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Is Dual Broadcast Monitor Playback Possible?
I’m trying to output to two broadcast monitors at the same time. I have two black magic boxes plugged into my MacPro and both are being detected by Davinci but I can only choose one or the other not bot simultaneously. Do you know if it’s even possible to make this work?
Thanks.
OSX 10.13.5
Equipment: 2.7 ghz 12 core Mac Pro Late 2013
32 gig of ram – AMD FirePro D700 6144 MB -
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Many Decklink cards have dual SDI output. So yes you can have dual outputs to a broadcast monitor. I have the 4K Extreme which is PCI and can do this.
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Great thanks. Would that also apply for dual HDMI as well?
OSX 10.13.5
Equipment: 2.7 ghz 12 core Mac Pro Late 2013
32 gig of ram – AMD FirePro D700 6144 MB -
My card only has one HDMI out so no. I use SDI to HDMI converters. That way I can use my patchbays and cabling between computers in the machine room. Much simpler than having to patch HDMI and run 15 metre cables
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No, you can only use one Blackmagic card at a time. But you can use splitters and/or distribution amps to feed multiple monitors. And as Michael notes above, several Blackmagic video cards provide both HDMI and HD-SDI outputs, and you can always use an adapter to change HD-SDI to HDMI (or vice-versa). When using HD-SDI, it’s generally possible to loop the output of the monitor to a second monitor (or even multiple monitors).
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