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hd monitor from dvi port?
Hello to all…I Edit in FCP on my new MBP and I want to monitor on a proper monitor, ie flanders or pani 17″…since my footage is coming from a memory card…i am not outputting to tape….why can’t i use a dvi to hd/sdi converter to feed the monitor? I dont know what the actual specs are coming out from the dvi port when i choose video playback cinema display full screen…can someone help me answer this question….? i’m sure there’s a good reason why this won’t work…just don’t know….I cross posted this in the fcp forum and they suggested there might be a BM product like the dvi extender that would work.
thanks in advance
marcelPRODUCER – DIRECTOR – EDITOR
CANON 7D 3.0 MBP 4GIGS RAM 1TB SONNET FUSION F2 ESATA
PPC G5 DUAL 2GIG, 6 GIGS RAM, AJA IO, 2TB SATA2
OS 10.4.11
FCP 7 & 6.0.5
Ae 6.5 CS3 Ps,Ai,Ae -
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marcel,
your mac pro is not putting out a smpte 259m or 292m standard hdi signal (from your DVI port).
You need a box that will connect from your firewire port or slot 34 adaptor to your macbook pro, that will create this signal for you. Products like the Blackmagic HDLinkPro convert HD-SDI to DVI for a DVI monitor (like an AppleCinema). Not Mac DVI to a SMPTE 292M HD-SDI signal. This is not just a “cable” that you need.BobZelin
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Just the person i was hoping to hear from…thanks Bob…i was trying to save some bucks…guess i have to work a little harder and get an IOHD and be done with it.
PRODUCER – DIRECTOR – EDITOR
CANON 7D 3.0 MBP 4GIGS RAM 1TB SONNET FUSION F2 ESATA
PPC G5 DUAL 2GIG, 6 GIGS RAM, AJA IO, 2TB SATA2
OS 10.4.11
FCP 7 & 6.0.5
Ae 6.5 CS3 Ps,Ai,Ae -
well
i don’t know your specific needs.
pure for “what is going on” monitoring you could use DVI to a FSI
but you will not see colorspace or interlacing problems.if it is for picture quality analyzing use the things mentioned before
greet
MauricePeople saying they don’t make mistake’s often make nothing at all!
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