At about 13:25 you say that the 4K 120Hz is related to screen lag. With all due respect for your color grading skills, screen lag and refresh rate are separate. They are like color accuracy and color saturation. They are related, but only loosely connected. The native refresh rate, in Hz, is how many times per second that the picture is drawn on the screen. Screen lag is the time an input is received and it shows up on the screen. The reason why 120Hz is important is because it evenly divided into all of the standard frames per second (e.g. 24 fps (each frame is drawn 5 times, 24 x 5 = 120), 30 fps (4 times), 60 fps (2 times)). This way the TV/monitor doesn't have to do 3:2 pulldown, unlike with a 60Hz TV/monitor. Lag comes from the processor in the TV/monitor. The faster the processor, the lower the lag. Faster Hz/refresh rates can help the processor reduce lag. Generally, a faster refresh rate requires a faster processor and, therefore, can produce lower lag times. On a TV/monitor, lag is measured from the time the signal hits the HDMI jack on the set, until it actually shows up on the screen. If course there is the delay from, say, the controller through the gaming device to the back of the display, but that isn't mature because the display can't control that. 25-60ms lag times have been the norm on standard TVs.
Its so comforting to watch a video about recommendations where the youtuber is actually knowledgeable enough about the topic to give their own inputs. Too many reviews where they just read of other articles. Really appreciate this! I learnt a lot!
For anyone who wants a more detailed look into some of the talking points in this video. 5:45 No backlit LCD monitor is capable of "pure black" reproduction. Only OLED (and OLED variants) are capable of pure black. Local dimming zones don't change how black a single pixel can get. It only changes how different parts of the screen reproduce dark colors in relation to each other. Essentially, it's a band aid for the inherent shortcomings of backlit LCD technology. 10:58 When considering input types for a video workflow, the only real consideration between DisplayPort, HDMI and SDI is interoperability with whatever environment the monitor will be used in. All 3 standards support wide color gamut (10-bit, 12-bit, etc). All 3 standards support chroma subsampling, up to and including 4:4:4 (Yes, I know 4:4:4 is essentially no subsampling, but it's still part of the spec). All 3 standards support high resolution video. All 3 standards support high definition audio. All 3 standards support embedded signaling for broadcast (i.e. SMPTE Timecode). However, as the technologies stand today, both HDMI and DisplayPort are superior to SDI. The most recent SDI standard is SDI-24G, which supports up to 24 Gb/s of bandwidth. HDMI 2.1 supports up to 48 Gb/s of bandwidth. DisplayPort 2.0 supports up to 80 Gb/s of bandwidth. What this boils down to is that HDMI and DisplayPort offer more flexibility for transferring data from point to point. This includes things like video resolution, color depth, frame rates, etc. The main reason SDI is still used is because broadcast studios and production houses have all been using that physical interface (coax to BNC) for decades and being able to connect to that existing infrastructure is important. 13:30 120 Hz is absolutely amazing when it comes to how responsive the screen is. However, on most (if not, all) consumer grade displays, setting it to game mode (which activates the high refresh rate) also changes picture settings like color saturation, brightness, contrast, color temp, etc. Be careful when using that mode for professional work. Especially when delivering for 24p or 25p (consumer content isn't delivered at 120 fps). 14:00 HDCP is important from a final product point of view. It's used to prevent unauthorized copying of streams via in-line devices. If a non-HDCP device is plugged into a line of HDCP compliant devices, that chain reverts to non-HDCP and will not play any "protected" content (like Blu-ray movies). This is really only important from a consumer level. Professional video workflows mostly use unencrypted sources so HDCP would have no effect on that workflow. There are exceptions but they aren't common. 22:05 See 10:58 Moral of the story, do your research. Don't take anyone's word for anything. Not even mine. Learn the technology, figure out if it would be beneficial to your workflow and implement it according to your requirements.
I think everyone's been waiting for a video covering this topic and this didn't disappoint! Thank you very much, Qazi. 🙌 This was super helpful as I'll be investing in a new monitor in 2022. LG's upcoming 42" option or FSI sound like the way to go. Thanks again!
What do you think about the Asus Pro art Monitors. The more expensive ones have IPS panels with over 1000local diming zones. 1200vesa certificate. Cheap and accurate.
You actually dont want local dimming or abl for color grading. They improve the (percieved) contrast, but dont give an accurate view of the actual image. My advice: stick with eizo or flanders
@@kaana.2719 Dont they have to do the same thing to get contrast. I mean if you have an LCD with 1000nits how is it supposed to give you contrast in darker parts. I mean Sonys BVM-HX310 does the same thing.
I mean for the price and if your work is generally mid to low productions which I'm just assuming since 90% of us is probably that, myself included.. I find that the ProArts are more than enough. I've done more than 20 big budget, full scale productions yet I still don't have the guts to buy a proper high end monitor, i just rent them since it's way cheaper where I live so I guess it depends on where you are too.
In Europe and other parts of the world. You can buy almost any EIZO (also ColorEdge) without "contacting "EIZO. So please look at this from a local and global point of view. Depends on the representation of the brand in the local market.
The "contact EIZO" thing is just for their website; the only model they want to play hard-to-get for is the CG3146, which in the US costs $33k +/- (depending on vendor).
Hi Qazi, Love your setup !!! The Sony doesn’t use Local Dimming. It is a Dual Layer LCD Diaplay manufactured by Panasonic, the same panel used by the Eizo Prominence CG3145, Postium OBM-X310 and the Flanders XM311K and a couple of others. It comes very close to OLED black levels while Full Array Local Dimming Technology is used by monitors like the Flanders XM310K (2000 zones) and the new XM312U (2300 Zones) ASUS PA32UCX (1152 Zones) Apple Pro Display (576 Zones) and eizo. Is your HX310 in HDR in this video?
