anyone update to 2.2 for VideoHub yet?

[Keith Koby]

Down Converter and Frame Store aren’t working for me with 2.2. Outside of this, no changes to functionallity appear to have changed.

kk

[Shane Chadder]

The down converter was working in 2, but the audio wasn’t passing through. Is it not working at all now?

[Keith Koby]

That’s right. I couldn’t get audio with 2.1. Now I get no picture either.

Also, the Frame Store is not working for me. I’ve tried an HD targa and a PSD. The normal video just passes underneith with no overlay. Also, the Frame Store route’s audio is totally distorted. I didn’t create the graphic files myself, so I’m going to have to check them out and make sure everything is cool with them.

I do need these features now (I’ve lived without them for a long time) and the documentation says that they work with 2.2.

[Shane Chadder]

I upgraded the software and firmware last night, but haven’t tried out the downconverter. I’ll try and test it later and let you know if my results are the same.

I don’t even know how to use the framestore.

[Keith Koby]

I think it’s on page 18 and 19 of the documentation. You create a file with alpha of the correct dimensions for SD or HD. Drop it in the library/application support/blackmagic/videohub folder/frame store on the VideoHub Server computer. It will then pop up in the list on the interface.

kk

[Shane Chadder]

Keith

I can’t get the framestore to work either. No images show up in my list. I’ve never tried it before so I might be doing something wrong. But the downconverter seems to be working, video only, like 2.1. I’m on Windoze.

Shane

[Keith Koby]

Kristian,

Can you help me out here? I’m playing out of one computer through a DL pro dual. It’s a DVCPRO HD timeline, 1080i. It’s going into the VH. I can route that signal back to my computer or monitor, no problem. When it goes through the dc and the dc is selected I get either black (at the correct frame size – the sony luma recognizes it as 480i) or a quick flash of green noise that is in the correct letterbox shape.

Shane isn’t getting audio through the DC – like what I experienced in the past. Is it possible to get this fixed?

kk

[Kristian Lam]

Hi Keith,

Is this happening consistently with evey clip that you have or just a particular segment?

It’s Sunday over here so I’m not in the office, but it’s a particular clip that’s triggering this problem, send me a copy. The email address is support[at]blackmagic-design.com. I’ll try to replicate this.

regards

Kristian Lam
Blackmagic Design

[Keith Koby]

Hey Kristian,

Thanks for checking in! I was routing video in to the downconverter and the frame store from several different machines and 1 deck on the hub. Same results…

I didn’t get a chance to try a different still on Friday for the store. I’ll try to get to that on Monday AM. If the frame store still doesn’t work for me, I’ll send you the file for testing. The HD video I was routing was just any video playing at the time from a final cut timeline (DVCPRO HD) or the output of an HDcam. All of the FCP machines for this particular test were quads running with the Multibridge Extreme. We only use 1080i 59.94 easy setups btw…

kk

[Keith Koby]

kristian-

i checked the files and they appear to be correct. I also made a SD version and had the same results. I’ll send them off tomorrow.

kk