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  • Best SDI to HDMI Converter for FCP

    Posted by Patrick Marrero on June 12, 2008 at 10:01 pm

    Hey All

    I’m running Final Cut Studio 2 on a G5 Mac tower with an AJA Kona LHE SDI Card. I want to hook up a 52inch Samsung plasma as a monitor for HD Editing. In your opinion what is the best SDI to HDMI converter to use for this purpose.

    Thanks

    Patrick

    Sean Oneil replied 17 years, 11 months ago 5 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Jeremy Garchow

    June 12, 2008 at 11:05 pm

    Look no further than AJA. you can also run analog HD component to that monitor as well.

  • Kevin Monahan

    June 13, 2008 at 12:16 am

    I worked the Sony booth at NAB. They used AJA converter boxes to run their giant Bravia sets. ‘Nuff said.

    Kevin Monahan
    http://www.fcpworld.com
    Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro

  • John Fishback

    June 13, 2008 at 1:46 am

    Aja Hi5

    https://www.aja.com/html/products_converters_HI5.html

    John

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  • Sean Oneil

    June 13, 2008 at 2:58 am

    [Patrick Marrero] ” In your opinion what is the best SDI to HDMI converter to use for this purpose. “

    There is no difference in picture quality between any of these products. It’s a clean digital mapping process. I got the newest Blackmagic one because it was the cheapest.

    For a capture card, I would go with AJA because the Kona 3 does vastly better conversions than any Blackmagic product.

    Sean

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