Is The Mini Control Surface ‘Breaking’ HDR Palette Operations?

March 27, 2023

Learn how the Blackmagic Mini control surface is giving you the 'wrong' results on the HDR Palette if your not paying VERY close attention.


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One of my most satisfying aspects of being a professional colorist is using a colorist control surface to bring my client’s work to life. The control surface is a direct line from my brain to the software. By my definition, a good control surface:

  • Allows me to take my eyes off the surface and focus on the reference display
  • Offers instantaneous response between my hands and the reference display
  • Can be memorized so that, after an initial period of acclimation, actions – and their results – are predictable and repeatable

This Insight is about point #3: How the Blackmagic Mini (and I assume, the Micro) panel is NOT predictable under a very specific, very common (for me) circumstance.


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