Monitor 1080p footage on an analogue SD monitor?

[Jack Kelly]

Hi,

Just a quick update. I received a reply from BlackMagic. Here’s my email to them and then their answer:

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Dear BlackMagic Design,

I am interested in buying a DeckLink HD Extreme. Before I buy, I need
to clarify a few quick points please.

1) Does the DeckLink HD Extreme support 1080/25p and 720/25p? The
/products/hd/specs/ page seems to suggest that it doesn’t.

2) Does the DeckLink HD Extreme support real-time down conversion on
Windows XP? For example, if I was to playback a 1080 or 720 video in
Premiere Pro 2.0 then would I be able to monitor the video on an
analogue SD PAL monitor? The
/support/detail.asp?techID=103 page says that driver version 5.4.2
didn’t support down conversion on Windows but we’re now on driver version 5.9.2.
Does 5.9.2 enable down conversion?

Many thanks,
Jack

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Jack,

Currently speaking we don’t support those formats at all let alone down convert from them. Here is a list of formats supported by the Decklink HD
Extreme:
1080PsF23.98/24
1080i48
1080i50
1080i59.94
720p59.94
720p60
720p50

The Down converters will be made available for windows users in an upcoming driver release.

Joshua Helling
Director of Support
Blackmagic Design Inc.
http://www.blackmagic-design.com

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