Decklink Mini Monitor 4K | Unboxing, Review & Comparison | Blackmagic Design 

Thanks for the compliment! I try my best to make "understandable" video haha

I was wondering what it look compared to the normal clean feed also, since no one did it, i'll do it myself haha

No, this card ain't doing nothing for performance, this is just for monitoring purposes only. The GPU and CPU is doing their workload, this card is just taking and outputting a clean feed or in HDR workflows it can output metadata too.

I believe my ASUS PA32UCX-PK has calibration built-in its hardware. Though I'm not sure whether the decklink support LUTs. Do try to ask in BlackmagicDesign's forum, there are more experts there. 😁

Glad to help!

Yes, it was the ProArt PA32UCX-PK

You can get HDR on your working/Graphic User Interface (GUI) monitor, just that its not a clean feed coming from the decklink, hence its better to get a separate monitor for monitoring.

​ @DannyGan Damn. I wish there was a way to use the Decklink with just one HDR monitor. I wonder if the Black Magic Video Assist could serve as a second monitor. 2500 nits, but just 7 inches big. Sure would save more power than connecting a 48 inch OLED tv to enable the HDR workflow. Anyway. Appreciate the good work and looking forward to see more from you. (:

I think you won't be able to display UHD/4K, because the monitor is only expecting a 1080p signal. But you can set the Decklink to display 1080p, do let us know what is the results!

@@DannyGan so I’m thinking the Mini Monitor HD would also work since I won’t be able to use 4K, is there any advantage to using the mini monitor 4K for a 2K monitor ?

Only full screen feed

I have 2 monitor reviews coming up, in there I will touch a bit on monitor calibration.

I'm not too sure to comment on this, but the Decklink does support HDR formats, just not sure if the LG can detect the switch. But my bet is that it can.

Yes, what you said is true! That's something I totally missed, come to think of it. You'll need a monitor that has hardware calibration to store the calibrated profile.

@@DannyGanOkay, thanks for clarifying - just wondering how many systems out there are following the correct procedure regarding monitor calibration 🤔

Most decent post-houses has their calibration sorted out, only the freelancers are a bit of a wild card haha

You MUST have 2, one for Graphic User Interface (GUI), one for Referencing/Mastering

@@DannyGan Noted! Thank you so much for acknowledging my concern! Too bad cuz I don't plan on having a second display 😅. I have one last question though, I hope you don't mind. Currently, I had my monitor calibrated just this year (DELL U3223QE) and using a Calibrated 3D LUT profile for rec709 display. Now, do I need to re-calibrate my monitor once I installed the decklink or will it work just fine if I use my Calibrated Lut as is? TIA!

I think it does. On the back of the box it says "up to 2160p30" which includes option for 24fps in the Blackmagic Desktop Video software.

@@DannyGan Noted. Thank you :)

It's the SDI video (and embedded audio) output for professional monitors with SDI / HD-SDI port.

depends... If your monitor has internal calibration with a colorimeter, just use that. If your monitor has hardware calibration, plug it as a normal display, use an external colorimeter, and run the proprietary software. If your monitor doesn't have hardware calibration, buy a calibration software, and use a LUT box to store your calibration because the decklink will bypass the software calibration.

From Resolve Manual: LIMITATIONS WHEN GRADING WITH THE VIEWER ON A COMPUTER DEVICE Most computer displays do not operate at the color critical tolerances or specifications required for quality control for streaming, broadcast, or theatrical delivery. An additional issue, however, is that depending on your combination of workstation and computer display, the Viewer does not necessarily display each clip’s image data as it is displayed by the calibration that your operating system applies to your computer display, depending on which OS you’re running DaVinci Resolve on. This makes your computer display potentially unsuitable for monitoring projects destined for the sRGB standard of the web in its default state. For example, if you grade a project using the Color page Viewer on your computer display, the resulting clip may not look the same in the QuickTime player, or in other postproduction applications. You can address this in one of two ways: - If you’re using DaVinci Resolve on macOS, you can turn on “Use Mac Display Color Profile for viewers” in the Hardware Configuration panel of the System Settings. This lets DaVinci Resolve use whichever of the color profiles you choose in the Color tab of the Displays panel in the macOS System Preferences, thereby taking advantage of ColorSync on macOS to let DaVinci Resolve display color the way your computer monitor does. This now works for all color profiles that ship with macOS, as well as color profiles that have been generated by calibration software, such as that available from X-rite, Datacolor, or other applications. On supported computers, there’s also an option to “Use 10-bit precision in viewers,” if available, that you can turn on. With this option enabled, rendered output displayed in QuickTime Player will match what is seen in the DaVinci Resolve Viewer. - Alternately, you can apply a dedicated Color Viewer LUT for calibration, using the 1D/3D Color Viewer Lookup Table drop-down menu that’s found in the Color Management Strictly speaking, if you’re doing professional work, you should restrict your grading using a calibrated, 10- or 12-bit class A external broadcast display of some type, connected via a Blackmagic Design video interface. Assuming everything is running properly, an image that is output to video from DaVinci Resolve should match an image output to video from any other post-production application you’re using, and this should be your panel of the Project Settings. This lets you analyze your computer display for calibration in the same way you would calibrate an external display, using a probe and color management software, and apply the resulting calibration LUT in DaVinci Resolve. Keep in mind that monitor calibration can only make a high quality display standards compliant; it cannot make up for a display gamut that’s too small. For more information, see the “Lookup Tables” section of Chapter 4, “System and User Preferences”

@@DannyGan Thank you for replying!

No, you will need another calibrated monitor

Yes

Apple colorsync only happens through their OS, this bypasses that. So a very definitive yes to your question.

@@DannyGan Amazing! Thank you

Hi! I've pinned my PC specs above 😊

@@DannyGan thanks😘🥰😍