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  Problems displaying on monitor

  Posted by Frowningmonkey on July 2, 2006 at 4:19 pm

  I’m having a problem displaying video on an external monitor. Here’s my specs:
  Dual 2ghz G5 with 2gb of RAM
  FCP 4.5
  LaCie PCI firewire card (3 800 slots)
  Canopus ADVC-100
  JVC TM-H1375SU Monitor

  I have the canopus connected to the computer via firewire, and then use an S-Video cable to go to the monitor.

  My footage is dvcpro hd 720p60, at 23.98fps. (If anyone can explain why the compressor would be 720p60, and the vid rate 23.98, I would love to know!).

  When I attempt to play my footage, the client monitor will only display the frame it’s on when you stop playing. The apple support docs say this usually indicates a connection problem, but I can playback DV footage with no trouble.

  I have tried the following:
  Set the menu option: view/external video/all frames
  Trashed prefs and restarted
  messed around with the connections, in case one of the firewire ports isn’t playing nice.

  I’m Stumped! What am I missing?

  Kevin Monahan replied 19 years, 10 months ago 7 Members · 8 Replies
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  Bruce Greene

  July 2, 2006 at 5:07 pm

  You are trying to output HD through a standard definition only dv device, the Canopus. That you can see a still frame is pretty good!

  You’ll need to get a HD input/output card for your mac and (to see your footage in HD) an HD monitor.

  I’m not an expert on theses cards, but I’m sure someone with good knowlege here will advise you or look at all the ads on the sides of this webpage from Blackmagic and AJA etc.
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  Gary Adcock

  July 2, 2006 at 5:12 pm

  [frowningmonkey] “My footage is dvcpro hd 720p60, at 23.98fps. (If anyone can explain why the compressor would be 720p60, and the vid rate 23.98, I would love to know!).”

  Thats because you amy shoot 24 fps but the video out is always 60 (the same as 24p NTSC video is always at 29.97) Video is always played back as 60 frames / 60 fields.

  [frowningmonkey] “When I attempt to play my footage, the client monitor will only display the frame it’s on when you stop playing. The apple support docs say this usually indicates a connection problem, but I can playback DV footage with no trouble.”

  you cannot playout HD content to an SD display without some sort of 3rd part Video Card that can handle that type of workflow. Your Canopus Box nor your Monitor is HD- hence only one frame is posted to the display.

  gary adcock
  Studio37
  HD & Film Consultation
  Post and Production Workflows
  Chicago, IL
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  Frowningmonkey

  July 2, 2006 at 7:38 pm

  Ah, that makes sense now, thanks!

  Can anyone recommend a very cheap, but decent card/converter?

  Also, Bruce said:
  “You’ll need to get a HD input/output card for your mac and (to see your footage in HD) an HD monitor.”

  Just to clarify: if I get an HD i/o card, I can still use my current monitor, right?

  Thanks for the help, guys, you’ve saved me a lot of frustration!
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  Frowningmonkey

  July 2, 2006 at 7:47 pm

  I meant to say:
  If I get a an HD i/o card, I can still use my current monitor to watch the footage, just not in full HD glory, right?

  thanks again!
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  Shane Ross

  July 2, 2006 at 9:50 pm

  You need to get a capture card. The Matrox MXO is coming out soon, but I cannot find a price for it. I heard it might be $1000, and if so that would be the cheapest. The only other alternatives are AJA or Decklink cards that have COMPONENT outputs for monitoring.

  And no, you won’t get full high res glory on your current monitor, but it will work.

  Shane

  Alokut Productions
  http://www.lfhd.net
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  David Roth weiss

  July 3, 2006 at 12:12 am

  You can certainly use a Decklink Extreme $895 or Deckilnk Extreme HD $995 to display HD on a SD monitor.

  DRW
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  Walter Biscardi

  July 3, 2006 at 2:51 am

  [frowningmonkey] “I meant to say:
  If I get a an HD i/o card, I can still use my current monitor to watch the footage, just not in full HD glory, right?”

  Yes, that’s correct. It’ll be a downconverted SD feed which is definitely not ideal for color correcting, but if that’s all you have, then that’s what you’ll have to do.

  The best HD products out there right now are the AJA Kona series and the LH would fit the bill for what you’re doing.

  Walter Biscardi, Jr.
  https://www.biscardicreative.com

  “I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters
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  Kevin Monahan

  July 3, 2006 at 8:53 am

  [frowningmonkey] “Just to clarify: if I get an HD i/o card, I can still use my current monitor, right?”
  Yes, but it will be a SD downconvert of the HD file.

  Kevin Monahan
  Take My FCP Master’s Workshop!
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