Decklink & Apple Monitor DVI-HDMI

[Zane Barker]

[António Carvalho] “Mac Pro G5 Quad”

Which is it a Mac Pro or a G5 Quad? (those are two completely different machines)

Are your drivers up to date for the card?

[António Carvalho] “I’m trying to use the HDMI output to pass video on my 2nd monitor. I’m using a DVI-to-HDMI cable but the only reaction i get from the monitor is a blinking light, then out”

Connecting a monitor via the Decklink Card it is NOT going to act like a computer monitor, it is going to act like a video display (keep in mind it will not be a color accurate display for that you will need a broadcast monitor). Because of that you will need to set your video play back in FCP to play out via the Decklink Card.

There are no “technical solutions” to your “artistic problems”.
Don’t let technology get in the way of your creativity!

[António Carvalho]

Hello Zane,

Thanks for the interest is solving this issue.

My computer is the following:
Hardware Overview:

Machine Name: Power Mac G5 Quad
Machine Model: PowerMac11,2
CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (1.1)
Number Of CPUs: 4
CPU Speed: 2.5 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 1 MB
Memory: 6.5 GB
Bus Speed: 1.25 GHz

The Blakmagic drivers are the latest, 6.8.8

[Eric Hansen]

i assume that you’re using an Apple display.

it has different blinking patterns for different problems. but i’m guessing that its blinking the pattern for “video out of spec”. the Apple display cannot display video out from an HDMI connection because its a different format than a computer DVI output (its both a different resolution and a different refresh rate). one way to do this is with a HDLink converter box, which converts HD-SDI to DVI and is designed for the Apple 23″ DVI monitor specifically.

if you want to monitor with the HDMI output of the BMD card, you need to use a monitor with an HDMI in such as the Dell 2408

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Eric Hansen, The Audio Visual Plumber – http://www.avplumber.com

[António Carvalho]

Thanks you so much Eric, you reply was very enlightning! 😀