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Looking to build a color grading suite? \u00a0The following resources provide everything you need to know to pick the best grading monitor for professional results.<\/h2>\n

\"Color<\/p>\n

If you’re new to color grading<\/strong> then the most important thing to know is that without a properly calibrated grading monitor it is impossible to promise your clients color accuracy. \u00a0Without a professional calibrated monitor you’re just whistling in the wind.<\/p>\n

So, given the vast array of options, budgets and opinions what is the best grading monitor to get? \u00a0<\/strong>Especially if you’re just starting out? Here is a round up of some of the best places to learn and some of the best people to learn from.<\/p>\n

\"Which<\/p>\n

How to Choose a Reference Monitor<\/h3>\n

If you’ve not heard of Alexis Van Hurkman then you won’t know that he literally wrote\u00a0the manual for DaVinci Resolve<\/a>, just released 12 hours of\u00a0DaVinci Resolve video training<\/a>\u00a0and authored the\u00a0excellent Color Correction Handbook<\/a>. He’s also shares great color grading tips and insight on his\u00a0blog<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pull together $30,000 and buy a Dolby PRM-4200<\/em><\/strong>. It\u2019s big (42?), it has nice deep blacks because of its insane backlighting technology, it\u2019s got stable color, excellent shadow detail, multi-standard support, contains the full gamut of both Rec 709 and P3 for DCI work, and it\u2019s a giant piece of equipment that will impress everyone who comes into your suite.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Don’t have a spare $30k? Then definitely read the rest of Alexis’ post on\u00a0how to choose a color grading monitor<\/a>. \u00a0It is a detailed write-up on understanding the different sorts of grading monitors available.<\/strong> \u00a0The comments are certainly worth taking the time over too.<\/p>\n

Grading Monitor Discussion<\/h3>\n

The third episode of the excellent Color Grading podcast from the Coloristos (three professional colorists) features a lengthy discussion of different monitors from Dolby, Sony, Panasonic, FSI and JVC. Its a little tricky to keep track of all the model numbers and such but this post on\u00a0Lift Gamma Gain has them all typed up for you<\/a>. \u00a0If you’re about to invest any serious money then this definitely worth a listen first<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Affordable Grading Monitors<\/h3>\n

Okay, okay so what should you get if you want the absolute budget option, just to get you out of the gate? Well\u00a0check out this previous post<\/a>\u00a0which features a great Macbreak Studio video (again featuring Alexis) where he answers more specifically which monitor to go for. There is also a great post from colorist Aaron Williams on his recommendations.<\/p>\n

\"Color<\/h3>\n

How to set up a color grading suite<\/h3>\n

So once you’ve gotten your expensive piece of equipment how do you set up your color grading suite correctly? \u00a0Well for a nuts and bolts view\u00a0check out this six part video series<\/a>\u00a0from Steve Oakley and Carey Dissmore. Or check out this post for an easy to read\u00a0technical walkthrough of a complete guide to setting up a color grading suite<\/a>\u00a0from Ryan E Walters – \u00a0covering everything from getting the right wall paint to using iPads in your color grading workflow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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