[MacDV] LCD screens for DV editing ?

[ShirleyK]

Just a comment about CRT vs LCD for photo work. I had heard this too 
and when I first compared an image on the flat-screen iMac to that on 
my Mitsubishi Diamond Pro, I thought some photos looked better on the 
CRT. But I'm changing my mind. I added a 20" Cinema to the Mitsubishi 
specifically to put the palettes and text on the LCD and photos/movie 
window on the CRT. But I've reversed that. The image is so much 
brighter, more colorful, and crisper on the LCD that I use it first and 
leave the CRT powered off unless I need the space for palattes. 
Diagonal lines show the stairsteps much more prominently on the LCD. So 
now I think the CRTs supposedly look better because they are fuzzier 
compared to the crispness of the LCD. (I'm talking about Apple's 
displays here; not cheap LCDs.) Dragging an image or text from one 
monitor to the other shows dramatic differences.

I had to laugh at a photographer who was working on my system. She 
wanted images on three monitors for another photo and when she dragged 
one of them over to the CRT her face just fell at the way it washed out.

Shirley

On Friday, August 15, 2003, at 10:24  AM, Sean wrote:

> What do I need to know about DV editing before replacing my CRT 
> monitor with an Apple Studio Display or a PowerBook?
> I've read that pros who do a lot of PhotoShop work should stick with a 
> CRT. Is the same true for working with DV?
> Can you edit efficiently on a 12" PowerBook screen with iMovie? with 
> FCExpress?
> Does the extra real estate of a 17" PowerBook screen allow you to edit 
> DV more efficiently than a 15" screen or the 12" screen?