https://youtu.be/WK_WbjzVVBU I have confirmed that HDR PQ does indeed work with the Asus PA32UCX, UltraStudio 4K Mini and Final Cut Pro. Meanwhile, still shooting Sony 8-bit HLG!
Revised Opinion of Sony’s Fake 8-Bit HLG
https://youtu.be/aFYkotwoEj4 Since shooting HLG 3 and properly exposing, I've had to re-evaluate my attitude towards Sony's implementation of HLG, also known as instant HDR. HLG requires no color correction, though it can still hold up to a very tiny bit of manipulation in post. The LCD on Sony's a7 III is too dark even in... Continue Reading →
Asus PA32UCX: HDR Modes Locked Out
Update 23.01: I have since confirmed that HDR PQ modes do indeed work with the Asus PA32UCX, UltraStudio 4K Mini and Final Cut Pro. Also, I did not realize at the time I posted this that Daniel was not using an I/O box. The BMD UltraStudio works with both DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut Pro.... Continue Reading →
Brightness Dependency Syndrome
While some YouTubers gripe that even 500 nits is too dim to edit photos or video, I've been learning to work with as little ambient light as possible and setting the monitor as close to 120 nits as I can. Addiction to bright displays is a seriously hard habit to kick, so I'm doing it... Continue Reading →
No Desktop Video Device Detected
If the message 'No Desktop Video Device Detected' appears when trying to use one of Blackmagic's I/O boxes, have no fear! Simply follow the steps below and you'll be back in business in no time. Don't panic if you see this message! 1. Open up System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General. 2. Select... Continue Reading →
Max & Linus Review the Pro Display XDR
https://youtu.be/m_6HaMRg91o Both Max Yuryev and Linus Sebastian give more in-depth reviews of Apple's 6K monitor than we've grown accustomed to seeing on YouTube. Max points out that when connected to the new Mac Pro, because of its older graphics card, the USB 3.1 ports on the XDR behave like twenty-year-old USB 2.0 ports, while Linus... Continue Reading →
Begone, 24p Judder!
So you've got a brand new space grey16" MacBook Pro with the incredible Magic Keyboard - a huge improvement over the butterfly keyboard of Apple's previous laptops - and you've also patted yourself on the back for applying a screen protector to keep those magical keys from scuffing the Retina display. What's the very first... Continue Reading →
Troubleshooting the Teranex Mini SDI to HDMI 8K
As I wrote in an earlier post, the Teranex Mini SDI to HDMI 8K is the only solution I'm aware of for calibrating an external monitor connected to a Mac using the UltraStudio 4K Mini. The converter is supposed to work with third-party calibration probes but several users have reported issues, including one who tried... Continue Reading →
iMac Screen Discoloration, Faulty Motherboard?
I took my 2017 27" iMac to a shop yesterday to sell it and they offered me $345.00: the very same folks who stopped by my place two months ago to look it over and quoted me $1,557.00; but I decided to wait for my new 16" MacBook Pro to arrive. That's right - I've... Continue Reading →
Dell UP3221Q Boasts 2K Mini-LED Dimming Zones
At their booth at CES 2020, Dell showed off a 31.5” 4K monitor with 2,000 mini-LED local dimming zones, nearly twice that of the Asus PA32UCX and over three times the number in Apple’s 6K Pro Display XDR. The UP3221Q, rated DisplayHDR 1000, will be equipped with Thunderbolt 3, supports wide color gamut and comes with... Continue Reading →
Apple Pro Display XDR: Colorist ‘Bummed’
This is a 32-inch 6K display that is brighter (1,600 nits) than almost any display that any of us have seen before and offers groundbreaking color accuracy that could make $30,000 to $40,000 "reference displays" from Sony and Flanders Scientific obsolete. - Cnet For months, we've been inundated with bloated claims by tech writers and... Continue Reading →
Sales Pitch
LG 5K Ultrafine (l), Pro Display XDR (r) Max Yuryev joins the chorus of fellow YouTube influencers iJustine, Jonathan Morrison, Marques Brownlee and a host of others in extolling the picture quality of Apple's XDR to the skies, going seriously overboard in his most recent video comparing the 6K display to LG's 5K Ultrafine display.... Continue Reading →
Leeming LUT Pro Sony S-Log2
I almost always shoot Cine2, but a question from a forum member over at DPReview about noisy footage at ISO 3200 inspired me to whip out my a7 III and try out S-Log2 for only the second time in two years. I dragged the clip into the Final Cut Pro timeline, threw on Paul Leeming's... Continue Reading →
Pro Display XDR Blooming, A Colorist’s First Impressions & Cost Reappraisal
A comparison between Apple's 6K monitor, the FSI XM310K (zoned dimming) and XM311K (dual panel). At long last, we're presented with a refreshingly realistic evaluation of the Pro Display XDR that doesn't read like the many puff pieces by tech writers and editors claiming that Apple's display renders OLED reference monitors obsolete. Ryan McNeal writes... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year!
Minji. Sony a7 III, 35mm f/1.8, Cine2, Leeming LUT Pro and RocketStock LUT.
A Very Affordable HDR Monitor
This and many other stunning HDR videos were shot by Eugene Belsky with the amazing Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K and graded on the modestly priced Asus ProArt PA32UC. While many on the Internet go to great lengths to disparage sub-forty thousand dollar monitors, others quietly go about perfecting their craft, creating mind-blowing imagery with... Continue Reading →
Asus Lousy Customer Support: Exhibit A
So I contact Asus Online Customer Service because I'm unable to adjust the brightness level of HDR content in the OSD of the PA32UCX. The chat lasted thirty long minutes. Had I known Asus support was this atrocious, I would have gladly spent the extra money for Apple's Pro Display XDR instead. Asus: Hello! Please... Continue Reading →
The Daejeon Chronicles 