PhotoJoseph wrote:JonPais wrote:Well, I've got the Shogun Inferno and the image is not pleasant to look at with the Mini 4K. So I'd keep my expectations low.
Geez… so what is supposed to be the solution; you have to go AJA?
The issue isn't with the I/O... you can read up on the Sumo over at MysteryBox:
https://www.mysterybox.us/blog/2017/12/ ... os-sumo-19It's not ideal for grading video: first, because each panel is different, they've got to be calibrated with an X-Rite i1Display Pro with Atomos calibration cable. Then you've got to load a custom LUT (for all I know, no longer available: unless they're in the process of updating their website). Then, you've got to toggle back and forth between the custom LUT and rec.709 for the black levels or something... And it helps if you've got a $35,000 reference monitor lying around to check it against! hehe
But really, even at the time the MysteryBox article was written (2017), an OLED TV was still a better way to go for HDR grading on a dime. Though I'm sure MysteryBox helped Atomos sell a ton of recorders/monitors! Heck, when MysteryBox did their writeup of the Sumo and SmallHD, $3,700.00 was considered a cheap entry-point into the world of HDR - and that's not counting the I/O box!
The Sumo has a bright image and is probably awesome for monitoring on set - as is the Shogun Inferno - but it is not a true HDR display.
Then again, between the time MysteryBox began their blog and now, the landscape has changed tremendously as far as monitors, NLEs, video sharing platforms and display technology go. We've got OLED laptops (only a few hundred nits), and by the end of this year, we'll have mini-LED HDR1000 laptops; uploading HDR to YouTube couldn't be easier and no longer requires being able to write lines of code; there are dual panel LCD reference monitors and in a few years, maybe even affordable microLED monitors (or maybe not!); most of the NLEs now support HDR, and on and on. To give credit where credit is due, MysteryBox were something of pioneers when they embarked on HDR, and they've helped spread the love.
I'd avoid the Asus HDR monitors: not only because of the rotten after-sales support, the hideous highlight blooming, the gruesome ergonomics, aggressive sharpening and so on - but because, in addition to an I/O box, you'll also need to purchase a $1,300.00 USD Teranex Mini SDI to HDMI 8K HDR if you want to calibrate it - and you'll want to! hehe Here in Vietnam, the Teranex goes for $1,600 - if you can even find one!
LG has partnered with CalMAN and they offer calibration for their more recent OLED TVs, but I'm certain it's not without issues - though it's a heck of a lot less expensive than purchasing a Teranex. However, the software only works with Windows operating system. lol For now, I just use the settings over at Rtings.com.
Incidentally, it's been what, a year (?) since the Teranex was released and I haven't seen a single report, review or video demonstrating someone successfully calibrating anything with it.