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Decklink SP – splash screen in drop-outs?
howdy,
i’m transferring my uncles’ VHS-C footage to DVD. ya, really. it captured fine, but with a few dropped frames or maybe they are just places where the camcorder lost sync or something because FCP inserted a “splash screen” of “No Video Input Blackmagic Design” at each of these occurances. most of them happen when the camera was physically moving (during the shoot) or bumped. is there anyway to merely have a blank black screen inserted at these points instead of the verbage graphic? it would be easier to leave a few black frames in the video if possible…
thanks!
thanks for helping out a bonehead,
jtn
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I don’t think you need be so apologetic. I am having exactly the same problem using a professional Beta SP deck.It captures with dropped frames inserting a “No Video Input Blackmagic Design” screen, again most of them happen when the camera was physically moving.It has nothing to do with lost sync or low video levels as i watched my source tapes on a vectorscope when i RENTED an alternative edit suite to do my editing (This suite had no problems capturing the footage). Fix the problem don’t change it!
My solution to the Declink problem is a cheap dv card with an S-Video input & no Audio, Crashing, Dropped Frame, Reinstall every time i reboot, Losing all my clients setbacks.You are no bonehead, unless like me you have used your head against the wall to try and forget the money and time you have lost.
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Hey Splatt!
Wow, believe it or not, i JUST now found this post from you! i’ve been experiencing the same problem, with no answer from BlackMagic yet. i did a search for “splash” and found your post from my similar question last year!!!
Are you still having the same problem, or did your cheap DV card do the trick?
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Hey Mortimer,
Though I feel for you, it is good to know that the universe has not
singled me out as a loner in the Black Magic bad luck sweepstakes.
Tracked the problem down to my Multibridge & not my Decklink. My
Decklink records perfectly from a digital source. The Multibridge
however was giving me the splash screen with rock solid footage with
no dropout & good levels. Alas!, I have now bought a Multibridge
Extreme at the NOMINAL cost B&H charge for it and it works well. One
edit suite for the price of two! Free doorstop included. What a deal!
An insider from the agents here in South Africa told me that the
standard Multibridge is fraught with problems. They in fact won’t even
support it. Splash screens may be normal on dropout or may have a
solution in your edit capture preferences. So not good news I am
afraid if we do have the same sort of problem. If you are still in
warranty take it back as I don’t believe there is much hope of a
solution for us.
Much luck
Matthew
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