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using HDMI to SDI Mini Converter with Go Pro
I browsed this forum but didn’t find what I needed so I’m asking the group.
I use a NewTek Tricaster 300 for recording live events (HD SDI camera inputs) and have been asked to record a show using a Go Pro 2 as one of the cameras.
The Go Pro has an HDMI Output and Black Magic has the HDMI to SDI Mini Converter that seems like it will do the job but I want to make sure before I buy one.
Has anyone successfully tried this before?
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Yes it works.
Another very expensive option I have seen is a GoPro connected to a KiPro via HDMI. Send SDI out to the Tricaster from the KiPro.
Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
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Thanks Steve. I had a dealer tell me that it would work but I like confirmation from folks that have actually done it 🙂
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Be forewarned, if you connect the GoPro 2 directly to the BMD HDMI-to-SDI mini-converter, and you have it set to 1080 in the GoPro, the mini-converter will set it to 1080p, not 1080i. Not sure if the TriCaster supports 1080p or not.
I believe 720p works just fine.
If you need 1080i out of the GoPro, you need to use a Gefen HDMI Detective in-between the GoPro and the mini-converter. Obviously, after you’ve set up the HDMI Detective (stored the EDID from the TriCaster).
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We did it at a recent OB. Go Pro 2 to a BMD HDMI to SDI convertor to our BMD router and then into a Snell and Wilcox Kahuna in our van. We were running in 720P50 though.
Pat
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Mike did you ever get your GoPro to work with the BMD mini converter?
I just bought a BMD battery hdmi to sdi and I can’t get it to talk to the go pro. I have tested every thing else in the system. -
Sorry Rob but we had all kinds of issues trying to get it to work with the Tricaster (lag, latency, etc.) that we gave up on it.
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Thanks Mike I watched a video from Midtown Video in Florida and they said the Hero 2 would work with the AJA converter.
But from what you just posted I will still have problems at the switcher?
I want to mount some small cameras in various places during sporting events. Did you try any other type of camera?Rob
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Rob, the GoPro was the only small camera we tried. The Tricaster works great with our JVC HM-700 (HD-SDI input) series cameras and we have plugged in other SD cameras (composite input) with no issues.
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Thanks Mike
I think I am going to buy a couple of HD palm cameras of eBay for around 50 bucks each then. I’ll let you know if they work. -
Good luck Rob. I’ve looked at a few different models of those and have been impressed with what I’ve seen so I’ll be interested in how you like them.
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