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  Is there a Black Magic Desing solution which would allow the capture of HD from the JVC HD100?

  Posted by Michaelmaier on August 17, 2005 at 11:49 pm

  The new JVC GY-HD100 has analong uncompressed 4:2:2 HD out. Is there a solution for recording this signal to a computer HDD?
  Thank you.

  Michaelmaier replied 20 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 6 Replies
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  Luke Maslen

  August 18, 2005 at 6:43 am

  Hi Michael,

  Yes, you could use a Multibridge for that and please see the technical note How to achieve maximum quality with HDV cameras which details how to do it. However if you are planning to record to tape, and then capture to your computer, you will retain the best quality by capturing via Firewire as this will avoid the introduction of any analog noise. Alternatively, if you are able to capture the video live on to your computer, eg in a studio, then Multibridge will provide the best quality. This is discussed in the technical note.

  The current Multibridge, and the forthcoming Multibridge Extreme and Multibridge Studio models, are all capable of converting analog uncompressed 4:2:2 HD in to HD-SDI.

  If you want to capture that to your computer, then you could partner the current Mutlbridge with any DeckLink HD series card in a Mac or PC.

  The forthcoming Multibridge Extreme and Multibridge Studio models can both convert and capture and playback. They include a PCI Express card which will require that you have a computer with PCI Express slots. This would be a total solution for you in that it will convert from analog to digital and then enable you to capture to your computer. You can edit the material and then output to a deck if that’s what you want to do.

  The current Multibridge plus any DeckLink HD series card achieves the same thing except that the DeckLink card is a seperate product and requires a PCI-X slot.

  Regards,

  Luke Maslen
  Blackmagic Design
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  Michaelmaier

  August 19, 2005 at 2:15 am

  Thanks. Any ideas of when will the new Multibridge will be available and what price range?
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  Luke Maslen

  August 19, 2005 at 3:49 pm

  Hi Michael,

  All the details of the new Multibridges, including pricing, can be found on the Multibridge Extreme and Multibridge Studio product pages. The Multibridge Extreme will ship first and I expect it will be released in a few weeks.

  Regards,

  Luke Maslen
  Blackmagic Design
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  Michaelmaier

  August 22, 2005 at 1:54 am

  Thanks Luke. Is there any advantages in getting Multibridge Extreme over Multibridge + Decklink HD?
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  Luke Maslen

  August 23, 2005 at 7:27 am

  Hi Michael,

  Yes, there are several advantages with the PCI Express (PCIe) solution. The Multibridge with PCIe will include DVI-D monitoring output so you can just use an LCD display, such as an Apple Cinema HD display, to monitor your output. It is a dual-link DVI-D output so it will work even with the 30″ displays which require dual-link DVI-D as well as smaller 23″ displays which only require single-link DVI-D. You will even be able to monitor 2K output! Another benefit is that the PCIe units will have a PCIe connection to your motherboard so you won’t need a seperate DeckLink card. This will free up 2 or 4 of the SDI connections on your Multibridge which you could use with other equipment such as a HDCAM SR in 4:4:4 mode. There are a bunch of other new features in the new units but these are a couple of the ones that immediately spring to mind. It’s nice that monitoring is built-in as standard.

  Regards,

  Luke Maslen
  Blackmagic Design
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  Michaelmaier

  August 23, 2005 at 12:02 pm

  Thanks Luke.

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