You pay for shipping with FSI for calibration, but they give you their discount. You also have to have something to ship the monitor in. They will sell you the original packaging box(very cheap price) if you don’t have the original.
epic video qazman! I bought my PA32UCX based on your input and it is stellar! Your blue hoodie with the purple and the grading is a pleasure to look at.
Correct me if I'm wrong: for the LG C series there's a way for getting the monitor calibrated using CALMAN where you can disable the Automatic Brightness Limiter. If I remember it correctly it's even in the step-by-step process so you can get it calibrated properly.
What do you think of the Asus Monitor ROG Swift OLED PG42UQ: 3840 x 2160, HDR10, NVidia G-Sync f=120 Hz (max 138 Hz), latency 0.1ms, contrast 135000:1, 450 cd/m2. My GPU is RTX 4090. I would like to use it for: 90-95% Davinci Resolve / 5-10% Gaming only MS Flight Simulator
Qazi. Nice! How are you even speaking of these monitors when you have that Sony panel on your desk? When you dial in the two point calibration (white and grey) on the Sony it will be perfectly accurate in both REC.709 and HDR. It’s the best monitor on the planet. Well that and the new 16” MacBook Pro screen. Anyway stay focused on monitors this year. Look for miniLED like those on the MacBook Pro 2021 and the Asus PA32UCG and remember that next years iMac Pro will have a 1000 nit miniLED that will likely surpass the XDR from a few years ago.
What's your thoughts on the Benq sw321c? And how much benefit would this monitor bring versus something like Dell G3223Q (a relatively accurate high refresh rate "gaming" monitor) in terms of accuracy? (both calibrated using a colorimeter) I have watched and read numerous reviews and all i get is mumbo jumbo, AQcolor, bla bla bla, hardware calibration, bla bla bla, but noone shows any actual hands on benefits. Yes, the benq has a wider color gamut obviously :D but i really only need sRGB for 99% of my work.
Sending an SOS! Hi Qazi, Thanks for your video. I would be super grateful if you could possibly answer a couple of questions. I am a High School Spanish Teacher who loves filmmaking. I am a total amateur/beginner. I am trying to put together a filmmaking club in the School. We have the gear to film but now I need a video production workstation. My plan: Mac Mini M1 512GB 16 GB UM+ LG C1 48" + a Presonus or similar audio interface + KRK Rockit 5 to run Davinci Resolve 17 Studio. Q1. What is the correct way (cable) to connect the Mac mini to the LG C1? Q2 Do I need any extra video interface to provide colour accuracy? Q3 I also watched a video saying that the Mac Mini can't output any more than 60Hz refresh rate, and no matter the capabilities of the LG C1 it is going to feel laggy and jittery. Is this correct? I am been asked to decide what am I going to get by the school. I am really convinced with the LGC1 which seems to be the best quality for the price for a bunch of beginners like us.
Hey there, thanks for the information in this video. I purchased an LG C8 in 2019 and have been plagued by and dealt with ABL ever since. I had the screen professionally calibrated and even getting into the TV's service menu, it seemed impossible to get around ABL. 1) Are you saying you can 100% eliminate it however you have the TV calibrated? Or do you have to stick within certain parameters, nits, etc.? 2) Would this method work on an older model like mine?
Awesome vid. What do you recommend as an affordable monitor for projects that I'm working on for a client that needs broadcast capabilities? I don't have a ton to spend, but I don't think the LG is good for broadcast, right? Thanks!
1. As the C1 is unavailable, is the C2 worth it? Also, where is the link for the class that shows how to remove the Auto Brightness setting? I will go this route if I can because I've waited 3 months for the C1 to come in stock
Seems like Waqas has hit his breaking point with the BS of CZcams. Unnecessary negative comments. Keep doing you bruv. I always enjoy the content you put out.
The specs are exactly the same minus the 4k resolution. Of course they wanna sell you their more expensive monitor. It's all marketing. THAT'S WHY I MADE THIS VIDEO TO HELP YOU GET PAST THAT YET HERE YOU ALL ARE TEACHING ME INSTEAD. 😂
When you are talking about lG OLED TV what about pixel burn-in? I have LG OLED TV and picture is vibrant and great (for TV). But I use it only as TV cause know that OLED have problems with burn-in. On TV images changing very fast in normal but on computer screen sometimes images (or parts of images) could be fixed for hours. And this could result to burn-in problems. So I still have big fears about this kind of using.
Heard there is couple really great OLED monitors coming out in a month. That are in the 30sh size range. Good for people with regular computer desks. Know anything about these?
Hey Qazi, alot of my peers are saying good things about the OSEE monitor. Do you have any thoughts on it? It's seems like a good contender for this list and has a great price point.
Hi Was, great and very informative Video - huge tnx. How is Apple XDR PRO display for a photo and Video edition ? Would you recommend it over the eizo?
What do you think of apple 5k studio display vs the apple 6k xdr display ? Is their difference in color accuracy ? I’m trying to choose between the 2 ?
Hi Qazi, I've this monitor: dell up3216q . I did not calibrate it, I make video for web and I use Davinci or Adobe Premiere for coor correction. Can I use one of the profile that are inside the monitor to have a decent result?
@@hitthesynth6417 If I'm not looking to become a colourist but more of getting something that's an all in one machine. Would you say the M1 iMac's screen would do the trick?
