[Bob Zelin]

you have just posted the classis example of how not to describe a problem. “It’s just dead, it sucks, nothing is working, the AJA is dead”.
What are you talking about.

10.3.6 is not a current MAC OS. What MAC are you on, what is your MAC OS, what is your FCP version? Was this working at one time, and now it no longer is working ? When you did the OS update, did you do it via the internet on the Apple site ? Are you on FCP 4, 4.5, 5, 5.1?

Did you download the AJA drivers that correspond to your I/O box ? Did you open up the AJA I/O Control Panel, select component or composite, and see if video is passing thru the AJA I/O box ? Do this first, and then we will move on to FCP – lets’ see if the AJA I/O is dead, or if you have an FCP problem.

When you post back, take 2-3 minutes, and post specifics about your system, and what happened – I have no idea if your system EVER worked, or if it worked, and stopped after you did an update.

Bob Zelin

[Bob Zelin]

I thought the whole point of your post was to save $1000.

Bob Zelin

[Bob Zelin]

if you order the Multibridge Extreme (and only this model), it will correctly drive the 30″ DVI-D dual link monitor. Products like the HD Link WILL NOT drive the 30″ monitor correctly.

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[Bob Zelin]

Michael D writes –

And I interpreted the description as similar to a very subtle green tint the analog component out of my DeckLink Pro card exhibits. The colors are not strange but there is a very subtle green tint most noticeable on black and white files using the component out and essentially undetectable on color files using the composite out.

The subtle green tint in my system, in my opinion, is a function of a problem with the card and/or the drivers.

REPLY – the ONLY way to tell what the problem is with your system is by using a component waveform monitor, to observe the levels. You have not specified what monitor you are using, but EVERY Sony PVM 14M2U, 14M4U, 20M2U and PVM-20M4U was MISALIGED at the factory, and every one of these monitors had the “black bias alignment” incorrectly done, so that if you simply selected “component” on these monitors, it would appear that there was green in the blacks. I addressed this issue with Sony Broadcast in New Jersey years ago, after checking my old AVID system and Beta VTR with a Leader 5100D waveform monitor (and getting the green tint in the blacks, from multiple monitors), and Sony’s response at the time was “if you want a truly critical monitor, you should purchase the BVM series”. Now, I am not saying that you don’t have a problem with your BMD card, but it’s pretty unlikely – and it’s pretty likely that the component input and the setup of your monitor is incorrect.

You can take a source tape from your Beta VTR, and stick its YRB output directly into the monitor – observe it’s color (in component), and then pass this same signal thru the BMD card, and observe the output of the card in analog component. Simply putting up “known histograms” proves nothing.
Ultimately you will need a component waveform monitor to resolve these issues. Even the output of your Beta VTR can drift in alignment – its all analog circuitry, and has single turn potentiometers inside it to align the YRB levels – very easy for drift to occur. Blame this before blaming the all digital BMD card.

Bob Zelin

[Bob Zelin]

the Dell 2405FPW works great, the Apple Cinema 23″ works great, the HP L2335 works great, and the Sony SDM-P234b works great. I bet the Apple 23″ and Dell 24″ are almost the same price.

Bob Zelin

[Bob Zelin]

Hi Legend –
If you own the Kona K3-Box with your Kona 3 board, it has two analog RCA outputs on it, which are monitor outputs. This product from AJA costs only $299, and will allow you to plug directly into your Mackie 1202 LINE INPUTS (don’t use the XLR inputs on your 1202 – they are MIC inputs). So you will need to get RCA to 1/4″ TRS audio cables to hear something. Everything else that Walter has mentioned will work as well, but will probably cost more money.

Bob Zelin

[Bob Zelin]

keep the AJA I/O, and get the Kona 3, not the LHe. With the I/O and the Kona 3, you will be able to UPCONVERT anything you own to HD. The LHe CANNOT upconvert to HD. Believe me, you will need this.

Bob Zelin

[Bob Zelin]

the SDM can operate at 48Hz, and display the actual 24 frames per second, and not scale with pulldown.

Bob Zelin

[Bob Zelin]

Light Duty 1:1 ? 1:1 is not light duty. Go to ebay, and find an old HP xw8000, a refurb xw8000, or an older Compaq W8000. You may know that the xw4100, 4200 and 4300 are qualified as well.

Bob Zelin

[Bob Zelin]

Blue Only is a term used to setup chroma, and hue. It is B+W on all Sony PVM “modern” monitors. The setup is very easy with the B+W image, but if you read the damn manual that came with your PVM, you should use the AUTOSETUP function which will adjust your chroma and hue for you.

Bob Zelin