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Viewing Footage in Color on Monitor

Been using this ...
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Specs:


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HD109A Specs:
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Size: 10.9"
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Screen Architecture: WXGA (1366 x 768 Pixels)
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Contrast Ratio: 600:1
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Brightness: 250 cd/m^2
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Timing: 25ms full on/off
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HDCP: YES
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HDMI: 1 Input, Supports 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i
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VGA: 1 Input, Support 640x480/800x600/1024x768/1280x720/1280x768/1280x1024/1366x768/1920x1080
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Component: 1 Input, Supports 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i
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S-Video: 1 Input, Support 480i
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CVBS: 1 Input, Support 480i
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TV Tuner: 1 Input, NTSC, PAL
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Dimensions: 11.25" Wide, 8" High, 2" Deep
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Weight: 1.5 LBS
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Power: 12v DC, <20 Watts

connected to a MATROX MX02 via HDMI
I set the parameters in the MATROX application and the FC footage displays fine, but not Color.
I must admit that I'm a 'deep ender' I haven't used color till now and always dive in before reading the manual. Don't be angry, I do it like this for a good reason.
Thanks for your input.
 
I don't have an MXO 2, but my first suggestion is to read the manual and see if there are any specific settings for Color. My second suggestion is to read the Color manual because there are a plethora of things that can go wrong using Color as it is an incredibly finicky application. We have a technical guide at work outlining the post workflow for our TV show and three pages of the 13 page document are basically devoted to listing what makes Color sad and how to avoid it. I'm keeping all my fingers and toes crossed that Apple improves on this in the near future because it's ridiculous the amount of pitfalls you have to avoid.


Lethal
 
Wouldn't the MXO use a desktop preview to work?

I know you can full screen one of the monitors but I don't think outputting the feed will work that way. It's greyed out for me.
 
Lethal
Not to sound snide or ungrateful- I did state that I NEVER first read manuals for a GOOD reason. After my good reason is over, then I do read the manual . And no the good resason is NOT laziness or need to see others do my work for me. Whew!:)

LethalWolfe said:
I don't have an MXO 2, but my first suggestion is to read the manual and see if there are any specific settings for Color. My second suggestion is to read the Color manual because there are a plethora of things that can go wrong using Color as it is an incredibly finicky application. We have a technical guide at work outlining the post workflow for our TV show and three pages of the 13 page document are basically devoted to listing what makes Color sad and how to avoid it. I'm keeping all my fingers and toes crossed that Apple improves on this in the near future because it's ridiculous the amount of pitfalls you have to avoid.


Lethal
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Hey, I never made any accusations or judgments I was just suggesting that reading the manual, especially for Color, sooner rather than later would a good idea because the program can be so problematic. :)


Lethal
 
arjen92 said:
If there's such a good reason for not reading the manual, then tell us what that reason is.
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The manuals are usually boring and dry.

They keep referring to buttons and things by their proper names, so you have no idea what they are talking about.

I think your better learning stuff by just playing with it or buying a proper training book/DVD.

I only consult the manuals when I need to solve a specific issue, but most of the time the answers are not in there and just search on forums anyway.

It can't hurt to read them though.
 
I'm a human factors professional- in order to judge the 'self-evidence' of software, I always dive in at first and use a combination of prior experience, dead reckoning and educated guessing to navigate the interfaces and functionality. After about an hour of this, it becomes easy to guess how self-evident the functionality of a UI actually is. I taught myself basic FCP without a manual at all. Color seems not as easy.
I located the Setup "Room" in Color and in Video Output > Disabled is checked and when I invoke the drop-down to select from the various MX02 options, all other options are 'grayed out' and un-selectable.
I snuck a peak at the manual and it has not been helpful except to state what the monitor resolution requirements for Color are.

arjen92 said:
If there's such a good reason for not reading the manual, then tell us what that reason is.
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Lethal. I've tried several but non had any effect enabling the disabled "Video Output" options. To make matters worse, whereas I was formerly able to view my footage on FCP on this external monitor that's plugged into the MXO2. I now get no display there at all. What Happened? This is how Wintel stuff usually works, not Mac apps/products. I trouble shot the monitor and it's fine.
Grrr!

LethalWolfe said:
What type of footage (codec, frame rate, etc.,) are you sending from FCP to Color?


Lethal
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zephyrnoid said:
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Screen Architecture: WXGA (1366 x 768 Pixels)
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I don't know too much about that screen, but from the outset of reading the posts I THINK this may be the issue.


Color Requires:
A display with 1680-by-1050 resolution or higher (excluding 20" iMac); dual displays are highly recommended.

The HDMI input may support 1080p, but the screen only has a 1366 x 768 resolution.

Please, correct me if I am wrong.... especially you Lethal Wolfe.

And yes, Color is a finicky SOB. The Studio 2 software in general upped the ante one what system you need to run certain applications.
 
Digital Skunk said:
I don't know too much about that screen, but from the outset of reading the posts I THINK this may be the issue.


Color Requires:
A display with 1680-by-1050 resolution or higher (excluding 20" iMac); dual displays are highly recommended.

The HDMI input may support 1080p, but the screen only has a 1366 x 768 resolution.

Please, correct me if I am wrong.... especially you Lethal Wolfe.

And yes, Color is a finicky SOB. The Studio 2 software in general upped the ante one what system you need to run certain applications.
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Yes indeed. I spotted that spec. req. for Color. Strange that Color should have a different Spec Req. than FCP:rolleyes:
I also discovered that others may have run into some of the same issues as I have.
http://reduser.net/forum/showpost.php?p=363562&postcount=83
Not reading the manual allow me to make more mistakes, more quickly than the average Joe. It's more painful that way but it sure drives lessons learned into the 'noodle' :D
 
Digital Skunk,
I can't say for sure but I think the monitor requirements for Color refer to computer monitors not to monitors you have connected to a video I/O device.

zephyrnoid,
I don't have any hands on experience w/the MXO 2 so I can't offer any specific things to check for, but an evergreen approach is to power cycle everything and create a new FCP project. A start from scratch approach because sometimes settings get inadvertently changed when we try to trouble shoot a problem. There are lots of things that have to go right for a video editing system to work properly which means there are lots of things that can go wrong.


Lethal
 
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