Hi, i buy lg oled c1 55" but i have problem with angle color shift. Is this normal or my lg have bad panel? In B&W image i see magenta on top and bottom of the screen. Sorry for my baaaad english.
I am a director, and I am simply looking for the very good monitor to display/review the work after I receive it back from the colorist, can you recommend any? The monitors in this vid are too expensive for that purpose. Thank you!
Man i just bought the cg279x (Eizo) and i am getting some problems with photoshop. The images in photoshop look washed out. So i push the colors more and after i export the image it looks oversaturated.. i tried everything but i cant find why is this happening. On imac the colors look ok . On eizo which i placed it next to the 5k imac looks washed out. On davinvi resolve colors looks ok though and everything matches no problems there.. Can you advice pls?
Question regarding the QHD Eizo and how one outputs from DaVinci. I was told that with the Black Magic mini-monitor this resolution would not be pixel accurate (QHD is not a multiple of HD res, which results in pixel stretching). What monitoring device would then be compatible for a monitor in this resolution? I noticed all the Eizo CG Series monitors are not standard video resolutions (gaming resolutions?) and I'm confused why. Would you then have to buy a more expensive 2K-4K UltraStudio playback deck from Black Magic? I'm super confused. Or is it just that pixel inaccuracy is a trade off for decent color accuracy in a prosumer monitor. I've been recommended the CG Eizos before as well. Can you help??! Many thanks for these great videos
@@edvardb8747 no I didn’t … However I think you can tell just set the resolution from DaVinci and have black bars on the sides, but still not quite sure
What if you only have the new M1 Pro Max laptop, and are only using that as a monitor? My previews on my M1 are not true to the adjustments I have created to the video. Is there a setting to make what I see on screen match with the final outcome? Thanks in advance.
20:00 the bad text rendering on the eizo is due to the mismatching wqhd resolution, a third of the pixels have no correct spot to be displayed on, this affects image quality by a lot. hd won‘t look properly sharp, neither will uhd or 4k.. so the eizo only suits working on photos or graphics, but is not usable at all for broadcast level video.
@@theqazman of course you can set the input to 1080p, but the panel will still remain a 1440p physically, which means that it is impossible to display an entire 1080p image pixel correct. 😉 it will look ok’ish from a distance and is of course ok for colour, but your 1080p input is not as sharp as it should be. and that is exactly why text and graphics do not look correct on this panel. and using this panel for a long time does not necessarily mean that it is a good solution for broadcast video.. at least to determine if your graphics look ok 😏
@@theqazman btw, this is one of the main reasons why uhd is the tv „4k“ standard and not actual 4k, as uhd has exactly 4x the pixels as hd, so older upscaled hd content will look pixel correct and not blurry.
@@cuttercarlo547 It’s called DISABLE SCALING! I’ve had several Eizo screens, including a CG279X and you can very easily set the scaling to be 1:1 or by aspect ratio. And obviously, when set to 1:1 every single pixel is 100% accurate, no blurring, only perfectly defined, sharp text, graphics and all other elements shown on screen. So you are 100% wrong, one can definitely display a 100% pixel perfect and accurate 1080p input without any problems whatsoever.
@@aaronperelmuter8433 sure, but that was not the point of what I said ;) he obviously did not use that feature, or was not aware of it. and without using it, it is simply not possible to display HD or 4K/UHD pixelcorrect, when stretched onto a wqhd screen, this is what I said. thats just simple math... 2560 (the displays width) divided by 1920 (hd width) does not give an even (pixel correct) value, and neither does 3840 (uhd width) or 4096 (4k width) divided by 2560. and when you use „disable scaling“, UHD or 4K footage will be cropped by a third to be displayed correctly, and HD will have black borders around.. not that great to work that way ;) so please stop being rude when not having understood the topic, thank you.
Hey fantastic video. I’m an entry level colourist who works in Davinci. I’m looking for a new screen to help with my grading, as my current set up isn’t working. The challenge I have is that I use windows and all my clients use Mac screens, and no matter what I do the end result is always slightly different. Out of the three screens what one would you suggest, as I really don’t want to enter the Mac eco system. Thanks so much for your help 😀
I'm a 20-year colorist and everything this guy just said is true. LG makes a tri-stimulus desktop monitor that a lot of guys are using. It's the poor man's bvmx300
OLED is beautiful with one exception...... Burn In. Using an OLED I.M.O., would be useless to me as a video editer. I have far to many static windows open which sooner or later would cause an issue.
Everything is awesome love it but those black frames that you "used" or forgot to remove while you transition on those websites it's killing me black frames are putting me off the energy of content.
