best display profile for video editing

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best display profile for video editing

Among the choices you see under Display Profile on a Mac, what is considered "best" choice for video editing, so that you can assess color, exposure, etc. in your footage as you edit? I have always used Adobe RGB (1998), but realize that I have no knowledge about whether that's a good choice.

What do the 'good' editors use (to differentiate them from guys like me)? Do top editors calibrate their monitors for video editing? Any insights into this would be greatly appreciated!

-- Mark Strand

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.4), 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM

Posted on Sep 25, 2010 12:35 PM

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e45blue

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Sep 26, 2010 8:01 AM in response to Mark Strand

what is considered "best" choice for video editing

there is only one setting for Final Cut; Generic RGB
This is an apple stipulation, its how Final Cut must be set up, choosing any other profile will cause problems with any out put files you create.

Do top editors calibrate their monitors for video

ICC colour management is designed and can only be used for still image files eg. so while you can calibrate a computer monitor it can only be used with still image files; TIFF CRW JPEG PSD. ICC profiles are not recognised by Final Cut Pro or QuickTime.

The colour management system used in video involves using video scopes, an accurate PAL or NTSC colour monitor and tools like the 3 way colour corrector.

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Mark Strand Author

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Sep 30, 2010 10:56 AM in response to Mark Strand

Thank you! That's the information I was looking for. I have not seen that noted anywhere else, but probably just missed it.

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