Leo Vitasovic

Gotcha! What you need then is a Decklink and a spare 4x pci-e slot.

 

The cheapest would be the decklink monitor. It has one 8 bit HD-SDI out. The one above has both in and out, but maybe you don't really need the input?

John, I really can't thank you enough!

Just a small question, didn't you mean to say "10-bit", not "8-bit", at least on their webpage it says that DeckLink Mini Monitor is 10-bit? ( https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/decklink/techspecs/W-DLK-05 )

What do you think of using a Liliput Field Monitor for Color grading? What's the main difference between the quality of colors between a field and broadcast monitor? Shouldn't they both offer you realistic colors?

What you need is an sdi out card, not the shuttle. That's a recorder.

 

Which computer will you be grading on?

Oh, I see.

I will be grading on a Windows 7 PC on Premiere Pro CC alongside with DaVinci Resolve (I export .cube files from davinci and import them into Premiere). GPU is Nvidia GTX770, CPU: Intel i7 4770K, 16GBs of DDDR3 RAM.

How do I import LUTs (.cube files) into DaVinci Resolve and will I be able to edit their values in there?

Hello!

I have just finished a final cut of my new movie and would to color grade it. I heard something about buying a specialised video card for precise video playback (in terms of color reproduction).

I found Blackmagic Shuttle as a relatively cheap (200$) option but I am not sure if it will do the trick? Also, one of my colleagues who knows about grading more than myself told me that I should be connecting Blackmagic shuttle to the minitor via S-Video out, not DVI or HDMI as they are not able to reproduce the colours precisely.

Do you guys have any suggestions in whether which connection type should I choose for the best color precision?

My movie was shot on a Mark III, H.264 in Full HD. I will rent a JVC Broadcast monitor for my Color grading work.