HDMI (from directv dvr) to final cut… recommended capture card/device? hdmi to firewire

[Andy Levine]

so it is worth the additional $50 to get the Blackmagic Design ULTRASTUDIO MINI RECORDER.

thanks again for your help.

-andy

[Rafael Amador]

[Shane Ross] “AJA IOHD. Discontinued, but when sold, cost $3500. “
Shane, amazingly not discontinued at all, but on the first row of AJA web site.
Probably they still finding some incautious buyers not aware that the time for the ioHD has gone with FC.

For a matter of decency, they should stop selling the ioHD, or release the drivers so the device could be used on other NLE systems.
rafael

[Ht Davis]

It’s called HDCP. It’s an encryption\altering of the signal that gets undone. HDMI is a two way com, but typically allows devices to only show each other what they support. Non HDCP compliant hardware will usually be incompatible with HDCP sources, though you can bypass this hdcp with component. They are not, however, the same exact signal. HDCP encompasses Audio as well. And without a secondary audio output for full audio formats, you’ll be stuck with composite stereo (linear PCM), instead of surround sound. HDMI carries the surround encoding in the signal, and can be passed into a receiver (all of which are hdcp compliant). As the version of this protection changes, the source devices are being built with multiple specifications for it. IT’s not any one company that’s to blame for this. It’s the entire entertainment industry. They want you to pay every time you watch… …in order to make up the losses from pirating. However, you can strip the two signals apart. Since most receivers have an OPTICAL connector, you can run Surround Sound over optical connections, and then use component to send out video.

While they are right about most HDMI capture equipment, pro equipment will allow you to strip the HDCP. Most of this type of equipment cannot be legally used for anything but connecting to a camera for output over HDMI to the strip-conversion, to a converter\ouput that allows for live view or live capture of camera video. IT is illegal to use otherwise. For HDMI viewing, get a set top receiver or other similar device with an HDMI input, and have it connect to what you want over a component. For audio, you should probably use an input hub with an optical connector, and software that allows for the surround sound input over the plug that equipment uses (firewire or usb).