Monitoring HDV pictures on Xpro ?

[George Bellias]

Garry,

If you have Mojo and change the project format from 1080i HDV to 30i, the Mojo will do a realtime downconvert and output the HDV signal out of the Mojo as a SD signal which can be viewed on any SD monitor while you edit. Of course, you will have to change the format back to 1080i HDV if you want to digitize any additional footage.

There is no way to preview true HDV (that I know of) as you edit.

I hope this helps.

George Bellias
Jade Productions

[Mathieu]

So far, you have to set the project format to 30i to use the MOJO to feed the monitor which means you must have a 16:9 function on your monitor and it won’t even be HD. Otherwise, you have to use the Clip>Export to HDV Device to bounce your edit to a tape and play it back from there ’cause the OUTPUT TO DV doesn’t work with HDV deck nor real-time effects.

[Jokuh]

Hi,

in the unlikely event you’re only using a single-monitor setup, you could be using a second monitor to display the video overlay full-screen.
This won’t be true HD resolution either but it should be better than the SD downconvert.

Johannes

[Garry Grant]

Thanks…..

Seems daft that we cannot see the quality we are editing in… a bit like editing uncompressed and looking at a composite main monitor…

So the only way to see HDV quality on the screen is to do a print back to tape, where the hdv signal gets pushed back down the firewire to your HDV deck…then hav ea monitor connected to that.

Right so say I have a Sony HDV deck, what would be the most cost effective and accurate display to use? Something like a 30 inch Apple cinema display perhaps…but i guess an LCD would not be good at displaying colours accurately…?

Garry Grant
Celtic broadcasting Ltd

London, UK (PAL LAND ! )

[Mathieu]

Hi,
I am using a SONY PVM14L5 14″ Professional Multiformat Monitor, cost me around 1800 $ CAN.

[Garry Grant]

yes… but I guess you are not viewing an HDV picture connected via analogue component HD connectors…you are merely viewing standard def…

so I wonder what is the best solution for High Def (HDV) monitoring…

[Samuel A. martin]

Get yourself an HD monitor to start with, but that will put you back from around

[Paul Carlin]

>Right so say I have a Sony HDV deck, what would be the most cost effective and accurate display to use? >Something like a 30 inch Apple cinema display perhaps…but i guess an LCD would not be good at >displaying colours accurately…?

The Sony HDV deck only outputs analog component HD. The Cinemadisplay/HDLink combo will not be of use to you. And, you are correct, the colors are inaccurate.

You should investigate the FULL SCREEN second (or even third) display option as mentioned earlier. You could install a cheap second graphics card (for a third monitor) and hook your Cinemadisplay up to it.

The only true solution is to upgrade to Adreneline HD and purchase a Sony D-Series monitor. This will run you around $60K when you are done.

The irony I see now is that a whole new generation of editors who never learned how to read scopes are not blinded by the inability to see the image as well.