I'm so sorry but you need to work on your mindset homie. Really? Like really really? You couldn't find anything wrong with the video so you went for the black frames as in you have to critize or else. It's so sad how most of the world is trained to look at the glass half empty and somehow that makes you seem intelligent. Stop living in the gap, bro. It's unbecoming. Stay possessed. 💪🏾
@@theqazmani'm so f...... disappointed that i didn't know you are one of "those guys" before. Anyway thnx for the advice to work on mindset, and really yeah like really those black frames are the thing that made me say to myself: damn it Waqas why do you leave those on video, cause I don't watch your videos to find mistakes on them I watch them cause I like them but it seems I'm the guy who sees the glass half empty just because I told you my opinion on smth and you can't take a comment as a pro, anyway I'm sorry if my comment made you feel bad or hurt your mindset cause I didn't mean that. Btw sorry for my bad English it's not my native language, but i guess you already know that cause your intelligent guy here. Stay possessed and have a lovely life :)
Hello, I have a problem - I bought a laptop without dedicated graphics, the processor and other components are powerful but I tried to edit the video in Davinec resolve and the graphics don't quite do it - sometimes when I do something in fusion, the playback breaks up completely, or once even when i wanted to render the video, it was written by media offline and then it skipped the whole simple transition i made in fusion, the question is: You don't know how to make it happen to me, or to minimize it, I have to somehow to optimize Davinci for my weak integrated graphics, or are there any other options? thank you for answer
Your computer may not be powerful enough for DaVinci Resolve. Go to their website and read the minimum requirements. Maybe try installing DaVinci 16 or 15 (not 17). And there's also videos on CZcams on how to get a smooth playback. These two videos may help you with the render issues as well: czcams.com/video/6eflSIgrkz8/video.html czcams.com/video/MQWLC8R0EyM/video.html
the eizo cg319x is a better choice then 279x. The first mentioned is a 10bit 4k model so it doesent scale the picutre the only " bad thing with is is that it gets black bars on the sides in 16:9 but thats the price you pay to have a pixel to pixel 4k monitoring. if you are doing sdr (which is like 95% of all coloristwork) eizo is by all means a professional monitor) it gives you a superaccurate color. the only thing is some high blacks (since its ips) but on the other ha) most conuser televisions are some kind of lcd either va or ips panel (even if oled is popular) so its an acurate representation the blacks people will see at home (colors not so much since a lot of sets are not colorcalibrated)
Nope, not pronounced I-ZO! It is correctly pronounced AY-ZO per EIZO's own corporate video. Also see the correct pronunciation in the EIZO Wikipedia, which also shows AY-ZO. And one more reference... see the 2021 Scientific & Technical Awards EIZO Acceptance Speech video where Masato Nakashima, the Senior Product Manager at EIZO, pronounces it as AY-ZO. In Japanese, the "ei" together is usually pronounced as an AY sound just like when we say the Japanese word Sensei - Senˈsā.
Really curious about this concept: czcams.com/video/uzMgAHM68yM/video.html Can you confirm that HDMI is not delivering a 10bit signal? Seems a bit peculiar to me. Plus we have now a huge amount of cameras delivering a 10bit signal out of HDMI ports these days. It would be weird if the monitor was not able to receive it. So it would be interesting to have qualified pros looking into it. Of course SDI is a more stable instrument (especially on set) but not sure if that's also better in terms of quality (in studio).
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At about 13:25 you say that the 4K 120Hz is related to screen lag. With all due respect for your color grading skills, screen lag and refresh rate are separate. They are like color accuracy and color saturation. They are related, but only loosely connected.
The native refresh rate, in Hz, is how many times per second that the picture is drawn on the screen. Screen lag is the time an input is received and it shows up on the screen.
The reason why 120Hz is important is because it evenly divided into all of the standard frames per second (e.g. 24 fps (each frame is drawn 5 times, 24 x 5 = 120), 30 fps (4 times), 60 fps (2 times)). This way the TV/monitor doesn't have to do 3:2 pulldown, unlike with a 60Hz TV/monitor.
Lag comes from the processor in the TV/monitor. The faster the processor, the lower the lag. Faster Hz/refresh rates can help the processor reduce lag. Generally, a faster refresh rate requires a faster processor and, therefore, can produce lower lag times.
On a TV/monitor, lag is measured from the time the signal hits the HDMI jack on the set, until it actually shows up on the screen. If course there is the delay from, say, the controller through the gaming device to the back of the display, but that isn't mature because the display can't control that.
25-60ms lag times have been the norm on standard TVs.
Please share your views regarding color grading for this video - czcams.com/video/JmTqA4XY30Y/video.html
Its so comforting to watch a video about recommendations where the youtuber is actually knowledgeable enough about the topic to give their own inputs. Too many reviews where they just read of other articles. Really appreciate this! I learnt a lot!
I would not exactly define him as a "knowledgeable youtuber" but more as a high-end pro who is also on youtube... 😅😅😅
@@anthonyfesce4073 1 year later, and I'm learning
For anyone who wants a more detailed look into some of the talking points in this video.
5:45
No backlit LCD monitor is capable of "pure black" reproduction. Only OLED (and OLED variants) are capable of pure black. Local dimming zones don't change how black a single pixel can get. It only changes how different parts of the screen reproduce dark colors in relation to each other. Essentially, it's a band aid for the inherent shortcomings of backlit LCD technology.
10:58
When considering input types for a video workflow, the only real consideration between DisplayPort, HDMI and SDI is interoperability with whatever environment the monitor will be used in. All 3 standards support wide color gamut (10-bit, 12-bit, etc). All 3 standards support chroma subsampling, up to and including 4:4:4 (Yes, I know 4:4:4 is essentially no subsampling, but it's still part of the spec). All 3 standards support high resolution video. All 3 standards support high definition audio. All 3 standards support embedded signaling for broadcast (i.e. SMPTE Timecode). However, as the technologies stand today, both HDMI and DisplayPort are superior to SDI. The most recent SDI standard is SDI-24G, which supports up to 24 Gb/s of bandwidth. HDMI 2.1 supports up to 48 Gb/s of bandwidth. DisplayPort 2.0 supports up to 80 Gb/s of bandwidth. What this boils down to is that HDMI and DisplayPort offer more flexibility for transferring data from point to point. This includes things like video resolution, color depth, frame rates, etc. The main reason SDI is still used is because broadcast studios and production houses have all been using that physical interface (coax to BNC) for decades and being able to connect to that existing infrastructure is important.
