This IS the Avid L2: [Avid-L2] Re: Stuff I wish they'd fix

Thursday, July 25, 2013

[Avid-L2] Re: Stuff I wish they'd fix

"It's a sad indicator of where our industry is going that we are having a
conversation about the advantages of adding technical monitoring. I've never
built a suite without scopes and I won't be starting any time soon."

Sad indeed. As I watch a crippled Resolve bay work with only the built in monitor waveform on the panny program monitor and color correct for a cable network show. Does it work? yes. Is it right? no. In my opinion I would require the company to rent me an outboard scope so I can have a more reasonable confidence that things are okay. I feel it falls on the operators to stand by their standards and tell the production companies that having a scope is a bare minimum especially in a Resolve color correction suite. Unfortunately there a many misinformed "operators" out there that don't know any better. Sad but true.

Curious how useful you find the Ultrascope error logging. I've used it but found their presets lit up like a Xmas tree on shows that were properly safe color limited. I found it necessary to detune the preset in order to not be hit with a deluge of unnecessary errors logged. The truth be told I've found the same true with most every error logging scope but setting the Tektronix to default which is now factory set a 1% area instead of their original 0% area works the best for me. But then I'm a scope snob and proud of it. I used the vector scope waveform combo and the Tek 1750 multi display and they were great when all I had were 4 TBC knobs but now with the extra controls I'm afforded I take advantage of the Tek Diamond display and YRGB and expanded vector scopes. It speeds me up have them all up in a Quad display on a big enough monitor so they are roughly the same size as the older CRT display scopes. Time is money and my scope has easily paid for itself and it affords me the option of bringing it along when facilities don't have a scope I like. That's just me your friendly neighborhood Scope Snob. And I have an aja Gen 10 SPG at $400.00 bucks it's worth it for the rare times I need one.

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Mikeparsons.tv" <mikeparsons.tv@...> wrote:
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> I love all this scope snobbery :)
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> We lived our whole lives with a 5 inch CRT waveform and vector and if we were very lucky a parade display.
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> Now for 600 bucks we can have all that and histogram, audio and error checking with gamut indications.
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> What customizable options do people want? It's been a long time since I had any need to look at line 21 or zoom in to time in a vtr. Hell barely anyone I knows has an spg anymore.
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> I know very high end facilities with scannity and baselight grading by ultrascope, they are more than accurate enough for daily use.
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> As a disclaimer to the guy who dissed them while admitting he is paid to push other manufacturers I have vfx supervised a feature for bmds now closed facility house and worked with Grant and Peter in 1991-2 but no one pays me to say nice things about anyone's scopes. I just like the ultrascope as a good enough solution that delivers a lot of value.
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> I like the brash boldness of the display I like the error logging, I wish they added a clock to the top right so I had a time indication in the same place and I wish I could throw my company logo on rather than theirs... Hmmm ResEdit? I might look at that! But seriously its not an omni tech or a too range engineering textrivix scope but neither were ev, hamlet, etc etc and I've had to use those many times over the years.
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> It's a sad indicator of where our industry is going that we are having a conversation about the advantages of adding technical monitoring. I've never built a suite without scopes and I won't be starting any time soon.
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> Mike
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> On 25 Jul, 2013, at 1:36 AM, "Bart" <bart@...> wrote:
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> > Did anyone checked out Scopebox from http://www.divergentmedia.com/scopebox
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> > I find it pretty useful with plenty of options to get your own layout and setup, a big advantage over Ultrascopes.
> > With a cheap BM capture card, this software allows you to monitor any incoming signal or videofile. I use it in our Davinci resolve set and it is sold for under $100.
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> > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, rusescu laurentiu <rusesculaurentiu@> wrote:
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> > > Is Ultrascope good enough to asist CC in Avid?
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