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Digi Deck makes graphics uglier
HI folks –
Editing SD NTSC 8bit in FCS2 with Aja Kona LHe connected via SDI to a Sony
DVW-A500 Digibeta Deck. This deck is fed reference via an AJA Gen10 Sync generator.When I do an A/B comparison of the the deck output vs direct from the LHe card
there is a significant difference.This material is a heavily graphics-effected:
The deck seems to introduce all kinds of additional crazy buzzing, pulsing & undulating.
When I A/B bars & tone they look the same to my eyes (no external scopes though).None of this is a shock:
these graphics have all sorts of tiny criss-crossing lines and un-video friendly colors,
what is surprising is the difference that adding the deck into the signal chain introduces.I am wondering if there are some deck settings, AJA control Panel settings or additional gear (TBC?) that could help with a cleaner output.
Thanks
– Jesse Gordon -
2 Replies
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Question 1: Are you broadcast safe? I’ve seen a digi deck add all sorts of problems with too hot levels.
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I figured it out.
In my over-exhausted state I didn’t realize that the digi was connected to channel 2 of the NTSC monitor via composite.The graphics still looked terrible when the show broadcast this morning,
but I am no longer seeing a difference between LHe output and Digi output
so the onus is on those who supplied the graphics.Thanks
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