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HD playback on FCPX
In january I will get my new Imac with thunderbolt.
What do I need to be able to watch HD preview on FCPX?1-Can it be done with the Apple Thunderbolt display?
Do I need something in-between?
If yes, will a Led TV work?
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I am not sure what you mean by watching HD Preview on a 27 inch Imac. Are you referring to viewing FCPX project in HD on the Mac or something else. With an Apple TV box connected to an LED tv you can view FCPX generated movies in 720 P and maybe 1080 P, but I suspect you are asking something else.
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I’ve made a little research and it seems that with Matrox mini MXO2 (thunderbolt) and a good LED HDTV I will be able to view my timeline from FCPX in HD as a program monitor. Is that right?
Of course with an Apple Display it would be better but it is 1000 bucks more….
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You have three options.
1. Buy a second computer display for a dual screen option. You can set the viewer to play full screen in one of these. That requires Thunderbolt, HDMI or DVI (with adapters) but it is a computer signal and not a broadcast signal.
2. To get broadcast monitor output, you need a Thunderbolt adapter (AJA, Matrox, Blackmagic Design) that outputs a broadcast video signal over HDMI or SDI. This would go to a regular video monitor or flat panel TV set.
3. Combination of 1 and 2 for dual screen operation plus broadcast monitoring output.
– Oliver
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Got the monitor (I am using it now) with HDMI input and the LED TV so I gess the only thing I need is the Thunderbolt Black Box
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How about the AJA T-tap?
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David has a good idea with the t-tap. Low cost for HDMI and SDI outputs. I have one.
But, do you know that you can easily see anything in FCPX full-screen? Just click on the little box with two arrows in it at the bottom right of the Viewer. One arrow points NW and the other points SE. Instant full-screen viewing. If you have a second monitor just go to the Window menu to put the Viewer on the other screen and see full-screen as you edit.
Devices like the t-tap are really for getting your video out of the computer and fed in real-time to either a recording device or to send out live via a sat truck or something and yes, you can use it to view on a connected monitor and that will sometimes help to make sure you are seeing both fields of a project with interlaced video but mostly the Viewer, enlarged, will meet your needs.
Don Smith
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[Don Smith] “Devices like the t-tap are really for getting your video out of the computer and fed in real-time to either a recording device or to send out live via a sat truck or something and yes, you can use it to view on a connected monitor and that will sometimes help to make sure you are seeing both fields of a project with interlaced video but mostly the Viewer, enlarged, will meet your needs.”
I thought that output to video monitors was kind of the main highlight of the T-Tap, whether it be a consumer tv, a pro broadcast monitor or both at the same time. Feeding video monitors happens to be the first use-case mentioned on the T-Tap webpage and in their video. IIRC Walter Biscardi has them feeding FSI monitors on all his new iMacs. Obviously you understand why there is a need for true video monitoring, I’m just saying that monitoring isn’t any less of an intended purpose than anything else. Personally, I just want my video monitor (I use Matrox MXO2 LE/Mini for I/O) and can’t stand having my viewer on the second display but I might throw the event browser over there during multicam edits.
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Not sure why anyone would buy a T-Tap now that the Blackmagic ultrastudio mini monitor is available for half the price at $137. HDMI or SDI output. Not to mention it would work with the free, fully functional (up to 1080p) DaVinci resolve color correction app. Cheapest SDI/HDMI monitoring out there.
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Here’s my review of T-Tap. Skip to the end for some of the differences between T-Tap and the BMD version.
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Still not much argument for t-tap. Unless you need 2k output. Double the price is still double. I can’t imagine what need there is for tech support for these devices. They sorta work or they don’t. With BMD you can afford a spare. 🙂
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