats Frendahl Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 126	Color calibration on external monitor I tested to connect my Dell 24" via RGB component to the A1. Worked fine. Now comes the tricky part. How do I "tune" the monitor so exactly show what the A1 is transmitting and not something "tweeked" in the monitor? I have a PAL A1 so "Bars" is the colour bars, but no "smaller fields" below that I have seen is used for setting blue-points (or whatever). Is there any way to let the A1 transmit a "pure calibration" image on which the monitor can be tuned?

August 25th, 2007, 10:24 AM	#2
David Chia Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 427	go to this link. It tells you a set by step detail of how to do it. http://www.videouniversity.com/tvbars2.htm

August 25th, 2007, 10:54 AM	#4
Juni Zhao Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: North Andover, Ma Posts: 102	my NTSC A1 has this bar. But you can also get this color bar file and load into you computer, put it in you NLE timeline, connect to your A1 thru 1394, then this bar will show on your camera monitor or VF

August 26th, 2007, 05:28 PM	#6
Jose Ramada New Boot Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Valadares - Portugal Posts: 24	Hi Matts, I also have a PAL A1. Please feed your monitor with the type2 color bars from your A1. You find that on the customize menu of your camera. Now you can tune your monitor but for that please read this article first at http://www.videouniversity.com/tvbars2.htm Regards

August 27th, 2007, 07:36 AM	#7
Mats Frendahl Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 126	Thanks Jose, Will try it. I have found some video-lectures on the Net too. None were any good. It does take some effort to make good video-tutorial. The ones I looked at spent most time talking about non-valid information and then, when time ran out, tried to squeeze it all down in the time remaining. (And some persons simply do not go well on video...). A paper, as the link you gave, is always (well, in most situations) better.