Still Image Sequences

[Thad_h]

Jeff, the answer is yes.

You can capture to any of the following file sequence formats in HD formats.

BMP, TGA, TIFF, YUV, DPX, CIN

Uncompressed AVI and Quicktime are also supported in addition to the sequence types.

Of course the support of all of this is contingent on having a good disk system that can support the capture.

AJA XENA Support

[David Mack]

Thanks Xena support,

Apologies, I didn’t realise that bmps and tga’s could vary?!?! I’ve tried my blackmagic from After Effects and my 3D app (Lightwave) and both failed in both bmp and tga format. Lets see what the Xena can do – it sounds like a plan! I’ll talk with my supplier and see if I can arrange a Xena and an HDP on a sale or return basis and see if it all works for me. If the HDP doesn’t map pixel for pixel, then I could try the blackmagic hd-link – I know that does map pixel for pixel. If I can play SD and HD bmp and or tga sequences off the timeline without rendering and it displays pixel for pixel on my lcd without stretching, then you have a sale. I shall report back in due course!

Just one last question, with the hdp (HDSDI to DVI) converter, what signal does it give the LCD monitor? Does it refresh at 50Hz for 1080P or less, does it do it progressively or interlaced?

Thanks again.

[Jeff Brown]

David:
The only way file sequences work in PPro w/ DeckLink stuff is as you have found: as a string of 1-frame still images, which of course is pretty much impossible to edit with. There is a BlackMagic document which specifies this (and only this) procedure of importing 1-frame stills from a folder, but they don’t really talk much about it… wonder why?

BTW, thanks to the AJA folks for the confirmation. I’m hoping 4Gb Fibre channel gets a wee bit less $$ in the fall…

-jeff

[David Mack]

If that is the case – and interestingly Black Magic have not once answered my question directly, then I think the website is about as misleading as you can possibly get – I’m not going to accept that!

Time to speak with my reseller!

Thanks.