• Blackmagic Design

  no signal to broadcast monitor in FCP

  Posted by Alisa Placas on August 25, 2005 at 2:03 pm

  I am trying to view some rendered animations in FCP.
  This HAS worked in the past, but isn’t now. I was recently working in an HD project and am now doing an SD project……and I’m not sure what settings I’ve messed up.

  In After Effects, I AM able to see my animation on the broadcast monitor during RAM preview playback….so I know the monitor is OK. I am also able to see it on the monitor in the Blackmagic Deck Control app.

  I’ve rendered out a Blackmagic 8 bit quicktime at 720 x 486 LFF.
  In Final Cut, I selected “Blackmagic NTSC- 8bit” from the easy set-up menu.
  My broadcast monitor is simply displaying my computer desktop…..indicating to me that it isn’t even TRYING to see a signal out of Final Cut.

  My system preferences are set to Output: Analog Y, B-Y, R-Y
  Input: Digital SDI
  HDTV Up/Down Converter: OFF
  Black Video Output to Deck in Capture: Disabled

  Any ideas??
  The “easy-set-up” tools in Final Cut have served me well in the past. I’m not sure where the disconnect is occurring.

  Thanks

  Alisa Placas
  Lucid Animation
  Cambridge, MA

  Alisa Placas replied 20 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 4 Replies
• 4 Replies

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  David Roth weiss

  August 25, 2005 at 2:09 pm

  Why not try this and see if it works: VIEW – VIDEO MONITOR – Blackmagic NTSC 8-BIT

  Good luck,
  DRW
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  Alisa Placas

  August 25, 2005 at 2:24 pm

  I’m on FCP HD, version 4.5.
  Under “View,” I don’t have a “Video Monitor” option. I DO have a “Video Playback” option and it is already set to Blackmagic NTSC 8-Bit.

  And again….I see my computer desktop on the broadcast monitor. I don’t see black or a “no signal” sign or anythiing, so it seems like FCP isn’t even looking for the monitor.

  Alisa Placas
  Lucid Animation
  Cambridge, MA
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  David Roth weiss

  August 25, 2005 at 3:38 pm

  I meant Video Playback, sorry… And have you clicked on REFRESH A/V DEVICES?
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  Alisa Placas

  August 25, 2005 at 4:16 pm

  Yes, I tried that also.
  Since it’s worked in the past and it works in AE and Blackmagic Deck Control, I can’t understand what I’ve changed in FCP to make it not work now.

  thanks for your help

  Alisa Placas
  Lucid Animation
  Cambridge, MA

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