5 Low-Budget Mods for the DREAM Studio Setup (Filmmakers)

[@sf100psi2]

thanks. i found that a WD-SN850X with an Acasis enclosure will read and write almost 10x faster than my samsung T5. and thumbs up for flanders monitors. my dm211 isnt huge, but im confident its professionally calibrated and sdi connections are better than hdmi.

[@colorgradingcentral]

Nice!

[@juanmanumba1508]

When you're living in Argentina and everything that is "budget" is expensive for you :) haha

[@colorgradingcentral]

Fair point, guy above 👆🏼 said the same thing. I know how that is a challenge. Though I will say that the 'Black Friday' specials should help a great deal with this.

[@juanmanumba1508]

@@colorgradingcentral Thank you for taking my comment seriously. I really appreciate it and thanks for the good vibes !!!

[@RomeoxLara]

Great video! I was hoping you can clarify something. You mentioned to use SSD’s as HDD’s will give you choppy playback. But then you recommended using the the SanDisk shuttle which carry HDD’s. 4:53

[@colorgradingcentral]

When physical drives are arranged in an array like this then speed isn't an issue. You can also have RAID configured with SSD which makes them even faster. Hope that explanation helps.

[@HartenDylan]

Hey Peter! Just wanted to add a little more info in case you were curious. Depending on how the Raid is setup (there are many types such as 0, 1, 5, 6, and many more), you effectively write and read from multiple drives at the same time. An SSD typically transfers data (writes and reads) at 500-550 MB/s, with the largest drives being about 8TB. If you're reading from HDDs they typically only read at 100-150 MB/s. However, because of certain Raid setup benefits they can pull from multiple hard drives at the same time, effectively multiplying the read rates by the number of drives in the Raid (generally speaking). In a 4 drive setup like this, you'd be hitting somewhere around 500 MB/s. Basically way more capacity with nearly all of the speed of and SSD and redundancy. Technically you can also Raid SSD drives or NVMe drives (1,000-10,000MB/s) and get ridiculous speeds, but usually aren't necessary and suffer from diminishing returns for editing purposes. If you're curious about Raid configurations check out Dave's Garage "How Raid works" to see what setup has the best balance of capacity/speed/reliability for your needs!

[@framedmoments3712]

am considering pd2700Q ( which is the only 10 bit monitor and the cheapest of the 3 ) , PD 2705Q ( which is the updated version of pd2700q & apparently 8bit ) And Asus Proart Pa278Qv ... Which should I buy ?

[@kevinjack5184]

Title should be High Budget...

[@colorgradingcentral]

It's all relative when we're talking about the properly spec'd components to finish a feature or for Netflix i.e. www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1503492-REG/canon_4274c002_dp_v3120_31_4k_reference.html

[@mdturnerinoz]

My MacStudio Ultra is the way to go, IMHO. BTW Too many shot changes, AND your eyeglass reflections were VERY distracting! Leaving of your shot front-facing would have been far less distracting, too; are you selling your face or your information; what is your story? The B-roll was helpful to describe what you are saying, but the headshot changes way too often.

[@colorgradingcentral]

Thanks for the watch and feedback.

[@EdwinvandenAkker]

4:09 A good cable is essential. But you mentioned on 4:19, USB-C. Well, USB-C exists in many colors and flavors. Like MP4 is for video, USB-C is that for cables. It is a container-format, if you will. MP4 can hold many different codecs and/or bit-rates. Make sure you have the right USB-C rating for fast data transfer. Choosing a cheaper one can be as good as a USB 2.0 or worse.

[@capestranosfilm3047]

Bro, could you make a tutorial of color grading in Davinci Resolve with the iPhone footages? 🙏

[@colorgradingcentral]

Thanks for the suggestion.

[@capestranosfilm3047]

@@colorgradingcentral Thanks bro in advance 🙏

[@colorgradingcentral]

@@capestranosfilm3047 you're welcome!

[@dineshfilms566]

Can we use Samsung m7 43 inch 4k monitor for professional movie Color grading works plz say

[@piuskamala5323]

hey nice video, im currently in dilemma which monitor to choose betwee the two I can afford 1. LG 27UN880 Ultrafine Ergo 4K 2. Asus Proart Display PA278QV WQHD Purpose: Architecture visualisation/illustration/3d modelling. can you help?

