Apple Color 1.5 - Manual (Page 151)

Monitoring Broadcast Video Output
For the most accurate monitoring of broadcast programs, Color ouputs standard and
high definition video using supported third-party video interfaces. The drivers installed
for the interface you have determine what resolutions, bit depths, and frame rates are
available for outputting to an external monitor.
To turn on external video monitoring
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Choose an option from the Video Output pop-up menu, in the User Prefs tab of the Setup
room.
To turn off external video monitoring
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Choose Disabled from the Video Output pop-up menu, in the User Prefs tab of the Setup
room.
For more information about monitoring, see:
• Mixing and Matching Program and Viewing Resolutions
• Bit Depth and Monitoring
• Choose Your Monitor Carefully
• Set Up Your Viewing Environment Carefully
• Calibrate Your Monitor Regularly
• Adjust the Color Interface for Your Monitoring Environment
Mixing and Matching Program and Viewing Resolutions
Ideally, you should monitor your program at its native resolution (in other words, the
resolution of its source media). However, Color will do its best to output the video at
whatever resolution is set in the Video Output pop-up menu of the User Prefs tab. If the
Video Output pop-up menu is set to a different resolution than the currently selected
Resolution Preset, then Color will automatically scale the image up or down as necessary
to fit the image to the display size.
Bit Depth and Monitoring
The working bit depth can have a significant impact on the quality of your monitored
image. The monitored bit depth depends on three factors:
• The bit depth of the source media
• The bit depth selected in the Video Output pop-up menu
• The bit depth selected in the Internal Pixel Format pop-up menu
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