ABSTRACT
The waveform monitor can take an external sync source, such as a separate sync generator; however, they usually take sync from the video input they are displaying. All video requires time synchronization; it is critical to a usable video signal. Most waveform/vectorscope units and software displays are capable of showing the signal in several formats; all of which have their own uses at some point or other in the production and postproduction workflow. One problem cinematographers have dealt with since the earliest days is getting the telecine colorist to process the image in a way that matches what the DP intended when they shot it on the set. “The most important way to ensure color accuracy is not necessarily to make the chart colors fall into their vectorscope boxes, but rather to ensure that they fall on their “vectors”, or the lines that run from the center of the scope through each color target.
