This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] HP DreamColor question

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Re: [Avid-L2] HP DreamColor question

Yes. That's what I did. It's not really a solution because in screws
up other stuff like making a digital cut but all I wanted to do was take
a quick look at the monitor. Now I want to get my hands on the next
generation. Greg and his team are doing good work. --J.B.

bigfish@pacbell.net [Avid-L2] wrote:
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> Not on a system right now but isn't there now an option for true
> progressive output on SNDX? I can't remember if that was just for
> HDSDI or if HDMI and Component can be true progressive. Also isn't
> there the choice of RGB on Component and HDMI in the Video Output
> tool? If those exist would that make the Dream Color's color
> management work?
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> ---In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, <bruno@...> wrote :
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> Yes, what you're you're seeing is exactly what happens when you don't
> feed the monitor with the correct signal.
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> In a nutshell, the Dreamcolor engine (which manages all the
> colourspace conversions) only works if you provide it with a RGB, true
> progressive signal (ie. 25p 30p etc) via its HDMI or Displayport
> connectors. Interlaced, Psf or YCrCb signals disable the engine and so
> the monitor displays the full gamut of the panel. You will need a
> converter box that can convert the output from the Nitris into an
> acceptable format for the Dreamcolor display. The AJA HDP2 is one that
> is commonly used for this application. Beware of converter boxes that
> claim to do the same thing (such as those offered by Blackmagic), as
> you must make sure that the converter will output progressive RGB even
> if the input is interlaced. Many boxes won't do this.
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> For a full, detailed report I'd suggest you look at this article on
> Creative Cow, which goes into much more detail.
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> http://library.creativecow.net/articles/garchow_jeremy/HP_DreamColor_CRT_Replacement.php
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> Bruno
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> On 18/06/2014 17:59, John Beck jb30343@... <mailto:jb30343@...>
> [Avid-L2] wrote:
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>> I have a HP LP2480zx display to play with for a few days. If I
>> connect
>> it to the HDMI port on my notebook I can set the color space
>> setting on
>> the monitor to any of its settings.
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>> When I connect it to the HDMI output of the Avid Nitris DX the color
>> space on the monitor switches to "full" and all the other
>> selections are
>> grayed out. The same thing happens in I connect the monitor via
>> analog
>> component. Am I missing something obvious or is their no way to
>> change
>> this monitor's color space setting when it is connected to a Nitris?
>> Many Thanks. --J.B.
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