13:30
120 Hz is absolutely amazing when it comes to how responsive the screen is. However, on most (if not, all) consumer grade displays, setting it to game mode (which activates the high refresh rate) also changes picture settings like color saturation, brightness, contrast, color temp, etc. Be careful when using that mode for professional work. Especially when delivering for 24p or 25p (consumer content isn't delivered at 120 fps).
14:00
HDCP is important from a final product point of view. It's used to prevent unauthorized copying of streams via in-line devices. If a non-HDCP device is plugged into a line of HDCP compliant devices, that chain reverts to non-HDCP and will not play any "protected" content (like Blu-ray movies). This is really only important from a consumer level. Professional video workflows mostly use unencrypted sources so HDCP would have no effect on that workflow. There are exceptions but they aren't common.
22:05
See 10:58
Moral of the story, do your research. Don't take anyone's word for anything. Not even mine. Learn the technology, figure out if it would be beneficial to your workflow and implement it according to your requirements.
And the most important thing : All of this doesn't matter if you don't make any money out of your color grading work.
I think everyone's been waiting for a video covering this topic and this didn't disappoint! Thank you very much, Qazi. 🙌 This was super helpful as I'll be investing in a new monitor in 2022. LG's upcoming 42" option or FSI sound like the way to go. Thanks again!
Of course. FCM fam 😀✊🏾
What do you think about the Asus Pro art Monitors. The more expensive ones have IPS panels with over 1000local diming zones. 1200vesa certificate. Cheap and accurate.
You actually dont want local dimming or abl for color grading. They improve the (percieved) contrast, but dont give an accurate view of the actual image. My advice: stick with eizo or flanders
@@kaana.2719 Dont they have to do the same thing to get contrast. I mean if you have an LCD with 1000nits how is it supposed to give you contrast in darker parts. I mean Sonys BVM-HX310 does the same thing.
I mean for the price and if your work is generally mid to low productions which I'm just assuming since 90% of us is probably that, myself included.. I find that the ProArts are more than enough. I've done more than 20 big budget, full scale productions yet I still don't have the guts to buy a proper high end monitor, i just rent them since it's way cheaper where I live so I guess it depends on where you are too.
Meanwhile the flagship Asus PA32UCX-R has 2304 dimming zones and motorized flip colorimeter, HDR 1400, 1000 nits / 1600 nits peak , no abl
In Europe and other parts of the world. You can buy almost any EIZO (also ColorEdge) without "contacting "EIZO. So please look at this from a local and global point of view. Depends on the representation of the brand in the local market.
The "contact EIZO" thing is just for their website; the only model they want to play hard-to-get for is the CG3146, which in the US costs $33k +/- (depending on vendor).
Hi Qazi, Love your setup !!! The Sony doesn’t use Local Dimming. It is a Dual Layer LCD Diaplay manufactured by Panasonic, the same panel used by the Eizo Prominence CG3145, Postium OBM-X310 and the Flanders XM311K and a couple of others. It comes very close to OLED black levels while Full Array Local Dimming Technology is used by monitors like the Flanders XM310K (2000 zones) and the new XM312U (2300 Zones) ASUS PA32UCX (1152 Zones) Apple Pro Display (576 Zones) and eizo. Is your HX310 in HDR in this video?
This was a no nonsense informative video. I loved it! Well done. 🔥
Thank you.
Thanks for the breakdown Qazi!
Thank you so much for your Eizo rant 😀
Surprised you didn’t include the LG EP950 or even the Apple XDR?
Need an updated video for 2023
Good to see you got rid of those blown out highlights on your face from the blue lights in your studio, they must have been giving you a tan!
You pay for shipping with FSI for calibration, but they give you their discount. You also have to have something to ship the monitor in. They will sell you the original packaging box(very cheap price) if you don’t have the original.
epic video qazman! I bought my PA32UCX based on your input and it is stellar! Your blue hoodie with the purple and the grading is a pleasure to look at.
🙏🏾💪🏾
you need to talk about APPLE XDR too ! is it worth it or its. not as big of a deal they are making it to be
Correct me if I'm wrong:
for the LG C series there's a way for getting the monitor calibrated using CALMAN where you can disable the Automatic Brightness Limiter.
If I remember it correctly it's even in the step-by-step process so you can get it calibrated properly.
I saw you mention it right after I wrote this comment!
14:07 The HDCP 2.2 is on the left of the page covered by HDMI input.
What do you think of the Asus Monitor ROG Swift OLED PG42UQ:
3840 x 2160, HDR10, NVidia G-Sync f=120 Hz (max 138 Hz), latency 0.1ms, contrast 135000:1, 450 cd/m2.
My GPU is RTX 4090.
I would like to use it for:
90-95% Davinci Resolve / 5-10% Gaming only MS Flight Simulator
Thanks for such valuable video!!❤
Thanks a lot for the Lg C1 tips, it were super helpfull, xoxo
Qazi , Plz do make a video on cameras. Unique specialities of different cameras related to abilities for colour grading.
Qazi. Nice!
How are you even speaking of these monitors when you have that Sony panel on your desk? When you dial in the two point calibration (white and grey) on the Sony it will be perfectly accurate in both REC.709 and HDR. It’s the best monitor on the planet. Well that and the new 16” MacBook Pro screen.
Anyway stay focused on monitors this year. Look for miniLED like those on the MacBook Pro 2021 and the Asus PA32UCG and remember that next years iMac Pro will have a 1000 nit miniLED that will likely surpass the XDR from a few years ago.
What Do you think about new MacBook display?
Awesome Video Qazi! What do you think about the Apple Pro Display XDR? And, would you recommend an 8 Bit + FRC Monitor like the LG 32UL950-W?
