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Decklink HD Composite video Query
Hello All. I am working on a film at the moment. It is HDV feature, at 1080i, shot on a Sony Z1. I have got the use of a Quad G5, with 8GB of Non-Ecc RAM, with a Blackmagic Decklink Extreme HD card and a Pro Avio 1TB quad drive disk array.
I would like to attach a Sony 28inch TV to the Blackmagic card via a bnc cable with a male RCA (yellow) cable to put into composite input in the television.
I know this is not the most amazing way of viewing the footage. But we are on a budget. And it’s very, very small.
If this doesn’t work then can anyone suggest a way to connect the tv to the playback from FCP 5 without having to go through the camera.
many thanks
Jon
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Hi Jon,
You should be able to use the DeckLink HD Extreme to play back your HDV material as composite NTSC or PAL video assuming you have shot your video in either HDV 1080i59.94 (Sony refer to it as 1080i60) or HDV 1080i50 formats.
Open your System Preferences and click on DeckLink. Set the HDTV Up/Down Converter to Output HD to SD. Set the Output for the DeckLink Video and Audio Connections to Analog NTSC/PAL (Y Out). Now connect the Y Out cable, from the DeckLink HD Extreme breakout cable, to your BNC to RCA cable and plug it in to your Sony 28″ monitor.
In Final Cut Pro, create a project using the Blackmagic HDTV 1080i (59.94 or 50) – HDV easy setup. Drop your HDV material on to the timeline and play it. It should automatically down convert to NTSC from 1080i59.94 or PAL from 1080i50 as you play back.
Regards,
Luke Maslen
Blackmagic Design
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