Day: 20 January 2026

Match your camera’s output signal to your monitor’s input capabilities before purchasing any equipment—shooting with an older DSLR that only outputs HDMI won’t work with a broadcast-grade SDI-only monitor, no matter how many adapters you try. Check your camera’s specifications menu or manual to identify whether it provides clean HDMI output (without on-screen display information), and verify the resolution and frame rate it can transmit, since many cameras limit external output to 1080p even when recording 4K internally.
Test your connections in real shooting conditions before critical projects, because …

You’ve probably heard whispers about ACES in forums or seen it mentioned in YouTube tutorials, wondering if it’s the secret ingredient missing from your color workflow. The Academy Color Encoding System isn’t just another buzzword—it’s a standardized color management framework developed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that promises consistent color across different cameras, monitors, and delivery formats.
Here’s what matters for your work: ACES creates a common language for color data, functioning as an intermediary color space that preserves maximum image information from capture …