Re: [Avid-L2] Re: HD Video monitor

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On Jun 5, 2010, at 8:11 AM, Tod Hopkins <hoplist@hillmanncarr.com>
wrote:

> On the monitor I'm currently working with (NEC), there is no direct
> setting for 1:1. You must disable "zoom" and "overscan," two settings
> in completely different places. It's helpful to have a full frame
> test signal so you know when you've done it though you will notice the
> resolution jump!
>
> I've been thinking of creating a cheat sheet for all the stupid
> settings I need to find and change with modern monitors to get an
> unsullied video image. Am I missing any off the top of my head?
> Color temp 6500
> gamma 2.2
> disable all special picture modes ("cinema" and all that crap) or
> figure out which one is "normal"
> disable all "zoom" and stretch settings
> find and disable automated adjustments (pretty much anything with
> the word "dynamic" in it)
> disable processing like "noise reduction"
> turn down sharpness (most monitors seem to need the sharpness
> somewhere around 25% or they actually soften the image).
>
> Am I missing anything? This only removes the most egregious
> problems. You then need to adjust (it will now look like crap!). I
> use the Belle Nuit test pattern (http://www.belle-nuit.com/testchart.html
> ), SMPTE bars, and full screen gray ramp. If you don't have HD scopes
> (and who does these days), I match to an SD broadcast monitor by eye.
> As people are now practically giving away beautiful Sony SMPTE CRTs,
> there is no excuse not to have one for color reference.
>
> Finally, my deepest gratitude to Matthias Bürcher for the test patte
> rn
> mentioned above. It is the single most useful test pattern I have ever
> found!
>
> Cheers,
> tod
>
>
> On Jun 5, 2010, at 2:42 AM, Terence Curren wrote:
>
>> Simple explanation:
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overscan
>>
>> It should be dead, but TV manufacturers still do it so you never
>> have to see any slop on the edges.
>>
>> Some of us actually pride ourselves in not having anything there to
>> show up, but many who don't know any different leave a lot of crap
>> that is not part of the actual picture there.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Tod Hopkins
> Hillmann & Carr Inc.
> todhopkins@hillmanncarr.com
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