TV for preview of color correction

Vulcan wrote on 9/24/2003, 6:16 PM

I'm contemplating to purchase a small (14") TV for preview. Small TV's can be found with composite in and scart but not with S-Video in (have been looking around but not found smaller than 28" with S-Video in). In order to preview I will then have to go composite (I guess that will work) or S-Video in via a scart converter. What do you recommend? How much poorer is composite compared to S-Video and how much quality (if any) will get lost if I use a scartconverter?

Any input is appreciated.

Hans

Comments

johnmeyer wrote on 9/24/2003, 6:45 PM

S-Video merely separates the luma and chroma signal. It is still analog. If you are using NTSC video (as opposed to PAL used in most of Europe), S-Video gives you less fringing around edges. As far as I know, however, it won't give you any better color accuracy. Bottom line: especially given that you are using a modestly priced, small TV, I wouldn't go overboard worrying about S-Video.

BillyBoy wrote on 9/24/2003, 6:49 PM

If you're a typical user, go buy yourself a off the shelf TV that has video in. I'm the guy that wrote the tutorials and all of them were done using a cheap little TV as the external monitor.

You need a means to output via firewire through a camera or 'black box' then feed the TV from that.

It works like this

Vegas outputs the preview window through the firewire card. This output is accepted as DV IN by many digital cameras, in fact I can't think of one that don't. To "see" the preview in "real time" just connect the yellow video out from the camera to the TV. That and a couple simple option changes in Vegas, and that's it.

http://www.wideopenwest.com/%7Ewvg/tutorial-menu.htm

craftech wrote on 9/24/2003, 7:10 PM

Ideally you should have a few TV's of different brands to try the video on. Thaqt would enable you to ballpark your color correction so it looks good on customer's TV's.

John

scotty_dvc80 wrote on 9/24/2003, 7:31 PM

Toshiba 14" flat screen I believe has S video... 165$ best buy.... Im cool with the RCA though and bought the samsung 14" flat screen.. 150$ I took Billy boys advice and bought a nice TV as opposed to a high dollar NTSC monitor.. As an amateur I hope it is right.. Im just takin Billy Boys word for it... :)

wcoxe1 wrote on 9/24/2003, 9:04 PM

Yesterday, the Toshiba 14" Flat WITH S-Video, was $159 at Best Buy.

Vulcan wrote on 9/25/2003, 1:48 AM

Thanks for the repsonses. Since I'm a pure hobbyist I'll follow the advice to pick up a small TV. For someone living in Sweden (the country where we earn less and pay more) it always hurts to see the price difference on need to have toys and equipment between US and Sweden.

Hans

Vulcan wrote on 9/25/2003, 2:04 AM

Marquat,

Thank you. Missed your post since I was struggling with my own posting when you posted. I'll test PAR setting in later on tonight when I get home and see if it works for me. I would never have figured that out. It's amasing that you get more help/tips on Canopus related issues on the Vegas forum than in the Canopus ADVC users forum (61 views, no respons).

Hans

wcoxe1 wrote on 9/25/2003, 8:07 PM

Another price check:
Today, the Toshiba 14" Flat WITH S-Video, was $159 at Sears, with an ADDITIONAL 10% discount if you use a Sears card. The Sony 13" Trinitron was $179, with an additional. discount of 10%, also.