Comments on: HP LP2480zx Dream Color: Your Eyes Into the DSLR Colorspace http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/12/hp-lp2480zx-dream-color-your-eyes-into-the-dslr-colorspace/ Create | Innovate | Educate Thu, 23 May 2013 20:17:53 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Drew Ruggles http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/12/hp-lp2480zx-dream-color-your-eyes-into-the-dslr-colorspace/comment-page-1/#comment-64196 Drew Ruggles Wed, 15 May 2013 13:48:29 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2618#comment-64196 Hey Shane thanks for the post! I went ahead and ordered the LP2480zx as my primary color correction monitor, any suggestion for a secondary companion monitor from HP? Hey Shane thanks for the post! I went ahead and ordered the LP2480zx as my primary color correction monitor, any suggestion for a secondary companion monitor from HP?

]]> By: Shane http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/12/hp-lp2480zx-dream-color-your-eyes-into-the-dslr-colorspace/comment-page-1/#comment-60135 Shane Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:01:06 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2618#comment-60135 Greg Greenhaw. It depends on what you want to use it for. The Dream color would be a great lighting monitor, but the Ac7 is smaller and can be mounted on the camera. Greg Greenhaw. It depends on what you want to use it for. The Dream color would be a great lighting monitor, but the Ac7 is smaller and can be mounted on the camera.

]]> By: Greg Greenhaw http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/12/hp-lp2480zx-dream-color-your-eyes-into-the-dslr-colorspace/comment-page-1/#comment-59738 Greg Greenhaw Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:48:46 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2618#comment-59738 Hey Shane, For a field monitor do you recommend buying a used dream color monitor for 1k or a new small hd oled ac7? I'm kinda torn between the two. I already own a dp5 with eye piece. I also own a gefen wireless transceiver http://www.gefen.com/kvm/gtv-whd-1080p-lr-blk.jsp?prod_id=10922 and was planing on connecting it to the either the dream color or the ac7. I also have a 24" cinema display that I could also use instead. What are you thoughts. Greg Hey Shane,

For a field monitor do you recommend buying a used dream color monitor for 1k or a new small hd oled ac7?
I’m kinda torn between the two. I already own a dp5 with eye piece. I also own a gefen wireless transceiver
http://www.gefen.com/kvm/gtv-whd-1080p-lr-blk.jsp?prod_id=10922
and was planing on connecting it to the either the dream color or the ac7. I also have a 24″ cinema display that I could also use instead.

What are you thoughts.
Greg

]]> By: Dan http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/12/hp-lp2480zx-dream-color-your-eyes-into-the-dslr-colorspace/comment-page-1/#comment-16058 Dan Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:49:08 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2618#comment-16058 Hi Shane! Amazing info, really appreciate it. I have the HP LP2480zx monitor, and I use it for location monitoring with a Canon 5dMII and Canon 5 MII through HDMI. I use the settings you recommend on the OSD, but I could not do the "Fill to aspect Ratio", since the option is greyed out. Also, I can't calibrate using the Color bars link you provided, for the hue/saturation and other menus appear grey. How were you able to calibrate you monitor for use with the Canon 5d? My image is over-saturated and too contrasted. Thank you!! Hi Shane!

Amazing info, really appreciate it.

I have the HP LP2480zx monitor, and I use it for location monitoring with a Canon 5dMII and Canon 5 MII through HDMI. I use the settings you recommend on the OSD, but I could not do the “Fill to aspect Ratio”, since the option is greyed out. Also, I can’t calibrate using the Color bars link you provided, for the hue/saturation and other menus appear grey. How were you able to calibrate you monitor for use with the Canon 5d? My image is over-saturated and too contrasted.

Thank you!!

]]> By: Samuel http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/12/hp-lp2480zx-dream-color-your-eyes-into-the-dslr-colorspace/comment-page-1/#comment-15835 Samuel Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:48:10 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2618#comment-15835 Hi Shane, As you can imagine i am a huge fan of you, you team and your vision, Each time i have a big question you are the one i rely on, on the next days i am planning on buying a Jib around $9,000 but i travel a lot so i really don`t know what to buy, my whole gear right now are 5d`s but am planning on buying a RED camera on the future.What would your advise be? I know how lucky i am on having the way to talk to you,and your amazing team. Keep rocking Hi Shane,
As you can imagine i am a huge fan of you, you team and your vision, Each time i have a big question you are the one i rely on, on the next days i am planning on buying a Jib around $9,000 but i travel a lot so i really don`t know what to buy, my whole gear right now are 5d`s but am planning on buying a RED camera on the future.What would your advise be?
I know how lucky i am on having the way to talk to you,and your amazing team.
Keep rocking

]]> By: Shane http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/12/hp-lp2480zx-dream-color-your-eyes-into-the-dslr-colorspace/comment-page-1/#comment-15588 Shane Fri, 07 Sep 2012 01:59:49 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2618#comment-15588 Samuel, I am not sure what you are referring to with 24. I crank the luminance level up to 250, it doesn't effect the image at all and you can light beautifully and gauge exposure well. Just take a piece of black cloth and throw it over your head when viewing the monitor. That is what I do. Samuel, I am not sure what you are referring to with 24. I crank the luminance level up to 250, it doesn’t effect the image at all and you can light beautifully and gauge exposure well. Just take a piece of black cloth and throw it over your head when viewing the monitor. That is what I do.

