Ok. Thanks a lot for your detailed response. Very helpful... Irene Duma Strange Duck Media
Web Design and Creative Marketing Blogging easy computer tips http://www.strangeduck.com/blog and comedy at http://www.bittertonic.com St. John¹s Address: 12 Allan Square St. John's, NL A1C 4A8 T. 709-726-6178 C.709-699-8205 From: Brook Hinton <[email protected]> Reply-To: <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:21:22 -0800 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Macbook pro questions The only way you would edit HD while viewing it at its native resolution is with an external monitor no matter what. And plenty of us do most of our HD editing on portable systems, though Rupert's ergonomic advice is indeed sage. Also, if you are thinking you need "HD resolution" to see what your video actually looks like, keep in mind that even an external monitor won't do that. You need either a tower with a video-video (as opposed to computer video) card going out to a broadcast monitor (VERRRRRRY expensive for HD), or a system like a Matrox MXO that lets an external Apple Cinema Display (the LCD versions - I don't know if the the LED's can display interlaced video or if they're compatible with the MXO) emulate a broadcast HD monitor. You have to be able to calibrate color bars and a blue only switch - its not the same as color calibrating for other work on a computer (The MXO, and probably some other solutions, let you do this). If your final output is just for the web, it's not so much of an issue - you just need to calibrate whatever monitor you use, compensate for the differing gamma between systems, and REMEMBER TO deinterlace or use some other method to convert any interlaced material to progressive so you don't get those horrible interlace artifacts on output. Brook _______________________________________________________ Brook Hinton film/video/audio art www.brookhinton.com studio vlog/blog: www.brookhinton.com/temporalab [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
