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AFX > TV output on Broadcast Monitor. DAC-6?…
Hi all,
A quick(ish!) question about previewing AFX onto a Broadcast Monitor with YUV..
I’m currently running AFX/PS, etc. on a PC with an old GeForce FX5200 vid card, 2GB RAM on a P4 proc. I want to be able to view my AFX previews on a TV monitor (for field issues/true chroma & luma levels, etc.) and currently I have to render & upload TGAs to our DVS Clipstation to get a TV preview…not exactly an ideal workflow!
My boss won’t commit to a video I/O card as yet, due to decisions about imminent HD equipment upgrades, so I need a fairly cheap effective solution. Transferring the rendered footage to tape/edit suites is no problem via the Clipstation or VT[4]. I just need a short-term previewing solution?
I’ve seen the DATAVIDEO DAC-6 and it *looks* like I should be able to go out of my firewire 400 port, through that and come out YUV Component into my Sony Broadcast Monitor. That should give me a pretty true signal shouldn’t it? Upto 2years ago I was on a Paintbox Express, which obviously has live output, so I want something similar to that essentially…and making TV graphics on a PC monitor just isn’t ideal anymore!
Any other similar products that might be better? (around the
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For me you can’t go wrong with a Blackmagic Decklink card. They are insanely cheap for what they give you and they just work brilliantly. If your boss won’t drop a few hundred on a high quality card for interem work, then he should think about not managing anything broadcast related. IMO.
Chris Smith
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Thanks for your response Chris.
Yes, as you can imagine..I am slightly frustrated by the situation, but I think installing a Decklink card will mean the need for a new motherboard, dual core proc, etc, etc (?)…Which obviously doesn’t make a great deal of sense if we in a few months time decide to turn to Macs or Discreet Systems. (However, I didn’t think the Blackmagic stuff was as cheap as that, so I will double check my specs…)
Really, I need something that will run with my current system, with the minimum of fuss, but work well. Have you any experience with the DataVideo stuff Chris?
I don’t neccessarily need a new I/O because I have that. It’s just realtime TV support I’m lacking. -
Datavideo? No, never heard of it. But if you’re doing broadcast graphics you should at least be working uncompressed. Any compressed format like DV would destroy half your work. Uncompressed doesn’t have to be expensive or require insane hardware. You can run a Decklink in a 5 year old G4 and just hook up a LaCie FW800 drive (the internal dual drive ones). And for probably for around $1200 you (used G4, new drive, new Decklink) you’ve got a very decent system.
Chris Smith
https://www.sugarfilmproduction.com
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