RGB Output?

Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

RGB Output?

Posted by Steve Cohen on February 2, 2007 at 12:56 pm

I thought I remember reading or hearing some where that if you take just one of the RGB output (I think the Red) and connect it to a composite input you will get a normal image.

This wouldn’t be used for final output or even a monitoring issue. I need a way to get a timeline out of my Final Cut with a BlackMagic DeckLink HD Extreme card to a VHS deck for a client to have a BITC HVS of thier B-Roll.

I have no deck except a Mini DV Camera and I use a Dual Monitor Setup with no Broadcasy monitor.

Thanks for the advice.

Steve Cohen
Senoir Editor
O2 Media Inc.

Steve Cohen replied 19 years, 3 months ago 3 Members · 5 Replies
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Walter Biscardi
February 2, 2007 at 1:21 pm

[Steve C] “I thought I remember reading or hearing some where that if you take just one of the RGB output (I think the Red) and connect it to a composite input you will get a normal image.”

With an AJA Kona board, you connect the Y as your composite signal, then set your AJA Control Panel to output Composite.

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Steve Cohen
February 2, 2007 at 1:24 pm

Thanks Walter, but I don’t have that option I have the Black Magic DeckLink HD Extreme.

I’ll figure something out.

Thanks Agian.

Steve Cohen
Editor
O2 Media Inc.
Jeremy Garchow
February 2, 2007 at 5:01 pm

I bet you it’s the same thing with the decklink. Connect the Y out to your composite source and then go into the control panel (or maybe the the Decklink preference thingy if they still have that) and change the output from component to composite and away you go.

Jeremy
Steve Cohen
February 2, 2007 at 5:54 pm

I was going to try that.

I have the AJA IO at work and I seem to remember that I connected something wrong at on point (Becuase I could see the spickets correctly with the low light that I had) and the signal looked fine, but we came to find out that it was connected wrong.

Anyway I didn’t even have to change any settings and it looked correct with just the Y connected.

Like I said I was going to try that anyway.

Thanks again.

Steve Cohen
Editor
O2 Media Inc.
Steve Cohen
February 3, 2007 at 12:30 am

Taking the green of an RGB output and plugging it into a composite input, then goto the System Preference Control Panel and set it to SDI & NTSC/PAL (Y Out) you get a normal image.

Just for anyone elses information.

Steve Cohen
Editor
O2 Media Inc.

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