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Jonathan Poritsky · February 12th, 2007, 09:46 AM

Alright folks, I'm on a mission to become more than a tourist around here, so here goes.

I'm sorta just getting into final cut color correction. I was curious about using an external waveform monitor. Thay are quite pricey (for HDSDI), but still fall within my budget. The main question is is there a difference between an LCD monitor and a CRT monitor. It's just a measurment tool right? Are CRTs more accurate, as they are with preview (for now)? Just point me in the right direction friends. Thanks a ton.

Andy Mees · February 12th, 2007, 11:52 AM

like everything, you get what you pay for ... a good quality LCD waveform monitor will be more than adequate

Jonathan Poritsky · February 12th, 2007, 12:15 PM

Thanks Andy. But anywhere to look into more info on LCD vs. CRT waveforms? To give you more info, I'm working on pre-digitized BetaSP footage which will eventually be dumped to DigiBeta out of house. The footage will be broadcast, so I want to be safe. As I understand it, the scopes in FCP are based on a digital scale, which makes them perfect for measurment, but they do not take into account 7.5 IRE black. Will either an LCD or CRT external waveform give me more accurate broadcast safe colors?

Thanks a ton folks.

February 12th, 2007, 09:46 AM	#1
Jonathan Poritsky Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New York, NY Posts: 51	External Waveform Monitor Alright folks, I'm on a mission to become more than a tourist around here, so here goes. I'm sorta just getting into final cut color correction. I was curious about using an external waveform monitor. Thay are quite pricey (for HDSDI), but still fall within my budget. The main question is is there a difference between an LCD monitor and a CRT monitor. It's just a measurment tool right? Are CRTs more accurate, as they are with preview (for now)? Just point me in the right direction friends. Thanks a ton.

February 12th, 2007, 11:52 AM	#2
Andy Mees Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 645	like everything, you get what you pay for ... a good quality LCD waveform monitor will be more than adequate

February 12th, 2007, 12:15 PM	#3
Jonathan Poritsky Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New York, NY Posts: 51	Thanks Andy. But anywhere to look into more info on LCD vs. CRT waveforms? To give you more info, I'm working on pre-digitized BetaSP footage which will eventually be dumped to DigiBeta out of house. The footage will be broadcast, so I want to be safe. As I understand it, the scopes in FCP are based on a digital scale, which makes them perfect for measurment, but they do not take into account 7.5 IRE black. Will either an LCD or CRT external waveform give me more accurate broadcast safe colors? Thanks a ton folks.