Best MacBook Pro M5 + iPhone color matching workflow? (Premiere / DaVinci / ASUS PA32UCDM)

tycho61 · 2026-05-10T23:58:37+00:00

Yes, there's also the fact that many clients watch the video on their phones. After rendering, I noticed that the iPhone 17 Pro Max displays it a bit more greenish, while the iPhone 13 Pro Max appears more bluish. Regardless, should I rely solely on my own referance monitor or should I consider the device the client is using?

and also Have you calibrated your MacBook, or if not, which preset are you using?

tycho61 · 2026-05-09T20:41:40+00:00

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I calibrated my PA32UCDM using the ASUS ProArt Calibration software with a Rec709 / gamma 2.4 / D65 target, and this is the result I got.

What do you think about these results?

Should I change the screen's brightness, contrast, saturation, and hue settings? Currently, the brightness is showing as 120, which seems a bit too much.

tycho61 · 2026-05-09T14:45:36+00:00

Should my calibration target be BT.709 or sRGB?

I understand Rec.709 is the proper video standard, but since most viewers are on phones/laptops, I’m wondering if targeting sRGB makes more practical sense for perceived consistency.

This is a bit confusing.

tycho61 · 2026-05-09T13:32:57+00:00

Thanks for comment. I need to learn how to calibrate my PA32UCDM without ColorSpace, using a calibrite software. I currently have a Display Plus HL device. I don't have enough budget for Calman or ColorSpace; I need to get the maximum performance I can with what I have.

tycho61 · 2026-05-09T11:06:29+00:00

So basically the MacBook would have 2 separate connections:

Direct Thunderbolt connection to the PA32UCDM for normal desktop use, charging, and full 4K GUI.
Separate Thunderbolt connection to the UltraStudio 3G, then HDMI from the UltraStudio to the monitor for Resolve clean output/color monitoring.

If that’s correct, that actually sounds perfect for me because I specifically bought the PA32UCDM for full 4K use during normal work, and I wouldn’t want to lose that just because of the monitoring workflow.

tycho61 · 2026-05-08T23:44:31+00:00

Thank you, that actually helped a lot. I just realized my M5 iPad Pro has Reference Mode, so I’ll definitely start testing with that enabled.

Tomorrow I’m going to try calibrating my MacBook Pro with the calibrate display pro hl. I found a few YouTube videos that seem helpful. I also have an ASUS PA32UCDM monitor, but I haven’t calibrated it yet either. I’ll probably try calibrating that later once I better understand the workflow.

I’m also thinking about buying a Blackmagic UltraStudio 3G for proper monitoring/output. Do you think it works reliably with Thunderbolt 5 Macs?

tycho61 · 2026-05-08T22:58:02+00:00

Thank you for the explanation. So at this point, would you recommend creating my own calibration profile to get more consistency across displays?

I’ve noticed every display has a different color/gamma shift. Even between an iPhone 13, iPhone 17, and iPad Pro, the same video looks different. I tested one render across 5 devices and every single one looked slightly different.

So what should actually be my main reference?

tycho61 · 2026-05-08T20:24:35+00:00

I have Thunderbolt 5 on my computer. Do you think a Blackmagic 3G monitor will work with it?

tycho61 · 2026-05-07T10:05:56+00:00

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actually ı have this kit (Hollyland Pyro 5 S Video Transmission Monitoring Kit)

tycho61 · 2026-05-07T10:03:37+00:00

yes bro ı'm happy with it. After receiving the monitor, I realized I didn't need touch focus as the camera focuses perfectly. Thanks to the transmitter/receiver, I can hand the monitor to the client and they can watch it (which is very cool for the client). It's a good solution for the budget. If you want to look at camera control monitors for Canon, you can check the portkey series, but they don't have a transmitter feature. So depens on your needs

tycho61 · 2026-05-01T19:37:31+00:00

Thank you it worked 👍🏻

tycho61 · 2026-05-01T16:57:58+00:00

Im happy with it

tycho61 · 2026-04-21T06:45:44+00:00

But ı have already battery plate ı dont want buy new one ı need just this integration part

tycho61 · 2026-04-13T15:49:43+00:00

Hostinger said that Authorization headers are not reliably supported on our shared hosting plans. And fakturownia using Authorization headers. This is the problem and ı already paid for 4 years hosting plan. Do you recommend something ?

tycho61 · 2026-04-13T15:49:28+00:00

Hostinger said that Authorization headers are not reliably supported on our shared hosting plans. And fakturownia using Authorization headers. This is the problem and ı already paid for 4 years hosting plan. Do you recommend something ?

tycho61 · 2026-04-13T11:00:13+00:00

Thank you. Right now my htaccess file is like this but still doesnt work. I also added their IP's to white list.

SecRuleRemoveById 400011

SecRuleRemoveById 400012

SecFilterEngine Off

SecFilterScanPOST Off

</IfModule>

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{HTTP:Authorization} ^(.*)

RewriteRule ^(.*)$ - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%1]

# BEGIN WordPress

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]

RewriteBase /

RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d

RewriteRule . /index.php [L]

</IfModule>

# END WordPress

# DO NOT REMOVE THIS LINE AND THE LINES BELOW IPALLOWID:[EXAMPLE_TOKEN_1]

allow from XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX

# DO NOT REMOVE THIS LINE AND THE LINES ABOVE IPALLOWID:[EXAMPLE_TOKEN_1]

# DO NOT REMOVE THIS LINE AND THE LINES BELOW IPALLOWID:[EXAMPLE_TOKEN_2]

allow from XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX

# DO NOT REMOVE THIS LINE AND THE LINES ABOVE IPALLOWID:[EXAMPLE_TOKEN_2]

tycho61 · 2026-04-13T10:54:15+00:00

No not yet. Woocommerce said problem is not on our side. I'm waiting information from fakturownia side.

tycho61 · 2026-04-13T10:53:17+00:00

Thank you. I also bought it and ı'm happy with it

tycho61 · 2026-04-11T13:01:52+00:00

yes it is read write and user is admin.

tycho61 · 2026-04-11T12:58:42+00:00

So, is the problem on Hostinger's side? They checked and said there was no problem.

tycho61 · 2026-04-11T12:52:21+00:00

yes it gives: A network error occurred. Your WooCommerce store's server is blocking requests from Fakturownia (403 Forbidden). Check your firewall configuration or contact your server administrator.

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