Monitors For Editing?
Currently I'm looking for either a 2k or 4k monitor, however, I do not believe my MacBook 2012 has the horsepower for 4k?
Looking for feedback from others using either 2k or 4K with Capture One Pro? Is it worth the extra money to update my MAC to get the 4k for editing @ 27-30"?
Looking for feedback from others using either 2k or 4K with Capture One Pro? Is it worth the extra money to update my MAC to get the 4k for editing @ 27-30"?
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I have a dual calibrated monitor 2k, 24", and it works quite well with my MacBook Pro early 2014 (i.e. late 2013). Actually, this is one of the reasons why I switched from Lightroom to Capture One. At the time, Lightroom didn't give the possibility to soft proof on the second screen.
A 4k monitor is very gratifying, as you can see (and show !!) your images with a very high resolution. But for editing, I am not sure that a 4k is really needed : a 100% enlargement is always a 100% enlargement, whatever the display definition is, the only difference being that you will see a larger part of your image when viewing on a 4k when compared to a 2k.0 -
Thanks for all the info, seems to be my thought process as well. May I ask what brand and model you went with for monitors? 0 -
I have a second Monitor, which is not 4K; I don't beleive I will be upgrading it to 4K. In my mind the reason for a second monitor is that I want one monitor for the browser, and one for the viewer.
For the viewer, I want a monitor with good color accuracy, wide gamut and high dynamic range. The monitor for the browser is somewhat less critical.
I upgraded my 27" iMac to a 2015 because the screen has a wider color gamut, and it also happens to be 5K.
I would say the 27" and the wider gamut is useful, but I woudn't do it for the 5K resolution.
My second monitor (now for my browser) was my viewer monitor in the previous system, it is a NEC PA232W. I like the NEC, but it is 23" and not wide gamut - if I had to buy it again I would buy a wide gamut monitor.0 -
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Thanks for all the info, seems to be my thought process as well. May I ask what brand and model you went with for monitors?
I have a MBP Retina 15" late 2013 (gamut about sRGB), as said above, that I used for the browser, the tools, and as viewer when I want to publish on the web (my website, Instagram, forums, ansd so on...). And it's my main display when I am abroad....
When I want to do some more precise job, such as adjusting colors, preparing images for printing or publishing books, I use the MBP for the browser and the tools, and my calibrated display (NEC PA242W - gamut about Adobe RGB 98 - calibrated with basICColor Display 5 and an x-rite i1 display pro) for displaying images and soft proofing.0 -
I wouldn't upgrade your mac for 4k but the extra speed from a new mac would be nice. The new ones run rings around a 2012, time is money. 0
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