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HD Extreme and composite video?
Should I be able to capture analog composite video to an HD Extreme card from a DSR 20, or any deck for that matter? Component in works fine from my beta deck. But when I switch the preference pane to NTSC (Y in) the color pulses/flashes. I’m going from composite out of the DSR-20 deck down the Y cable to the card. I’m trying to work in composite to avoid having multiple codecs in the timeline, otherwise I know I could use the DV out from the deck.
Thanks,Dan Sparks
Tricom Video
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Hi Dan,
Yes, you should be able to capture and output composite video with the DeckLink HD Extreme and the DSR 20 deck. What happens if you simply connect a composite TV or monitor directly to the output of the deck? Does it also receive a bad signal?
Please go in to the DeckLink PrefPane and set the “Black video output to deck in capture” to “analog”. You will also need to set the deck to use internal or Auto reference rather than external reference. I think your deck has a genlock option so you could always try that instead of the “Black video output to deck in capture” option and see if that helps too.
Something else you could try is use S-video instead of composite video and see if that works any better. You will need a S-Video breakout cable for input and output, ie you will need two of these cables.
Regards,
Luke Maslen
Blackmagic Design -
Thanks. I’ll give it a try and let you know how it goes.
Dan Sparks
Tricom Video
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No joy. Composite out of deck to monitor direct is fine. Composite into BMD card -Y in, ref on analog out – no good. Tried DSR-20 sync both ways. Image is B&W with color flickering on and off occasionally. I should mention I’m on a MacPro. Don’t know if that makes a difference. Don’t have the S-video breakout cables to try route that yet.
Dan Sparks
Tricom Video
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