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August 16th, 2005, 09:54 AM | #1 |
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connecting a monitor for color correction
i just received a nine inch sony monitor and i have no idea how to connect it. basically I got two cables don't know what to do with it... on the top of it i have to get the project done by tomorow evening!
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August 16th, 2005, 10:08 AM | #2 |
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There's three places you have to look at.
Final Cut- set the canvas and viewer to fit to window or smaller. make sure they aren't over 100% zoom. make sure final cut is sending video out to firewire... it's in the preferences somewhere. 2- Your deck/camera- needs to be able to convert DV-->A/V out. Nearly all equipment does this. It needs to be set to convert DV-->A/V out, not the other way around. This is a menu setting while the equipment is in VCR mode. 3- Attach the yellow RCA jack from your camcorder's A/V cable to the back of the monitor. You may need a RCA-BNC adapter for most broadcast monitors. Or use S-video (may be called Y/C on the monitor). |
August 16th, 2005, 10:13 AM | #3 |
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thanx glen. two other question. i got two connections on the monitor: "IN A" and "IN B", on which one do i connect the yellow cable? and secondly what about the red cable isn't the one i'm supposed to get the sound back with?
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August 16th, 2005, 04:03 PM | #4 |
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ok i just connected the deck vie the s-video cable. i got the display on the monitor but i don't have fcp display neither on the cam nor on the monitor.
unfortunately since i got my boss's sh...y samsung camcorder i don't have the dv to a/v mode so i guess it's just screwed... |
August 16th, 2005, 04:18 PM | #5 |
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What version of FCP are you running, if you're running ver 5 you need to go to the view menu and set external video to all frames
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August 16th, 2005, 04:32 PM | #6 |
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i'm running with verson 3
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August 16th, 2005, 04:48 PM | #7 |
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by the way i was told that decks such as camcorders were not totally reliable and therefore calibrating with FCP is necessary. how do i calibrate with FCP?
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August 17th, 2005, 03:04 PM | #8 |
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i finally got a right deck but the calibrating part is giving a real hard time. i followed the insctuctions from the FCP manual but it doesn't add up, any trick for that?
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August 17th, 2005, 03:18 PM | #9 |
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August 17th, 2005, 03:54 PM | #10 |
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it looked damn interesting unfortunately i'm running PAL...
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August 17th, 2005, 04:00 PM | #11 |
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Hmm, is it different? FCP should be able to give you PAL color bars (under effects > video generators) and I always assumed the procedure to calibrate would be the same. I also found this which implies as much, but honestly I just don't know...
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/archive/index.php/t-544.html Let's see if I can get Rob's attention to this thread, since that ancient one was initiated by him... |
August 17th, 2005, 04:32 PM | #12 |
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i'm not positive but i think they're different
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