Bill Russell
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Thank you for replying! I’ve never looked at an XML file – will be interesting. I will try that monday and report back.
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You asked, “What do you mean by ‘actual HD video, on an HDTV monitor’?”
I mean, with an output device you can, while working in AE, preview the actual video output full screen – no canvas window, no toolbars, but rather the actual true video output. Here, this is from AE 6.5’s help file:
“You can preview the contents of your Layer, Footage, or Composition window on an external video monitor if you have a third-party device that facilitates this feature, such as a video digitizing card or a FireWire port (Mac OS).”
So that means if you don’t have an external video device, but rather only have what is effectively another computer monitor, then it seems you don’t get full screen true video preview while working. In while working in standard def in AE, I can get a full screen true video preview sent over firewire to a DV device outputing to a TV. It’s a standard function of AE. That’s what I mean! If there is a way to get full video preview on a computer monitor, great, but the preferences in AE 6.5 I have here so not give me any true full video preview options except over firewire…. but I’m doing HD, not SD. So I’m wondering if there is either a DVI device that would make such an option available, or otherwise, asking if decklink behaves the same as firewire in allowing AE to do full video output. Thanks! 🙂
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P.S. I forgot to answer your question about how I got the HD in — HD clip movie files (captured elsewhere) are delivered to me for any rotoscoping I need to do, otherwise I generate the HD content from scratch…
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Hi there, thanks for you reply! Well, a DVI connection would mean the plasma is just another computer monitor, and thus there would be no full screen display (like, say, what you get with an iLink video output), no?
Re: what is not said… what did I leave out?
Re: Performance… really? That’s good to know, and contrary to what the vender said. He said many programs don’t run faster on the Intel, but After Effects is one that DID run faster…
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Hi there, thank you for your response! I would need a Decklink card *and* a video card? What is the video card for? So to be sure, a full screen display will then be available for me in AE’s display preferences?
Again, thank you! Off to look at the Decklink extreme…
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Go to ebay and buy two DSR-11 DV desks. Currently there are a few up there for under 1500, so you can get two for a total of 3K or less. Also buy a four-pin to four-pin firewire cable. Cheers…
https://search.ebay.com/dsr-11_W0QQfasiZ1QQfnuZ1QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ3QQsascsZ2QQsbrbinZtQQxpufuZx
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Oh, okay then, so as I understand it, this all applies to 5.5 on OS 10.6 — for the record here in this post:
– Firewire capture to DV25 = slow video (seems to be frame for frame playback at 5/4th speed).
– Firewire capture to 14:1 = the triple-field C frame.
– Analog component caputure = viola! Good reversal. Only problem is +/- 1 frame timecode (may be the DSR-40, a problem you are troubleshooting).
So I’m still curious to know what cadence problem the Avid lab discovered?
Also, I still think it might be worth installing 5.5 on a different 10.6 boot just to see if it works… and/or try a firewire capture from deck direct into the machine, instead via Mojo. If firewire works, then would be nice if you could get direct digital capture of the audio to eventually go to sound finishing. Also, timecode info should be glued to picture when capturing over firewire, worth checking.
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P.S. I want to clarify my post just above — the reason they are trying analog component capture now is, as I understand it, the said limitation in 4.x that allows only Advanced mode reversal applies only to video from *firewire*. But when doing analog capture using Mojo, Advance *and Standard mode* are allowed in 4.x. Right?
As far as a possible return to 5.5 — I would try: a) installing 5.5 from scratch on a different clean start-up disk, OS 10.6, to rule out any impossible install/device/software/Quicktime bugaboos hiding in your current environment; and b) try firewire capture direct through the computer rather than the Mojo, in case the Mojo is messing it up.
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Hi there, Andy & Michael —
I was in the edit room only on monday, following this since then from afar.
Michael – So was it the triple field C frame anomaly in 14:1 capture that y’all replicated? Or what was it? On 5.5?
What I know so far is that the edit room has downgraded all the way to 4.5 now, and are testing bringing video in over component analog into the Mojo, controlling a DSR-40 over RS422. Now they have a +/- 1 frame accuracy problem — (Andy, does that mean reverse telecine is working now, at least when you are lucky enough to capture on the right frame?)
(P.S. — yes, definately 23.976 HD sources)
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Hi Michael!
Yes, on 4.8 problem was clear, Xpro only allowed Advance mode. We could see that tapes were correct, A frame landed on 0, and C frame juddered because reverse needed to be standard instead. Everything was in sync. Upgrading to 5.5, now we have the new problem of the slow video.
An important note is, for all we know, the reverse would be correct now. BUT, video seems to be playing back 25% too slow compared to audio, one video frame to one film frame. However, XPRO seems unaware of it because the 30 TC of the clip is skipping numbers 03, 13, and the ABCD are counting correctly. (We do not have a window in order to compare numbers – sigh.)
Anyway, to answer your questions:
– Logging at difference cadences. I’m not in the room today, but I will ask them to do it and they can report back here. However, based on experience in 4.8, I’m 98% confident that A=00 is correct and worked first time fine. Again, for all we know, reverse is correct now. Just stupid video is playing 25% slow.
– Ah ha! Green-Green mode, we’ve been completely ignoring that. (Since we were seeing a 2-field judder, does that mean we were in green-green aleady?) What is 4+1 display?
Thanks as usual for your thorough and always on-it reply. You’ve saved the day more than once…..
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