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FCP to Z1 to LCD?
Hello Everyone!
I am trying to output my HDV footage from FCP 6 to Sony Z1 (via firewire) to an LCD TV (via component) but do not succeed.
In FCP under View>Video playback the HDV options are all grayed out.
When my camera is set to HDV format the LCD TV sees it and is ready to display video I play on the camera, however there is no link between the camera and the computer.
When I set the camera to DV mode the camera sees the computer (and plays back footage on the LCD of the camera) but the link with the LCD TV is lost.What am I doing wrong?
Best
Gabor -
4 Replies
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Sorry, HDV doesn’t work that way…can’t be done.
#25 HDV external Monitor Viewing
Shane’s Stock Answer #25 – HDV external Monitor Viewing
To view HDV on an external monitor you are going to need to purchase a capture card, like the ones Decklink (www.decklink.com) or AJA (www.aja.com) offer. They will both play out HDV in real time. The catch is that you cannot view this on a regular TV or NTSC monitor. Since this is HD, an HD monitor will be needed. HOWEVER, both cards are capable of down converting the signal so that it can be displayed on an SD monitor. This won’t be color accurate
HDV cannot be played out of FCP via Firewire because it’s Long GOP structure is too taxing on your processors to spare the system resources needed to drive an external monitor.
The best option you have is the Matrox MXO…$1000. This coupled with an Apple 23″ display gets you color correction quality…but, it isn’t compatible with COLOR yet. http://www.matrox.com
And there are the Decklink Intensity and Intensity PRO cards as well.
Shane
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Not sure where you’re going wrong there Gabor, but if you need a quick fix, I’d write the final Cut footage back to a tape in the camera, and then link the camera to the TV again… It’s only a quick fix, and still doesn’t get you a direct link to the TV, but if you need to check your work, or show a client, It should suffice…
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Thank you folks for the answer! Unfortunately I have an Imac (which I should have written) and that is not compatible with Blackmagic products which I have investigated… but then got excited reading how people are outputting through their camcorder. But now I understand.
So I am really left with a DVI -HDMI option however that is not a true video signal.
I guess there is no alternative for Imac users when it comes to realtime monitoring?
Best
Gabor -
The Matrox MXO is your best option for an iMac.
Shane
GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD…don’t miss it.
Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def
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