Uncompressed 8Bit was the best i have gotten. Thanks

I might try 10bit next time but much better than the results i was getting.

There was some low light noise that i could not see in PP but that could be from the camera. or i could have layer composited some light blur into the shot to deminish that some. My external monitor is not ideal.

anywho, THANKS.

Is it me or am i actually loosing blacks on export.

here is the screen shot from the TL which has nicely crushed blks...

www.creekcitytv.net/anomolly/theTL.png

Now here is the output.

www.creekcitytv.net/anomolly/theTL.png

It seems as though i am loosing blacks and with them 1/2 of my grade.. This is why i was looking for a 1:1 output that would contain at least 95% of the data from the TL. The outputout put file was exported as QT Uncompressed 8-Bit.

I filmed with an HMC150 @720p24. with +3chroma and -5 master ped.

My extern is a lg 28" LED. The reason i did not grade thru that is because it was a web only project.

Normally, I just glance at the monitor from time to time but i am looking at my cpu monitor because i want to know how it looks on its designated means of delivery.

Might not be right but i usually get good results that are consistant on most devices. 

I have heard this Monitor argument a lot. I do agree that the monitor is the best place for CC and "most" looks for broadcast or web.

I started in SD and i was using a sorry 15" TV for external. It was not all that adjustable and nothing like a blue gun. My 1st 5 projects were reject for broadcast. Then i learned to use the scopes and understanding what the trace was telling me.  I used FCP and Shake3 for color.

I could use the scoipes to stay broadcast safe but the scopes could not tell me what a look was. So i had to learn the nuances of my ragedy monitor and that monitor took me through my 1st 1yr and i could always create the look i was expecting when i saw it on any tv.

That taught me that there is a way of making due, when thats all you can do. I purchased a 800 dollar Pro JVC w/ blue gun and some other fixings after that.

Now, its HD and i as of yet have had 2500. to spend on a Flanders. So currently everything i edit is viewed on a 28" LG LED ( and that an upgrade from an insignia 26"). It only shows up to 720p. I have not been able to learn it the way i had my start-up. Its way too bright so what i see as 0 black and 100 WHT maybe darker than i intended through out the mid-range.

What i am saying is that sometimes it is the eye and not the scopes that make the adjustment. Often time that adjustment is being made through a series of considerations for equipment personalities. i.e. this screen has more yellow and that codec has a gamma shift so i will lower or raise this or that to compensate.

Still i do not at this time think that you can get a full quality export from premier. In FCP4.5 - 7 you can. I like working in premiers interface. It is my prefered interface, but it is still at least .5 - 1.0 versions from being equal to fcp 6 or 7. Monitoring included.

Meanwhile.......

I ended up nesting the seq and putting a contrast filter (+6contrast) to somewhat offset the shift in QT Animation 32bit. I am sending it Through Compressor to get h264 with a filtered gamma shift.

The version that came out of premier this time was the best of the bunch. I didnt try 10bit though cause i think it will only give me slightly better color space and i am not grading anymore at this point.

Now all i need to do is find one under 1500.

I want one trust me.

This project is another example. It was monitored on the LED that gets its stream from my BM Intensity.

Now we are getting somewhere.

That 61" Sony DLP may not fit into the 15x 12 space i have for this editbay but if a DLP can be teaked to do the job through a MXO i may need to find a 42-48" that may work.

I have seriously considered an Panasonic Plasma with the MXO . A lot of people swear by it.

I just saw this :

http://www.buy.com/prod/nec-multisync-pa231w-bk-23-lcd-monitor-with-sp ectraview-ii-bundle-ips/217611965.html

and i was reading that with mxo2 you can use any mid-Hi level hdtv and get relatively close. I dont believe that a mid level LCD or a LED would get me there.

I am gonna get something over the next 2weeks. I also oreder the mxo2 mini for desktops ( http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/618348-REG/Matrox_MXO2_MINI_D_MX O2_Mini_for_Desktop.html ). This leaves me about 1000. top work with.

Thanks a lot for your help guys.