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Decklink SP Rocks! / Newbee Questions!
Wow! Why did I wait so long to buy this card? It’s awesome. – Decklink SP
A couple questiions:
I have hundreds of DV projects that, at some point, I will edit again using the Decklink Card instead of DV. What is the best way to convert or use the current project files to work best with the Decklink card?
I’m inputing a speaker on white and I notice that the digitised footage is about 10 ire less than the original. Is there a set-up section when bringing in the beta footage? Or is this normal. I have external waveform and vecor scopes.
Working with pictures, I’ve notice that the FCP safe zones are off on the monitor. It looks like there’s too much headroom. This project is an 8 bit project. ( my first with the DL card) IS this normal or is there an adjustment?
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4 Replies
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I don’t know about FCP safe areas, but as far as capturing analog, there is a proc amp tab/function in the DeckLink Hardware Control utility. If you open that and the DeckControl utility, you can tweak the proc amp and see a small scope at the same time (DeckControl/preview), and adjust the levels properly. You should only have to do this once if your tape levels are consistent.
My DL cards default to about 10 IRE low on capture too, but the proc amp puts everything right.
-jeff
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Well if FCP will work like PrePro 1.5, then all you have to do is to open a DL DV Project and import your old FCP project file in the new project. All your DV clips should play out thru your decklink card just fine.
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By me increasing the video gain to 1.69 on the proc amp to meet colorbars, does that add noise to the picture?
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I have not done any real engineering tests, but I have to bump up gain (and chroma a bit), and have not noticed any additional noise.
-jeff
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