Is it possible to use a SD broadcast monitor to color correct HD footage via firewire?  Meaning using a Canopus AV/DV type convertor to plug in the monitor via RCA outputs?  Or is another way possible?

If not, what is the cheapest way to do a quick color pass on a feature film that is being submitted to Sundance prior to any online finishing?

Anything is possible but what is acceptable to you? You are losing so much information.

At least do it without going through DV compression. Mojo component out.

I don't have Mojo.  Is that the only decent way to get solid color correction with an SD monitor?  I need it to look very good.

Is Mojo rentable?  If so, anyone know a place in L.A.?

Are there options for using a HD computer monitor such as with the Matrox MXO that is made for Mac?

Anyone know?....In a bit of a bind here....

L.A. Digital, Runway video, moviola and any number of rental houses in your area will rent Avid DNAs.

Also, if you need it to look good, you better have scopes....

Thanks.  No luck at any of the places you mentioned renting a Mojo by itself (No at Moviola and not able to reach anyone yet at the other two) or a couple other places.

Doesn't seem like anyone has the slightest interest in renting something like this by itself...

Any Avid w/Mojo editors in L.A. who want to rent me their Mojo this weekend?

And is there really going to be that much of a difference between using something like a Canopus converter and the Mojo for this?  It's simply to produce a very good color correct of a rough cut.  Isn't the color going to be the same whether it is HD or SD or whatever converted version of SD?  How much is lost in compression of contrast and what not?

Of all the things that won't be correct with an SD monitor, color is the biggest. Blacks are much deeper on an HD monitor. Chroma values are much more saturated, altho' the actual colors are not that much different. Noise is not so apparent on HD, so if you're doing noise reduction, you could overdo it with an SD monitor.

have you thought about consolidating your sequence onto a portable drive and then taking it to a post house capable of HD color correction?  it's probably expensive, but I don't know if money is an issue.  But I bet a day spent at the studio would go a long way, even if you only came up with a few, solid fixes that you could apply globally.

ccarnazzo:

I don't know if money is an issue.

I like that....no, money is no issue at all....that's why I'm looking for solutions on an online forum...

 We use a Dell 24" 1200 x 1080i for our system monitor and it works quite well for color correcting, use the MC Color Correct toolset to tweak in your clips, then play it back full screen at full res to review. I know it's a pain not having the client monitor but this works quite well.

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