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Sony J3-SDI
Hi.
We’re planning to purchase a 2nd hand Digibeta Player to capture footage onto a MacPro. We’re looking at the Sony J3-SDI (note, NOT the J30-SDI) and I just wanted to ask if anyone knows for certain whether this machine is compatible with our Blackmagic Card? (version 4.8.1) If so, is it just a case of plug and capture or do we need to download or buy any new software?
We’ve also looked at the Sony DVW522P machine but as far as I can tell this doesn’t have an SDI output.
Thanks in advance for any advice on this matter.
Jen
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4 Replies
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hey Jen – I use a J3 with Blackmagic on both FCP and CS3 and it works a treat so go for it.
Baz
What would I do without the ‘UNDO’ button!!!!
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Thats great Baz, thanks for the confirmation.
Jen
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Hi Baz,
Just wondering if you can help me with something. We just received the J3SDI I mentioned a few weeks ago but I seem to be having a problem capturing through our Black Magic Deck Link SP card. I have remote access to control the J3SDI but it doesn’t seem to register the signal. I’ve gone into the decklink options in the system preferences on our G5 but it doesn’t give me an option for SDI input, only Analogue (NTSC/PAL-Y) or Component (Analogue-Y, B-Y, R-Y).
The signal plays fine when outputted to a television via the monitor output, so do you know if I need to change any settings on the J3SDI or on the G5 to allow the computer to read the signal?
You mentioned that you use a similar set up so I just wondered if you might have an idea how to solve this problem?
Thanks in advance for any help,
Jen
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Hi Jen,
The DeckLink SP is an analog only card and will not capture SDI at all.
regards
Kristian Lam
Blackmagic Design
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