[@colorgradingcentral]

They both max out at 350 cd/m2, the LG covers 99% of the sRGB color space and the Asus 100%, and they both have 8 bit panels. The LG is a proper UHD monitor while the ASUS has a weird 2560x1440 resolution. If you ask me the one we recommend in the video seems like a better deal, being a 10bit panel, full UHD, 99% sRGB and 350 cd/m2, even reaching 400 cd/m at peak brightness. and the price is a middle point between those two other options.

[@piuskamala5323]

​@@colorgradingcentral I looked for the LG model you recommended in the video but couldn't find it at my local stores (Africa) but was able to find LG 27UP850-W. Also I have concerns about UHD on a 27inch screen as I have heard the best resolution for 27inch is QHD. what do you think, coz this is my first time updrading to a monitor

[@studiohouse8218]

It is me again... gathering parts for Cinema Grade plugin. I was sent a link with supported GPU cards. I noticed that the NVIDIA RTX A4500 Was not on the list, but found it to be a great choice with 20gb Vram. Would you support this for your product when paired with windows pro 11? Using Proart z690 w i9 13900 intel. 128 ddr5 and samsung 980 ssd

[@colorgradingcentral]

We still have some work to do to support some of these cards with insane amounts of ram. It is on our priority list.

[@ProEditingLooks]

great

[@ratt57]

Hey Denver, nice and informative video, but you lost me at the $4,000 monitors, lol...

[@colorgradingcentral]

Check the link for that monitor cause it had a huge price drop since recording the video.

[@karthick2k787]

And how to get that arri Alexa flat looking footage

[@sentralent1850]

Do we need to calibrate Apple monitors?

[@colorgradingcentral]

They come with good factory calibration but I heard once from a calibration tech that they come with a little more contrast and a bit 'cooler' than reference so it wouldn't hurt to calibrate with a new ICC profile.

[@sentralent1850]

@@colorgradingcentral Thank you.

[@AndreAdvocate]

Definitely lost weight and is dressing younger. Lol. Guy looks 10 years younger. From “Helpful Uncle that does video” to “Helpful Bro that does video” 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿

[@dudeguy7812]

Rizzed out

[@colorgradingcentral]

Haha that comment cracks me up. Thanks for noticing, I'm trying to take better care of myself because I'm turning 40 next year 🥳

[@colorgradingcentral]

@@dudeguy7812 😂

[@karthick2k787]

Your video color is looking like Hollywood level bro wow

[@burtonfzz]

FSI monotors is not a best choice for a personal purchase. quality/price ration is not the best. Sad, but true. There are other consumer friendly displays. Also huge OLED tv's are prooved to be a great starting point for beginner colorist, if you can offer calibration from professionals - give it a go and you will not regret. Its needs to be recalibrated from time to time and don't use (or try not use much) ourside of colour grading/video editing, and it will be a great investment. And it is much better price/performance ration for a personal purchase than FSI/Canon/ Sony displays. If I had a ton of money I will buy sony BVM, but probably recent PVM with double LCD layers will be more than enought for 95% of filmmaker work. But it is probably better to invest to a good computer display or OLED tv than broadcast display and spend rest of money on other gear. But been able to work on BVM (x300, oled discontinued model) was so great that I still dream to buy one for myself (x310) in my dreams =)))

[@dean6280]

Mate! you looking good! What's the secret?

[@colorgradingcentral]

Turning 40 next year 😂

[@RealSamuelApostol]

Did he say low budget in the title?

[@colorgradingcentral]

This is of course, relative to the many Netflix spec tools that command five figures.

[@ifell3]

Will KZbin90 work 😁

[@colorgradingcentral]

P90 X, X; KZbin 90 X, X 🙌🏼

[@letsm0ti0n]

Sorry, but Mac with Silicon has not a RAM, but "unified memory".

[@colorgradingcentral]

But you still have to choose the memory option when configuring. $200 more gets you 32 Gb.

[@benjimenlockwood]

So total is like 30k right? I could save that easy in about 19 years 😂

[@rolandvideoedicion]

todo muy lindo pero en argentina no hay un banco con tanta plata para robar. besos

[@colorgradingcentral]

Sí, puedo ver cómo el cambio de moneda hace que las cosas sean más inasequibles ☹ Le deseo lo mejor a su país y economía.

[@lazeeluiz]

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