]]> By: Samuel http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/12/hp-lp2480zx-dream-color-your-eyes-into-the-dslr-colorspace/comment-page-1/#comment-15556 Samuel Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:14:29 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2618#comment-15556 Hey Shane, I was on location the last weeks but your post really helped me.Just had a few questions i am planning on using the Monitor as my first monitor for focusing e.t.c, But being shooting on the beach with the harsh sun do you recommend me changin tha brightness levels having in mind that i will be using the monitor also on post-production. And wich FPS do you recommend i read that you said that 24 was rock solid but i`ve been lately hearing that you can push it to 50 or 60. Thank You So very very much Samuel Hey Shane,
I was on location the last weeks but your post really helped me.Just had a few questions i am planning on using the Monitor as my first monitor for focusing e.t.c, But being shooting on the beach with the harsh sun do you recommend me changin tha brightness levels having in mind that i will be using the monitor also on post-production. And wich FPS do you recommend i read that you said that 24 was rock solid but i`ve been lately hearing that you can push it to 50 or 60.
Thank You So very very much
Samuel

]]> By: Shane http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/12/hp-lp2480zx-dream-color-your-eyes-into-the-dslr-colorspace/comment-page-1/#comment-15177 Shane Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:59:12 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2618#comment-15177 Samuel. Thanks for the kind words and support. In order to use the OSD menu with different color space options make sure you are plugged into one of the two DVI inputs on the Dream Color. From there you can access all the extra settings in the OSD menu. If you want to calibrate the colors SMPTE color bars work well. Here is a good tutorial on calibrating to color bars. http://spareroommedia.com/video/monitor_setup.html Samuel. Thanks for the kind words and support. In order to use the OSD menu with different color space options make sure you are plugged into one of the two DVI inputs on the Dream Color. From there you can access all the extra settings in the OSD menu. If you want to calibrate the colors SMPTE color bars work well. Here is a good tutorial on calibrating to color bars. http://spareroommedia.com/video/monitor_setup.html

]]> By: Samuel http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/12/hp-lp2480zx-dream-color-your-eyes-into-the-dslr-colorspace/comment-page-1/#comment-15172 Samuel Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:31:04 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2618#comment-15172 Hi Shane, Just unpacked my HP lp2480zx like a little boy on christmas. First thing i did was log on to your blog to see if you had any advices on how to calibrate perfectly the monitor, After re-reading the blog and already having set the Menus you posted, i was wondering if you had any more advices on your years of experience and practice of how can i punch those extra settings on my monitor. Thank you for the advice and the inspiration. Samuel Hi Shane,
Just unpacked my HP lp2480zx like a little boy on christmas. First thing i did was log on to your blog to see if you had any advices on how to calibrate perfectly the monitor, After re-reading the blog and already having set the Menus you posted, i was wondering if you had any more advices on your years of experience and practice of how can i punch those extra settings on my monitor.
Thank you for the advice and the inspiration.
Samuel

]]> By: Shane http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/12/hp-lp2480zx-dream-color-your-eyes-into-the-dslr-colorspace/comment-page-1/#comment-13895 Shane Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:50:48 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2618#comment-13895 Tom Miller. I'm still using the DreamColor 2480 all the time and haven't found anything better. Thanks for the comment and support. Tom Miller. I’m still using the DreamColor 2480 all the time and haven’t found anything better. Thanks for the comment and support.

]]> By: Tom Miller http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/12/hp-lp2480zx-dream-color-your-eyes-into-the-dslr-colorspace/comment-page-1/#comment-13819 Tom Miller Wed, 20 Jun 2012 23:24:00 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2618#comment-13819 Hi Shane, Found this thread from a couple of years ago, and wondering if it still applies. If you were buying a large monitor today, would it be HP DreamColor 2480, or is there something else that replaced it that you like better? Hi Shane, Found this thread from a couple of years ago, and wondering if it still applies. If you were buying a large monitor today, would it be HP DreamColor 2480, or is there something else that replaced it that you like better?

]]> By: Steve Sepulveda http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/12/hp-lp2480zx-dream-color-your-eyes-into-the-dslr-colorspace/comment-page-1/#comment-11939 Steve Sepulveda Sun, 06 May 2012 11:44:40 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2618#comment-11939 Shane, Thanks for getting back to me. Looking forward to the answer from Greg at HP. Also, I was looking to get 2 of the plates made to mount the monitors on the pelican 1650, however I did not have any luck reaching anyone from the number on your blog. Can you give me the appropriate contact for that? Thanks again, Steve Shane,

Thanks for getting back to me. Looking forward to the answer from Greg at HP. Also, I was looking to get 2 of the plates made to mount the monitors on the pelican 1650, however I did not have any luck reaching anyone from the number on your blog. Can you give me the appropriate contact for that?

