Saturday, April 21, 2012

[Avid-L2] Re: baselight vs symphony

 

Haven't spent any time on a SMac. Is it necessary to render on SMac to see a grade? Is this true for the newly redesigned smoke too?

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "trevatpc" <trevatpc@...> wrote:
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> I mean it's sub-optimal in the way that you have to render to see a grade play back in Smoke ;-)
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "trevatpc" <trevatpc@> wrote:
> >
> > Greetings David
> >
> > Not sure how much of an understatement really. It is below the best that this could be but it's a damn sight better than just having BCC available.
> >
> > I get plenty of material that is 'graded' in AfterFX. I'm sure those guys aren't doing it via SDI at all.
> >
> > Trevor
> >
> > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "David Yardley" <yardley.david@> wrote:
> > >
> > > "Sub-optimal" is a bit of an understatement.
> > > Did anyone see the plug-in displayed on a BOB output at NAB?
> > > When the ultimatte AVX plug-in stopped being shown on the main output it made things a lot more difficult.
> > >
> > > I suspect that the incredible deal now available on the Symphony crossgrade has something to do with Baselight AVX appearing on the horizon.
> > > Hopefully it will appear before the Symphony cross-grade runs out so that folks can make an informed choice.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "trevatpc" <trevatpc@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I agree it would be sub-optimal. But as I stated below, you can still apply a 'Look' with Baselight / MBLooks / AvidFX and then grade through through that on a broadcast monitor with the Avid CCR.
> > > >
> > > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "blafarm" <blafarm@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > If the output of the Baselight plugin is incapable of being displayed on an external monitor — then it is dead in the water — at least for me. Correcting broadcast content on a computer monitor with RGB pixel values is a non-starter. I hope it at least has that BCC capability.
> > > > >
> > > > > I also find it interesting that the Avid KB page for the plugin only lists MC and not Symphony — although it could obviously be just an oversight.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "trevatpc" <trevatpc@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Important question for the Eyeon Fusion AVX2 plug-in too.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > AvidFX and MB Looks don't do this whilst you are inside their interface, so I suspect it may be an AVX2 limitation?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > One approach with Looks is to set the 'look' in the interface using the computer monitor then grade through the 'look' on the external using the Avid CCR. Add edits and adjust Looks as needed, but a pretty fast way of getting reasonable results.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Trevor
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "blafarm" <blafarm@> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Does anyone know for sure that the video image being corrected is also viewable on an external Program Monitor (HD-SDI/HDMI) via Nitris DX, Mojo DX or 3rd Party interface. I assume it is (like BCC) -- but just looking for confirmation.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Glen Montgomery <montgomery.glen@> wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Looks like a video was just posted about Baselight on Avid
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipqfoGMMJ-0
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 7:13 PM, Dylan Reeve <dylan@> wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I agree with Terry, the secondary is nothing compared to the relational
> > > > > > > > > grading controls. It will depend on the work you do, but in my case that
> > > > > > > > > saves an astonishing amount of time over either Media Composer or Resolve
> > > > > > > > > (and presumably Baselight). I can do my base grade for a 23-minute episode
> > > > > > > > > in about half and hour (working on a multi-cam soap in controlled studio
> > > > > > > > > settings) - can't even get close to that without the relational tools.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > And BCC8 - well, I'm a big fan the BCC plugins so that's just a great
> > > > > > > > > bonus.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Dylan Reeve
> > > > > > > > > http://dylanreeve.com/
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 4:48 AM, Michael Kedor <mikedor@> wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > **
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I thought seriously about jumping on the Symphony upgrade when it was
> > > > > > > > > > announced.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > If I have no reason to use universal mastering, is the secondary color
> > > > > > > > > > correction worth upgrade over Baselight?
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Both are $995
> > > > > > > > > >
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> > > > >
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