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monitoring 1080p 30 at 1080i 59.94?
I’m using a Decklink HD Extreme 3D for HDMI monitoring from my Mac Pro to a Sony 32″ EX500 1080p, but I’m wondering if it is the right card. The footage I’m editing in FCP is ProRes 422 1920×1080 30p, but there is no HD 1080p 30fps Video Playback option for the Decklink. I called their tech support and the closest playback option for my sequence is HD 1080i 59.94 (1920×1080).
Does the Matrox MXO2 Le support true 1080 30p? Not sure what to do. I still have a few days to be able to exchange the card, so I appreciate any suggestions.
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[Enrico Lappano] “but there is no HD 1080p 30fps Video Playback option for the Decklink. I called their tech support and the closest playback option for my sequence is HD 1080i 59.94 (1920×1080).”
1080i 59.94 is 29.97…30fps. That is the option to use. Yes, it says INTERLACED, but if your footage is progressive, it will play progressive.
[Enrico Lappano] “Does the Matrox MXO2 Le support true 1080 30p? “
Again, 1080i 59.94…or sometimes called 1080i 29.97…will work. it is a 1080 30fps signal.
Shane
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Thanks for your reply Shane. I was asking because when I called Blackmagic’s tech support and asked about a matching 1080p 30 playback option for my ProRes sequence, they mentioned that it was a possible update plug in being considered. This is why I was checking with Matrox.
Does it make a difference then if the video playback setting is Blackmagic HD1080p 59.94?
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[Enrico Lappano] “Does it make a difference then if the video playback setting is Blackmagic HD1080p 59.94?”
I think that means a frame rate of 59.94 not 29.97 so that would be wrong. Not sure as I live in the relatively uncomplicated world of 25fps
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When I set Video Playback at 1080i 59.94, my Sony monitor displays that it is an 1080i signal, and setting the FCP playback at 1080p 59.94 displays a 1080p signal on the monitor which also plays back normally. I’m not sure what this means regarding monitoring the 30p sequence?
Either way, they both seem to look the same, with a little video noise on some clips. Does this suggest I should deinterlace at all?
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[Enrico Lappano] ” I’m not sure what this means regarding monitoring the 30p sequence?”
It means that it is monitoring it fine. IF you see an image on the monitor, and it plays…you are fine. Both fields are the same image, so there will be no interlaced lines. You’ll see the full progressive footage.
[Enrico Lappano] “Either way, they both seem to look the same, with a little video noise on some clips. Does this suggest I should deinterlace at all?”
No. You footage is not interlaced. There is nothing to “de.”
Shane
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Thank you very much! I appreciate all of the feedback and help solving this question.
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Thank you very much! I appreciate all of the feedback and help solving this question.
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