Then you are saying that if you are not in ideal ambient conditions, grading in Rec.709 or P3 gives you nearly the same result, right?Īctually my studio is not an ideal ambient, so let's say that I decide to go for Rec.709 even if for theatre things.īut now I discovered that my Titan X can't handle 10bit OpenGL, so no 10bit signal for my system/display. My advice is do the best job that you can working in Rec709, keep your shadows and highlights consistent, make sure that the overall balance matches from shot to shot, focus on keeping everything feeling like it belongs in the same film and chances are you will be pleasantly surprised by how well your work translates to a theatrical screen.ĭermot Shane wrote:if gradeing in P3 you need to have a near black room to work in and no incedental light from the UI or scopes hitting the monitor In essence P3 might be able to display a certain saturation level of blue, or red, or other color but if your desired look is anything that looks "normal" then chances are you will not reach those extreme ranges anyway, particularly not with the current desaturated esthetic that most directors and DPs seem to favor nowadays. You have to understand that these are all color spaces based on an "ideal" set of factors but ultimately they need to be resolved within the reality of how we perceive visuals. I believe the former is correct, but Dermot brings up an important point. What did I say about getting bogged down in the details and specs? And if they demand absolute color accuracy in a P3 color space kindly refer them to some of the larger houses who will likely charge them more for an hour than what you charge for an entire day.Īdriano Castaldini wrote:Sorry for the very basic question: when I grade in Rec.709 and I convert it in DCP (via DCP-O-Matic), is it correct saying that I output the same amount of color of P3-to-DCP process but whitout controlling them at 100%? Or is it more correct saying that a Rec.709-to-DCP process output a file with less color than a P3-to-DCP process? Just do your best job, grade in Rec709 knowing that there will be some variations on a big screen, and sleep soundly knowing that you're giving your clients a good value for their money. My point is that you might be getting too bogged down in the details and specs. Now don't get me wrong, I stand by my work and I think I'm good at it, most importantly I know my gear and I know how to get good results out of it. I don't use a $20,000 monitor or a $30,000 control panel, I don't have my walls painted an exact shade of grey, and I don't have a Christie projector and 20 foot screen to guarantee absolute true color translation to theaters. With those savings though come compromises and realistic expectations. My clients hire me because.let's face it.I'm inexpensive compared to a full blown facility like Technicolor or Deluxe. Much like yourself, I work on a hackintosh and freelance as a colorist. My UP2715K says Adobe RGB 98% and DCI-P3 not declared, that means that probably the DCI-P3 percentage is very low. I've seen many specs from different monitors: one says Adobe RGB 99% and DCI-P3 98%, another says Adobe RGB 99% and DCI-P3 84%, another Adobe RGB 99% and DCI-P3 78%. If instead I used Windows, something changed?Īdriano Castaldini wrote:Well. Which is in your opinion the most cheapest P3-compatible (let's say 95% min.) 10bit monitor to be connected to the Blackmagic external card?ģ. But having OSX, I think I should use some Blackmagic external card to connect the Preview monitor in order to work in 10bit, right?Ģ. If the 1st anwer is NO, then this should mean that I have to use two monitors (1 for the GUI and the second for the Preview). If all the 3 answers are YES, it should mean that with a proper monitor I could grade P3-8bit within the GUI (so a one-monitor solution). And anyway, the little GUI preview should be always at 8bit, even in Windows, right? Using OSX, anyway, I should see all at 8bit, and not at 10bit, right?ģ. Having a Hackintosh SIerra + Titan X (Maxwell), can I grade on a P3-compatible Monitor directly within the GUI screen?Ģ. All solutions seems to be pretty expensive, so first of all I'd need some information:ġ. My UP2715K seems to be not compatible with DCI-P3, so I'm wondering which monitor to buy. Now I have to start grading some P3 thing. I graded within the GUI: I don't have a big studio and I was pretty happy to have all (controls + little preview) in a single monitor. Up to now I did some Rec.709 grading with Davinci, Hackintosh Sierra, 2x Titan X (Maxwell) and a Dell UP2715K.
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