I needed this, thank you!
You're welcome
@@theqazman I'm basically on a budget so LG might be the way to go🤔
Very helpful video, thank you!
Well said on Eizo sales tactics.
I change my decision: Asus ProArt PA32UCX-R instead of Eizo CG319x. Is there anybody to confirm this?
Hi Waqas, thanks for the video! Can you recommend the Eizo CG2700S and the Apple Studio Display? Which one is the best for you?
What's your thoughts on the Benq sw321c? And how much benefit would this monitor bring versus something like Dell G3223Q (a relatively accurate high refresh rate "gaming" monitor) in terms of accuracy? (both calibrated using a colorimeter)
I have watched and read numerous reviews and all i get is mumbo jumbo, AQcolor, bla bla bla, hardware calibration, bla bla bla, but noone shows any actual hands on benefits.
Yes, the benq has a wider color gamut obviously :D but i really only need sRGB for 99% of my work.
great review, thanks
question: in this level why not including HP dream color series ?
I never liked it. Had one back in the day and it was garbage.
@@theqazman ok
Even the last 32” version ??
Thank you!
Sending an SOS! Hi Qazi, Thanks for your video. I would be super grateful if you could possibly answer a couple of questions. I am a High School Spanish Teacher who loves filmmaking. I am a total amateur/beginner. I am trying to put together a filmmaking club in the School. We have the gear to film but now I need a video production workstation. My plan: Mac Mini M1 512GB 16 GB UM+ LG C1 48" + a Presonus or similar audio interface + KRK Rockit 5 to run Davinci Resolve 17 Studio.
Q1. What is the correct way (cable) to connect the Mac mini to the LG C1?
Q2 Do I need any extra video interface to provide colour accuracy?
Q3 I also watched a video saying that the Mac Mini can't output any more than 60Hz refresh rate, and no matter the capabilities of the LG C1 it is going to feel laggy and jittery. Is this correct? I am been asked to decide what am I going to get by the school. I am really convinced with the LGC1 which seems to be the best quality for the price for a bunch of beginners like us.
Nice watch mate :)
Hey there, thanks for the information in this video. I purchased an LG C8 in 2019 and have been plagued by and dealt with ABL ever since. I had the screen professionally calibrated and even getting into the TV's service menu, it seemed impossible to get around ABL.
1) Are you saying you can 100% eliminate it however you have the TV calibrated? Or do you have to stick within certain parameters, nits, etc.?
2) Would this method work on an older model like mine?
Love my DM240!
One day I wish you could show how you do the before and after wipe effects effectively demonstration . It my eternal struggle.
A cheat you can try is to render out the clip in the various stages of grading. Then you stack them on the timeline and animate the cropping.
Awesome vid. What do you recommend as an affordable monitor for projects that I'm working on for a client that needs broadcast capabilities? I don't have a ton to spend, but I don't think the LG is good for broadcast, right? Thanks!
May I ask which video out device you are using to connect your OLED TV to the mac? Are there devices you would recommend?
1. As the C1 is unavailable, is the C2 worth it? Also, where is the link for the class that shows how to remove the Auto Brightness setting? I will go this route if I can because I've waited 3 months for the C1 to come in stock
Sir , If I wanted to connect a Mac Studio M1 Ultra to a 120HZ TV , will a Thunderbolt 4 to HDMI 2.1 cable work fine ? Awesome video & Thanks :)
If you are not in LA or New York, how would you suggest getting your LG monitor calibrated?
I agree so much with the "contact us"... that is ANTI-SALE... I never buy when I see this. Not for something that is not a service based product
Seems like Waqas has hit his breaking point with the BS of CZcams. Unnecessary negative comments. Keep doing you bruv. I always enjoy the content you put out.
Right there on the Eizo graphic they don't recommend that one for color grading. the CG319X is the one they say is for color grading
The specs are exactly the same minus the 4k resolution. Of course they wanna sell you their more expensive monitor. It's all marketing. THAT'S WHY I MADE THIS VIDEO TO HELP YOU GET PAST THAT YET HERE YOU ALL ARE TEACHING ME INSTEAD. 😂
anybody else check their slack after the notification sound when he's showing the eizo website?
So what about HDR grading? None of these are capable of handling Dolby Vision. Can you recommend something that is future-proof? Thanks!
When you are talking about lG OLED TV what about pixel burn-in? I have LG OLED TV and picture is vibrant and great (for TV). But I use it only as TV cause know that OLED have problems with burn-in. On TV images changing very fast in normal but on computer screen sometimes images (or parts of images) could be fixed for hours. And this could result to burn-in problems. So I still have big fears about this kind of using.
so true how companies make it hard to buy a product. they are still stuck in the 20th century. no thank you. great video
Heard there is couple really great OLED monitors coming out in a month. That are in the 30sh size range. Good for people with regular computer desks. Know anything about these?
14:00 - Gotta flag that. It says HDCP right next to HDMI to the left. They're all HDMI 2.2
Hey Qazi, alot of my peers are saying good things about the OSEE monitor. Do you have any thoughts on it? It's seems like a good contender for this list and has a great price point.
What do you think about new apple display for 14 and 16 inch? Is there the way to make it colorist approved accurate screen?
Hi Was, great and very informative Video - huge tnx.
How is Apple XDR PRO display for a photo and Video edition ?
Would you recommend it over the eizo?
I would.
What do you think of apple 5k studio display vs the apple 6k xdr display ? Is their difference in color accuracy ? I’m trying to choose between the 2 ?
