grading on a budget

[Zakaree Sandberg]

on a LOW-NO budget.

grading my reel.. Got an amazing fast computer (5fps render in color of full debayer 2k)

now... what is the best way to grade on a low/no budget (monitor wise)

I dont have a pro monitor.. I have a 19'' samsung TV that actually looks pretty good.. I used my computer to calibrate with the advanced settings.. I am able to get good blacks and whites..

would you recommend that spyder tool?
or just going for it?
A and B ing it with my macbook pro monitor?

other (not super pricey) monitors?

Use a old CRT monitor?

[BigLu]

Least expensive way to get something solid low cost would be CRT monitor
FW 900 by sony is still a popular monitor in several grading locations.
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-GDM-FW900-Widescreen-Trinitron-Monitor/dp/B00004YNSR
You can find it online anywhere between $200-$400
Spyder i have not used but
I do like the Greytag McBeth Eye One Display 2
now made by x-rite
http://www.xrite.com/product_overview.aspx?ID=788

hope that helps

[MichaelP]

Spyder is designed for consumer television sets. It gets you close, which is better than eye balling it. I have taken the files from the Spyder and turned them into TIFF so that I can calibrate the consumer monitor via my editing hardware and connections rather than from a DVD player so that the entire path is considered. I use that monitor for the large client screening - for color correction I use a Dreamcolor.

Michael

[Darren Orange]

I've found the samsung 2343BWX 23" to be very nice.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=4844066&sku=S203-2350&srkey=samsung%202048

I've tested it and compared it to many different other monitors it seems very true. It's blacks are pretty awesome, just turn down its brightness a little bit. Biggest benefit is the 2K resolution not odd scaling as result. I think that has helped the most. I've pushed this monitor a fair amount, great simple cheap solution.

-Darren

[Zakaree Sandberg]

i think the fw900 CRT is my best bet..
I THINK!

CRT's are still the standard correct?
what else do I need to have a pretty good and accurate set up?

Blackmagic card?

calibration tool?

my people on my reel went from looking perfect on my samsung.. to looking like salmon on my macbook pro

[Loren White]

Basically you can set your monitor to 65D temp, and then using the proc amps from a matrox mxo/mxo2 or the controls on your monitor calibrate to bars.. pretty good results.

I think the best deal is getting a panny pro 11 series and grading off of that.

Pro houses are using these panels.