Thanks again,

Steve

]]> By: Shane http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/12/hp-lp2480zx-dream-color-your-eyes-into-the-dslr-colorspace/comment-page-1/#comment-11786 Shane Wed, 02 May 2012 03:37:00 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2618#comment-11786 Steve Sepulveda, I have passed this onto Greg Staten at HP who is the monitor guru, he will get back to us and I will pass this onto you. On the Cinestyle to Neutral switch over, yes I find this works like a million bucks. One of my trade secrets. Steve Sepulveda, I have passed this onto Greg Staten at HP who is the monitor guru, he will get back to us and I will pass this onto you. On the Cinestyle to Neutral switch over, yes I find this works like a million bucks. One of my trade secrets.

]]> By: Steve Sepulveda http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/12/hp-lp2480zx-dream-color-your-eyes-into-the-dslr-colorspace/comment-page-1/#comment-11783 Steve Sepulveda Wed, 02 May 2012 02:12:39 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2618#comment-11783 Hi Shane, Love your blog and and videos. A wonderful inspiration and teacher. My questions is -- I just picked up to used Dream Color monitors and I noticed that the calibration is over the 4000 hours that you stated earlier that they are good for from the factory. What is the best way to recalibrate them to get the color that I am looking for to light on set with the 5D? Also is lighting with the neutral picture style in your opinion and then switching to the cinestyle before you roll give you the best results with the 5D? Thanks, Steve Hi Shane,

Love your blog and and videos. A wonderful inspiration and teacher. My questions is — I just picked up to used Dream Color monitors and I noticed that the calibration is over the 4000 hours that you stated earlier that they are good for from the factory. What is the best way to recalibrate them to get the color that I am looking for to light on set with the 5D? Also is lighting with the neutral picture style in your opinion and then switching to the cinestyle before you roll give you the best results with the 5D?

Thanks,

Steve

]]> By: Shane http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/12/hp-lp2480zx-dream-color-your-eyes-into-the-dslr-colorspace/comment-page-1/#comment-5719 Shane Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:18:08 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2618#comment-5719 Hi Isaac. When shooting a flat profile like Cinestyle, I light off of the Neutral Picture style profile on the camera and then switch back to Cinestyle when shooting. Hi Isaac. When shooting a flat profile like Cinestyle, I light off of the Neutral Picture style profile on the camera and then switch back to Cinestyle when shooting.

]]> By: Isaac http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/12/hp-lp2480zx-dream-color-your-eyes-into-the-dslr-colorspace/comment-page-1/#comment-3181 Isaac Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:18:37 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2618#comment-3181 Hi Shane, Should I use a LUT or just one of the profiles stored in the DreamColor for lighting, if I am using a Color Profile like Technicolor? A little confuse about this... Thanks for this site and for sharing your knowledge!!! Hi Shane,

Should I use a LUT or just one of the profiles stored in the DreamColor for lighting, if I am using a Color Profile like Technicolor? A little confuse about this…

Thanks for this site and for sharing your knowledge!!!

]]> By: zacharyherche http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/12/hp-lp2480zx-dream-color-your-eyes-into-the-dslr-colorspace/comment-page-1/#comment-3179 zacharyherche Wed, 18 May 2011 19:04:09 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2618#comment-3179 Hey Shane, Just got a HP LP2480zx, can you give me some advice on how to hook it up best. I will be using the 5dmkii and plan on monitoring in the field/post using cs5.5 production premium. Best, ZH Hey Shane,

Just got a HP LP2480zx, can you give me some advice on how to hook it up best. I will be using the 5dmkii and plan on monitoring in the field/post using cs5.5 production premium.

Best,
ZH

]]> By: Shane http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/12/hp-lp2480zx-dream-color-your-eyes-into-the-dslr-colorspace/comment-page-1/#comment-3178 Shane Fri, 29 Apr 2011 04:18:00 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2618#comment-3178 Bill Hamell,sweet, that monitor rocks, you will be in good hands. Bill Hamell,sweet, that monitor rocks, you will be in good hands.

]]> By: Bill Hamell http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/12/hp-lp2480zx-dream-color-your-eyes-into-the-dslr-colorspace/comment-page-1/#comment-3177 Bill Hamell Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:05:18 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2618#comment-3177 Just bought a HP LP2475w awsome monitor does not have all the bells and whistles of the HP Dream-color 2480 ZX nor does it have the price tag. Color is exellent Now I just need to adjust brightness and contrast to suit! Just bought a HP LP2475w awsome monitor does not have all the bells and whistles of the HP Dream-color 2480 ZX nor does it have the price tag. Color is exellent Now I just need to adjust brightness and contrast to suit!

]]> By: John Novotny http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/12/hp-lp2480zx-dream-color-your-eyes-into-the-dslr-colorspace/comment-page-1/#comment-3176 John Novotny Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:52:16 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2618#comment-3176 http://www.eizo.com/global/products/coloredge/cg275w/index.html I heard Eizo was showing off this self calibrating 2560 × 1440 native resolution wonder at NAB this year. Might be worth taking a look at. http://www.eizo.com/global/products/coloredge/cg275w/index.html

I heard Eizo was showing off this self calibrating 2560 × 1440 native resolution wonder at NAB this year. Might be worth taking a look at.

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