Qazi is your LG calibrated SDR or HDR? Really on the fence here.
So now in almost mid 2022 what's the new LG 42" model? Can't seem to find that...
Can we use Samsung m7 4k 43 inch monitor for professional movie Color Grading works for releasing a film to theaters
Hey Q. What is the best IO box or card to connect your Mac to a monitor like the FSI XM312U?
What about the eizo Coloredge CG 277 27” LCD ?
I have a question are MATTE monitors good for color grading do they provide rich vivid colors in your opinion
Hi Qazi, I've this monitor: dell up3216q . I did not calibrate it, I make video for web and I use Davinci or Adobe Premiere for coor correction. Can I use one of the profile that are inside the monitor to have a decent result?
tell me the best budget monitor
Would you recommend the new M1 24" iMac screen for colour grading? Would there be any issues if you were a colourist using that set up?
@@hitthesynth6417 If I'm not looking to become a colourist but more of getting something that's an all in one machine. Would you say the M1 iMac's screen would do the trick?
Thank u
Is this AORUS FO48U OLED monitor best for 4K video Editing And Color Grading ?
sAMSUNG S90 C BRO >?
My blackmagic 3G monitor box only have sdi and hdmi out so youre saying I cant put out 10 bit thru that?
Great comment about "contact us" :)
How did you calibrate the LG?
Hi, i buy lg oled c1 55" but i have problem with angle color shift. Is this normal or my lg have bad panel? In B&W image i see magenta on top and bottom of the screen. Sorry for my baaaad english.
I want to buy eizo 319x to make dolby vision content, but it seems that this monitor can't be set to data level for Full or Data😂
I am a director, and I am simply looking for the very good monitor to display/review the work after I receive it back from the colorist, can you recommend any? The monitors in this vid are too expensive for that purpose. Thank you!
Sure I can. Look into the Eizo CG series.
Man i just bought the cg279x (Eizo) and i am getting some problems with photoshop. The images in photoshop look washed out. So i push the colors more and after i export the image it looks oversaturated.. i tried everything but i cant find why is this happening. On imac the colors look ok . On eizo which i placed it next to the 5k imac looks washed out.
On davinvi resolve colors looks ok though and everything matches no problems there..
Can you advice pls?
Is full hd bad for grading
will I get 120 hz off a MacBook m1?
@waqas What do you think about Hp's Dream Color Series monitors?
Not a fan
Question regarding the QHD Eizo and how one outputs from DaVinci. I was told that with the Black Magic mini-monitor this resolution would not be pixel accurate (QHD is not a multiple of HD res, which results in pixel stretching). What monitoring device would then be compatible for a monitor in this resolution? I noticed all the Eizo CG Series monitors are not standard video resolutions (gaming resolutions?) and I'm confused why. Would you then have to buy a more expensive 2K-4K UltraStudio playback deck from Black Magic? I'm super confused. Or is it just that pixel inaccuracy is a trade off for decent color accuracy in a prosumer monitor. I've been recommended the CG Eizos before as well. Can you help??! Many thanks for these great videos
Did you find an answer?
@@edvardb8747 no I didn’t … However I think you can tell just set the resolution from DaVinci and have black bars on the sides, but still not quite sure
How is the benq 271c 4k for grading?
04:47 - 05:10 There are words and numbers coming out of your mouth. Awesome. What do they mean ?
Full hd or 4k for grading?
What if you only have the new M1 Pro Max laptop, and are only using that as a monitor? My previews on my M1 are not true to the adjustments I have created to the video. Is there a setting to make what I see on screen match with the final outcome? Thanks in advance.
Did you find a solution to this matching issue?
Where in the MasterClass is the ABL disable of the lg. I can’t find it
Studio Module. 💪🏾
Waqas qazi
stupid question. does the LG display 100% Rec. 709 as well?
Yes
20:00 the bad text rendering on the eizo is due to the mismatching wqhd resolution, a third of the pixels have no correct spot to be displayed on, this affects image quality by a lot. hd won‘t look properly sharp, neither will uhd or 4k.. so the eizo only suits working on photos or graphics, but is not usable at all for broadcast level video.
You're incorrect. You can change the resolution to 1080p. It's 100% capable of broadcast level video and this is why I used it as one of the choices.
@@theqazman of course you can set the input to 1080p, but the panel will still remain a 1440p physically, which means that it is impossible to display an entire 1080p image pixel correct. 😉
it will look ok’ish from a distance and is of course ok for colour, but your 1080p input is not as sharp as it should be.
and that is exactly why text and graphics do not look correct on this panel.
and using this panel for a long time does not necessarily mean that it is a good solution for broadcast video.. at least to determine if your graphics look ok 😏
@@theqazman btw, this is one of the main reasons why uhd is the tv „4k“ standard and not actual 4k, as uhd has exactly 4x the pixels as hd, so older upscaled hd content will look pixel correct and not blurry.
@@cuttercarlo547 It’s called DISABLE SCALING! I’ve had several Eizo screens, including a CG279X and you can very easily set the scaling to be 1:1 or by aspect ratio. And obviously, when set to 1:1 every single pixel is 100% accurate, no blurring, only perfectly defined, sharp text, graphics and all other elements shown on screen. So you are 100% wrong, one can definitely display a 100% pixel perfect and accurate 1080p input without any problems whatsoever.
