Chuck Pullen
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WOW that is an old school question Tim! I dealt with this MANY moons ago in a public access studio. I’ll rack my brain and check my old manual stash/notes and see if I can figure it out.
Chuck
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Very strange Nick, must have something to do with the output video, any number of things can make the deck not like the signal. My only long shot option is to track down a TBC or frame sync that would correct the video from the Sega so the deck likes it. Some of the desktop capture and conversion cards act as a TBC but not sure that they would help. Have you tried recording what you are doing on the deck and capturing the tape?
Chuck
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One last piece of advice. The Ki Pro literally has hundreds of settings’ adjustment’s, any of which can ruin your recording if set wrong. I would seriously consider hooking that 17″ to the output of the Ki Pro as a “confidence monitor” to know that you are actually recording and can playback what you recorded. If that monitor has two inputs, you can also use line A as the switcher, and Line B as Ki Pro output.
Chuck
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[Craig Alan] “Thanks. I don’t think I would use both monitors. And I’m not sure which will work better for me until I experience it. But I will have both and want to order what I would need to use them. So you are suggesting using a Hi5 HD-SDI/SDI to HDMI Video and Audio Converter if I am using the 42″.
I would prefer to use the 17″ which does not have HDMI and its why Bob’s post caught my attention about needing a DVI out card.
But good to know the aja out will work with the 42. Plus the 42 and the 17″ has DVI in and Bob was saying that is the way to go…”
Whatever you do… use the largest possible monitor you can for the multiview, you won’t regret it. My opinion on the DVI differs from Bob’s, but if you have money in the budget for the extra DVI output card, by all means go for it.
As for your question on BNC cables, just make sure you are using all new high quality RG59/RG6 75 Ohm digital coax cables from someone like Belden. As long as you’re not buying your wires from Radio Shack, everything coming from an actual broadcast supplier should be SDI compatible.
Personally I don’t trust anything without a BNC on it, so I try not to use HDMI, DVI, etc; unless I have no other choice. BNC’s & XLR’s are the only cables that can handle the rigors of television production IMHO
Chuck
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Couple of things before Bob gets to this. I am using the 400 with the Panasonic 26″ monitor (as both preview and program due to space) produces a really nice picture and works great. I assume you are using the 42″ as your “multi-view” and the 17″ as you program? The reality is that it is about half the price to purchase an AJA HI5 which is the opposite of the HA5 for getting the HD/SDI out to your HDMI on the 42″. I’ve used the HI5 for a similar application and it works just fine.
In a perfect world you would use cameras that all have HD-SDI outputs and well as genlock, but the HA5’s will do the trick once you get the 400 configured correctly so that it likes the un-synced inputs. Other than that I see no real issues with your workflow, Bob may have more to say on this.
Chuck
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Hey Nick, can you clarify a few things? You get no picture when you plug the Sega into your TV or your computer? What type of capture card are you using?
The only thing I can think of right now, is you may have to adjust the settings on the type of video depending on the capture card?
Chuck
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Don’t worry about genlock with the 400. It would be nice to get some cameras that have it, and use something like the Gen 10 to feed everything, but it can handle any stable HD-SDI signal feeding it if it is configured correctly. As long as you stick to no more than 4 hd-Sdi sources, you won’t have to worry about buying extra cards for the 400. Feed the whole thing into a Ki Pro, then you can record in hd and down convert as necessary from there.
If you can afford it, save yourself all of the hassle and pick up one of these from Rich Rubin and Mobile Studios.
https://www.mobilestudios.com/products.asp?cat=5
Chuck
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I’m in total agreement with Mark. The only thing I would add, is to check and see what other DV formats the accept. I was delivering on Mini-dv for a while, then found out they also could accept DVCAM. I purchased a 1000 deck and a bunch of tapes on E-bay, and for a small investment, the final product looked that much better.
Chuck
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Now you see why racing is the most expensive sport to produce! Here’s my advice… Your Tricaster/Wirecast is a good way to go (although I think the Tricaster may eliminate the need for Wirecast to stream?)
Here’s what you need to figure out. There is not going to be some cheap solution at Radio Shack to solve your distance problem, you are going to either spend a ton of money and go full fiber/wireless or come up with some creative solutions. For wireless CamWave won’t cut it. Another company to check out is Trango. They have different antenna/hardware options that may work for you.
I still think you need to research the fiber route. You can get cube, rattler, or FiDo, along with some tactical fiber. That’s the only way you are going to get a camera 1/2 mile away and not have to deal with and interference, hum, etc… That much fiber is going to expensive, but that’s just the price of business.
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Michael makes another good point. If you make this a strictly computer based streaming production, you will have a tough time making a high quality recording for rebroadcast & DVD sales.
ustream & livestream both have the free ad supported channel option. The free Livestream has some quality/viewer limitations I believe, that’s something else you will want to research when choosing a streaming provider.
Chuck