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FCP&Decklink: PAL SD monitoring during DVCPRO HD 1080i50 editing
I have imported some Panasonic P2 footage, made a Sequence using an Easy Setup for DVCPRO HD 1080i50 but changed the Video Playback to Pal 10bit (720×576), cut some footage into the seq;
the sequence plays realtime without rendering;
but I can’t see it in realtime on the PAL SD monitor. (It dies update each time I stop the sequence.)
The Decklink preference pane shows ‘Enable HDTV Up/Down Converter’ is set to
Output: HD to SD Letterbox 16:9 and
Input: Off
In FCP, External Video is set to all frames.Should I be able to view my HD seq on the PAL SD monitor, and if so, what am I doing wrong?
Thanks.
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[Post Man] “but changed the Video Playback to Pal 10bit (720×576)”
With the AJA Kona boards, you set the Down Convert on the AJA Control Panel, NOT in Final Cut Pro. You leave Final Cut Pro set to HD and let the card handle the downconvert.
I believe I’ve read on these forums that the Decklink works similarly.
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I have the Decklink HD Pro and Walter is right. Leave the FCP settings to playback 1920 x 1080 not 720 x 576. Change the Decklink settings as you have to downconvert and all should work.
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Thanks Walter & Michael,
I got it to work by setting the Video Playback to Blackmagic HDTV 1080i 25Hz – 8 Bit (1920 x 1080) setting;
originally, I had been trying the Blackmagic HDTV 1080i 25Hz – 10 Bit (1920 x 1080) stting, but this played back in realtime WITHOUT any down conversion, so I got 1024×576 pixels out of the 1920×1080.That shouldn’t happen, should it?
I’ll send the info to Decklink, directly, and see what they say.
(I had posted this on the Decklink forum some days ago, but got no reply.)Thanks again for helping me sort it out.
Neil.
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