@@aaronperelmuter8433 sure, but that was not the point of what I said ;)
he obviously did not use that feature, or was not aware of it.
and without using it, it is simply not possible to display HD or 4K/UHD pixelcorrect, when stretched onto a wqhd screen, this is what I said.
thats just simple math... 2560 (the displays width) divided by 1920 (hd width) does not give an even (pixel correct) value, and neither does 3840 (uhd width) or 4096 (4k width) divided by 2560.
and when you use „disable scaling“, UHD or 4K footage will be cropped by a third to be displayed correctly, and HD will have black borders around.. not that great to work that way ;)
so please stop being rude when not having understood the topic, thank you.
Hey fantastic video. I’m an entry level colourist who works in Davinci. I’m looking for a new screen to help with my grading, as my current set up isn’t working. The challenge I have is that I use windows and all my clients use Mac screens, and no matter what I do the end result is always slightly different. Out of the three screens what one would you suggest, as I really don’t want to enter the Mac eco system. Thanks so much for your help 😀
Me too please tell us
If you're an entry level colourist you don't need any of these displays to begin with.
I'm a 20-year colorist and everything this guy just said is true. LG makes a tri-stimulus desktop monitor that a lot of guys are using. It's the poor man's bvmx300
Excuse me, which model of lg monitor is it?
@@kkxs6705 lg 32EP950
very nice video here..i my self grab much of your color grade tutorial i release a report how i did it on my profile
OLED is beautiful with one exception...... Burn In. Using an OLED I.M.O., would be useless to me as a video editer. I have far to many static windows open which sooner or later would cause an issue.
Been using them since 2016. Knock on wood no burn in problems. Set a screen saver when idle.
@@theqazman Glad to hear. 👍
Everything is awesome love it but those black frames that you "used" or forgot to remove while you transition on those websites it's killing me black frames are putting me off the energy of content.
I'm so sorry but you need to work on your mindset homie. Really? Like really really? You couldn't find anything wrong with the video so you went for the black frames as in you have to critize or else. It's so sad how most of the world is trained to look at the glass half empty and somehow that makes you seem intelligent.
Stop living in the gap, bro. It's unbecoming.
Stay possessed. 💪🏾
@@theqazmani'm so f...... disappointed that i didn't know you are one of "those guys" before. Anyway thnx for the advice to work on mindset, and really yeah like really those black frames are the thing that made me say to myself: damn it Waqas why do you leave those on video, cause I don't watch your videos to find mistakes on them I watch them cause I like them but it seems I'm the guy who sees the glass half empty just because I told you my opinion on smth and you can't take a comment as a pro, anyway I'm sorry if my comment made you feel bad or hurt your mindset cause I didn't mean that.
Btw sorry for my bad English it's not my native language, but i guess you already know that cause your intelligent guy here.
Stay possessed and have a lovely life :)
Hello, I have a problem - I bought a laptop without dedicated graphics, the processor and other components are powerful but I tried to edit the video in Davinec resolve and the graphics don't quite do it - sometimes when I do something in fusion, the playback breaks up completely, or once even when i wanted to render the video, it was written by media offline and then it skipped the whole simple transition i made in fusion, the question is: You don't know how to make it happen to me, or to minimize it, I have to somehow to optimize Davinci for my weak integrated graphics, or are there any other options? thank you for answer
Your computer may not be powerful enough for DaVinci Resolve. Go to their website and read the minimum requirements. Maybe try installing DaVinci 16 or 15 (not 17). And there's also videos on CZcams on how to get a smooth playback. These two videos may help you with the render issues as well: czcams.com/video/6eflSIgrkz8/video.html czcams.com/video/MQWLC8R0EyM/video.html
@@LucianaContartese thanx
@@jaroslavzavesky you're welcome
Qazi disapproves marketing: YES😂
the eizo cg319x is a better choice then 279x. The first mentioned is a 10bit 4k model so it doesent scale the picutre the only " bad thing with is is that it gets black bars on the sides in 16:9 but thats the price you pay to have a pixel to pixel 4k monitoring. if you are doing sdr (which is like 95% of all coloristwork) eizo is by all means a professional monitor) it gives you a superaccurate color. the only thing is some high blacks (since its ips) but on the other ha) most conuser televisions are some kind of lcd either va or ips panel (even if oled is popular) so its an acurate representation the blacks people will see at home (colors not so much since a lot of sets are not colorcalibrated)
Nope, not pronounced I-ZO! It is correctly pronounced AY-ZO per EIZO's own corporate video. Also see the correct pronunciation in the EIZO Wikipedia, which also shows AY-ZO. And one more reference... see the 2021 Scientific & Technical Awards EIZO Acceptance Speech video where Masato Nakashima, the Senior Product Manager at EIZO, pronounces it as AY-ZO. In Japanese, the "ei" together is usually pronounced as an AY sound just like when we say the Japanese word Sensei - Senˈsā.
anyone know if the LG C2 has ABL?
Yes it does but there is a way to turn it off I have the pdf in my Masterclass that walks you through it.
Why don’t you own FSI if FSI is so better? :)
Because I own it's grand daddy.
Really curious about this concept: czcams.com/video/uzMgAHM68yM/video.html Can you confirm that HDMI is not delivering a 10bit signal? Seems a bit peculiar to me. Plus we have now a huge amount of cameras delivering a 10bit signal out of HDMI ports these days. It would be weird if the monitor was not able to receive it. So it would be interesting to have qualified pros looking into it. Of course SDI is a more stable instrument (especially on set) but not sure if that's also better in terms of quality (in studio).
I have benq PD3200U IS THAT worth Quazi
Yes
Not necessarily a grading monitor. Ok for the budget.
@@theqazman Thanks Quasi😍🤗
The LG is sold as a TV not a computer monitor. Is this just naming and nothing to care about?
MashaAllah 🥰