How do I remote control my MacPro in High Def

[David Roth weiss]

[audioeditor] “I’d like to get 1920×1080 from the MacPro to the monitors in the suite”

The HD signal you need is not supplied by the computer video card via DVI to your HD monitor. You will need an HD capture card with SDI, HDMI, or component I/O. These can all run 75ft.

Your computer monitors can utilize the same VGA cables you have now, but you will require DVI to VGA “pigtail” adapters out of computer, available at your MAC store for like $29.

DRW

[Steve Garman]

You are absolutely on target about the video card. Thanks.
Now, say I’m using the AJA IO HD and it’s sitting right next to the Mac in the machine room and I need to see it’s HDMI output or some other HD output on my flat screen in the suite. I don’t think I can run a 75ft. HDMI cable, so how do I get the HiDef signal for that long of a run?
Thanks,
Steve

[David Roth weiss]

Steve,

Upon further study it appears that HDMI max run is about 50 feet, with longer runs requiring signal amplification at the head end or signal restoration that tail end. In addition, there are HDMI cables that have built in signal amplification.

Check out the white paper at https://www.abccables.com/info-hdmi-max-length.html

On the other hand, you can easliy run mamny of the better SDI cables over 75ft, however the SDI cards in many HD monitors are a lot more expensive than the HDMI cards.

DRW

[Jeremy Garchow]

You can get an HD-SDI to HDMI or DVI converter. That way you can loop out to whatever format you want and just run HD SDI to the suite:

https://www.aja.com/html/products_converters_HI5.html

https://www.aja.com/html/products_converters_HDP.html

[Sean Oneil]

Steve,

Please, before buying the Gefen extenders, I urge you to try out the HDMI repeater from Monoprice which extend 100ft and only costs $25:
https://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10419&cs_id=1041907&p_id=2849&seq=1&format=2&style=

The prices at Monoprice are so low it’s absolutely ridiculous. Not just that product, but the HDMI cables and DVI/HDMI adapters are dirt cheap yet high quality. This is what we use in our studio. Running 1920×1200 from our Macs (which are located in a machine room) to all of the edit bays without any issues.

I don’t work for them or know anyone there. I just try to let everyone know because their prices for HDMI products are like 1/10th compared to the norm while the quality is top notch.

[Steve Garman]

Do you need the repeateers and the cables or are the cables good enough without the repeaters. I don’t see much guidance on the web site. I’m guessing they assume you already know what to do.
Thanks for the tip. We haven’t bought the Gefen yet.

[Sean Oneil]

You need need the repeaters for any of the long cables. However, their REALLY LONG cables say “with built in equalizer”. It looks like you don’t need a repeater for those ones, although I’ve never tested it so I can’t say for sure.

I can only vouch for my setup. I run a 50ft HDMI cable from the back of the Mac to the repeater. Then the 10ft or so DVI cable that is attached to the Cinema Display plugs into the other end of the repeater. I use a DVI Male to HDMI Female adapter on one end, and the oppisite on the other end (HDMI cable is easier to run through walls than DVI cable because the connectors are small). It works great.