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help outputting using Panasonic AJ-SD955
Hello to all,
Anyone out there able to walk me through connecting and outputting to a Panasonic AJ-SD955 and getting a reference signal? I am using a Decklink Blackmagic Extreme Card and FCP 5.0.4. I’ve been capturing all night, literally :-), from the deck, but am unable to Edit To Tape/output. I need to black and code a tape and output with picture starting at hour 1. I do not seem to be getting picture or reference to the deck.
Picture shows up on my monitor when playing straight from the timeline when viewing via the Blackmagic card.
When I park on the timeline and push the record button on the deck and view via the deck, I have picture on my broadcast monitor.
The picture is jumping every few seconds, hence my thinking that I am not getting reference.
On the front of the deck the SDI light and Analog video are lit up. They are not flashing.
When I tried black and coding the tape timecode laid to the tape but no black.
When I try Edit To Tape nothing is going to the tape.From the Blackmagic Card to the deck the connections are the following:
(14) Genlock is going into the top Ref. Video In — The 75 termination switch is on.
Analog Composite Video Out is going to line B on my Sony monitor and provides the picture from the deck.
(16) Deck Control to Remote IN/OUT.
(13) SDI out to SDI IN on deck (top port)
(15) SDI in to SDI out on deck (top port)If you need any other information please let me know. I am posting in several places in an effort to get an answer fast, because what would life be without deadlines? LOL!
As always, thanks in advanced!
Peace,
Lisha
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Lisha
I can only offer general help, as I don’t know the exact deck, but you seem to be fundementally misunderstanding the use of genlock here.
The genlock on the decklink card is a genlock in, which is only useful if you want to lock the Mac output to a larger system, such as a post facility router. The deck will lock ref to input video when it records anyway, and again only uses genlock to time playback into another system.
You do not need to use any genlock connections here – the record will work fine without it. It may well be that connecting up genlock as you suggest has caused the problem. Try without it, and just connect the SDI video out on the decklink card to the SDI video in on the deck.
Ben
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I’m not familiar with the decklink or the deck so the only thing I would add is to ensure the sync switch on the deck is set to “Int”. (internal) or it is sometimes refered to as “video” (deck reads the embedded sync off the current tape or input stream). Set it to the “EXT” (external) only if you are providing an external sync signal (ie: from another deck or house sync.
It shouldn’t hurt to connect the “sync out” of the deck to the BM card.
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