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my LCD Monitor looks soft
I own a varicam H Package but on a recent project my clients wanted to shoot with the SDX900,
I was using it with my Fujinon HD lenses and my BT-LH900A 8.4″ Multi-Format Monitor, since this was the first time I used this monitor with an SD camera (using regular video in) I noticed a weird problem where the overall image seemed soft no matter how much peaking I was using, trough the view finder everything was sharp.
When I -
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No, you are not crazy. You are looking at an SD image scaled to the LH900’s 1280x 720 res. Your Varicam has a substantially more resolution than the SDX, hence it looks sharper.
When I shoot SD, I prefer an 8″ SD CRT. HD LCD’s look awful when fed SD. They are designed for HD.
Chris Bell
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Thank you Chris, You just made me feel better .
I realized that SD gone look bad compared to an HD image but I wasn
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Hey Guy!
Using the SDI input also gives you a sharper image with the SDX. Of course this means you need to use an SDX with the SDI card installed. Still, it’s way better than the composite input.
Chris B.
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I have the same monitor, looks great using SDI and the HDX900 camera. Using composite in and a 4:3 source from DVCAM, the monitor is jaggy. Must be the upsizing that’s doing it.
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