Beta SP UVW1400a & Decklink Extreme

[David Roth weiss]

Michael,

I have the same setup, except I’m using a UVW-1800 with Extreme, and all works perfectly. Are you trying to control the deck using the RS-422 cable connected to the Extreme card? If so, that is the proper way to do it… You might want to check your settings on the deck and possibly set them back to default factory settings.

DRW

[Michael Engel]

Dear David,

Thank you for your reply,

I have tried several different set-ups.
All to no avail. I even reinstalled FCP 5.
I just can’t get decklink to talk to the UVW1400a.
Sometimes on FCP log&capture window it will say VTR Ok.
But the deck doesn’t respond.
The black magic deck control always says No Commm.
I even bought the Keyspan 19HS adapter.
Installed the latest driver.
And still can’t get it to work…
There must be something I am missing.
I just don’t know what!
Please let me know if you have any other ideas,
Michael

[David Roth weiss]

Michael,

Sounds like a broken card or cable. Unless the BM guys can give you a way to ID the offending component, I’d consider asking for replacements of both.

DRW

[John Christie]

Doesn’t the 1400 use RS-232 control rather than the more commonly used RS-422? The Decklink cards support RS422. Check the manual for your deck but I think you will need a serial to RS-232 adapter to control your deck.

Cheers

John Christie

[Anonymous Friend]

The UVW-1400a uses RS-232 rather than the more common RS-422 used on the Blackmagic Design DeckLink cards. Therefore you will have to use your Keyspan adapter to control your deck rather than the DeckLink cable.

You will also have to go into FCP5 and set it up to use your Keyspan adapter to control your deck.

Be aware that an old, basic deck like that may not support assemble or insert edits. Check your deck manual.

[Carlitos]

Wrong! All Wrong!

This is what you need to control your UVW-1400:

https://www.addenda-elect.com/rs4u.htm

Connect it between your RS-422 Blackmagic connection and your Sony machine.

That’s it

[Carlitos]

Ah! Return the Keyspan adapter and get a refund, you don’t need it at all.

BTW, Where are you at?

I’m in Miami and I have two brand new addenda adapters for your machine I can sell.

[Anonymous Friend]

It’s true Michael could use an Addenda RS-4U to control his deck, but they cost $148! He already bought a Keyspan and that’s what I use to control my Sony UVW-1400 and it works fine and mine only cost $35! Blackmagic Design even recommends the Keyspan in several of their tech notes.

[Carlitos]

“Blackmagic Design even recommends the Keyspan in several of their tech notes”

The USB to 4s-422 is what BM reccomends.

The guy already have the Keyspan (I guess the USB to RS-232) and it didn’t work. It’s not reliable because it doesn’t TRANSLATE.

The only reliable and easy way is with the addenda.

“It’s true Michael could use an Addenda RS-4U to control his deck, but they cost $148! ”

Already spent $ 3.000+ for a Mac, $ 895 fora a black magic extreme $ 5.000+ for a Betacam UVW-1400, lots of $$$$$ in Storage, expensive video Monitor…

…and you’re gonna scream at mere, miserable $148 ?!?!?!

Do you work PRO BONO??

[Carlitos]

“Blackmagic Design even recommends the Keyspan in several of their tech notes”

The USB to RS-422 is what BM reccomends.

The guy already have the Keyspan (I guess the USB to RS-232) and it didn’t work. It’s not reliable because it doesn’t TRANSLATE.

The only reliable and easy way is with the addenda.

“It’s true Michael could use an Addenda RS-4U to control his deck, but they cost $148! ”

Already spent $ 3.000+ for a Mac, $ 895 fora a black magic extreme $ 5.000+ for a Betacam UVW-1400, lots of $$$$$ in Storage, expensive video Monitor…

…and you’re gonna scream at mere, miserable $148 ?!?!?!

Do you work PRO BONO??