Alex Winker

Juan, Could you elaborate a bit more on what exactly a 3x3 matrix is, how you think there is one at work here, and what effects it is capable of? I have come across a few references to these, primarily in terms of emulating film, but haven't been able to find a good explanation of the specifics as well as how it could be utilized in Resolve. My understanding is that you can do these with the channel mixers and by changing up the color spaces of the nodes, is that correct?

I would be very interested in this job, however I have been in Resolve for 5 years and haven't done any extensive work in Baselight. I feel as though I meet and exceed all the other qualifications. I'm a passionate, driven, relatively recent college graduate with 3 years of professional color expereience... in Resolve. Just curious to anybody who might know, if a place like MPC or Technicolor would be willing to consider someone who is not a Baselight expert, but knew the software on a basic level and was a very very quick learner? Any response is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Anybody going to be in town for SXSW? If so, us colorists should coordinate a meet up!

Thanks, I appreciate the response!

Out of box collaboration is fantastic. Very much a plug and play monitor. Great quality and accuracy for the price!

TL;DR: Should I adjust luminance on a brand new FSI monitor or just leave it where it is?

Hello All, I have just purchased an FSI DM240 for my home grading suite. The out of the box calibration is fantastic and I have been having a great time working on it, but there is one thing that I am hoping someone with a little bit more expertise could shed some light on for me. In the Color Management section of the menu there is a setting for Luminance Mode with 4 options: Standard, Studio, Outdoor, and Custom. I am unsure if I should be working in Standard or Studio. Studio Mode appears to just have a higher peak luminance while retaining overall brightness and contrast. The Standard Mode seems to be a dampened in the highlights, especially when compared to the output on a computer monitor (This is only important as a lot of the content I work on is for Web), Where as the Studio Mode has brighter highlights. From what I have read you should just leave the settings as is and work with FSI monitors right out of the box, but the standard mode just seems a bit dark. Since this is my home suite, the lighting conditions aren't perfect, but they aren't horrendous either. My question is which one of these is "accurate" and which one should I use? Or should I use a custom luminance value? Do the numbers correspond to nits? And, What is the correct peak nit output for rec 709? I am a newbie to professional monitoring (this FSI is my first), though I have done a fair amount of research, so if any of my questions are misguided please correct me! Thanks, Alex