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Have you guys ever thought of making HD vectorscopes at BMD prices?
After the magic you’ve done with the current crop of hardware miracles, have you thought of making an HD vectorscope?
Think about:
** analog HD input for on-location (like HDV camera) and SDI input for decklink card for when you’re in editing suite
** making the scope image output to DVI/VGA (or NTSC) instead of built-in displays
** pass-through output for HDlink picture monitoringThe HD vectorscope is really the only thing still priced far out of reach for most people who will be using HDV. Along with the HDlink, this would make a full suite of BlackMagic products.
Others have said it, I like it — will you make it?
John McClary
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8 Replies
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Now that is a good idea.. what about a hardware legalizer why they are at it..
jason
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Hi John,
Thanks for your ideas which I have forwarded to the engineers as a product suggestion. I’m sure there is “scope” for a joke here but I just can’t find the right words 😉
Regards,
Luke Maslen
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So here is the Design. Waveform, Vectorscope, RGB Parade, and Audio monitor with Phase indication. Build it in to the HD-Link, and make it controlable via USB and a Control panel. Each one could be full screen or quarter screen, and could be put in any quadrant.
Kevin
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Fantastic idea!
I would buy one at “black magic price” in a second. Plus I love when black magic pisses off all the other companies by offering a superior product at 25% the cost!!
Having it in something like the HDLink where you can just plug it into any DVI LCD (and dare i say RCA for small cheap lcd monitors that you can mount on your cam) would be great! But be sure to add a firewire input with loop through so we could monitor everything from Dual link 4:4:4 all the way down to DVCPRO HD and HDV!
Emery
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Add to it the this would be a rugged self-contained box that could go into the field and through Firewire, or USB 2 tie into a laptop for on-screen monitoring. Allow for a frame grab of the display for later shot match reference and you would have the cameraman’s best friend. If it could be USB powered, great, but AC would be fine too.
Can I say please?
Bill
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I agree and would rather it be small and rugged than loaded with features. It would run off the 12V battery system on my cart (since I would also have to power a separate monitor for vectorscope, the HDlink, and the HD picture monitor), have all optional monitoring features controlled by USB but output the basic ones (vector, waveform, RGB parade) by default so there’s nothing to adjust while on location.
It needs to be a box that is focused to the job at hand and idiot-proof while in the field and having expanded options in the editing suite. If the USB is unplugged, it should revert to the basics. I want one setting in the field — the RIGHT setting, not a lot of options that a PA can screw up and I have to reset correctly. Most people would probably never need more than that anyway.
John McClary
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dv/hd rack, about $400 total
https://www.seriousmagic.com/news/hdv_for_dvrack.cfm -
Why run the program and drag along the laptop if all you need is reliable high-quality Quality Control? I could run my battery-powered 7″ LCD monitor with a battery-powered BMD HD scope generator strapped on the back and not worry about it being excessively fragile, heavy, or stationary. With my monitor, I could A/B between live video and HD scope. It would be exactly what I need in the field and I could plug it into power/USB at the studio to get all the options, extra features and heavier power requirements.
When we all start doing more HDV in the field, you’ll see the need for this….
John McClary
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