Professional monitors: <\/strong>These are designed to cover as close to 100% of sRGB and a big portion of DCI-P3 (the standard they use in cinema). It allows you to see the steps between colours, eliminating ugly banding effects where there should be smooth gradients.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nConsistency across devices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A very common question video editors ask is: “Why does my video look different on my phone than it does on my computer?”<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\nWhile most screens are different, a colour-accurate monitor is calibrated to match international industry standards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- If you’re editing on a blue-tinted office monitor, your work will look off on every other device.<\/li>
- If you edit on a calibrated professional monitor, your work will look as intended on 90% of devices, and only slightly different on the remaining 10% that are poorly set up.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Black levels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Most standard monitors will struggle with displaying “crushing” blacks, usually as their contrast ratios aren’t precise and will lump dark grey, charcoal and deep black into one big dark void.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is disastrous for a video editor. You might think a scene looks perfectly moody and dark, but in reality, there is a distracting piece of gear or a messy cable visible in the shadows that your monitor simply wasn’t high-quality enough to show you. A professional monitor would have allowed you to see all the details in the shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Investing in your eyes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
It’s easy to think that all you need is the latest 8k camera gear and lighting, but in reality, the monitor is the only part of this visual capture setup you look at throughout the entire process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Going from your standard monitor to a colour-accurate one will feel like taking off a pair of tinted sunglasses. It won’t feel as exciting as that new lens you just bought for your camera, but it will make the biggest impact on every frame of video you see and produce. In an industry built on visual impact, seeing the truth is the most powerful advantage you can have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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