David Smith
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[David Hill] “I’ve been through the X2 setting in the EDID override w/o effect-I wonder if the projector is being “fooled” by the HDLink into a certain resolution which I need to override? “
David,
I just tested the x2 setting on a Dell 2405, native resolution of 1920×1200. Playing SD 720×480 anamorphic material via SDI into the HDLink, DVI to the display. With the HDLink Utility set to 1:1, the image takes up about 20% of the display. With the HDLink set to 1:2 it’s, naturally, twice that. Still showing large amounts of black around all sides.So, the x2 setting is working on my system. Certainly sounds like your projector is expecting a higher resolution than it’s getting. Funny that the x2 setting is showing no effect for you though. Is the power light on the HDLink flashing? It should be with the USB cable plugged in.
Regards,
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James,
Contact me via the “View my Website” link on my profile. I may be able to hook you up with the right gear at a pretty low cost. I’m in New York a lot.
Regards,
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I see that those projectors can take both standard and high def signals. You’re feeding SD from the 2100D, perhaps the projectors are set to HD?
Also, there’s a x2 option for the HDLink made for just that purpose, magnifying a SD signal to fill a HD display. Don’t know what that looks like though.
Regards,
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[HowDoYouDoThat] “Always set tone at 0db and keep peaks there as well. Of course when recording to MiniDV you always want to make sure there is plenty of headroom as well. What we to is record bars and tone to 0 db then back off to -3db”
That’s not what any audio person I work with does for digital formats like DV, Digi-beta, DVCPro, HD-Cam etc. Tone is set to -18 or sometimes -20. That’s where peaks are run as well. When transferring to an analog format, that tone is placed at 0db.
Regards,
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[james948] “I’m in the process of trying to find the easiest and most economic way of capturing some digi-beta tapes (around 200) and some regular VHS tapes (around the same number). The intention is to capture them and form a database that can link to them quickly.
Can anyone recommend any hardware that I could beg, borrow or steal in the New York area that would be able to do this ?
**************First question would be…. what codec are you wanting to capture them to? You could use the MOTU V3HD, the AJA io-HD or Convergent Design’s SD-Connect. (sticking with your Macbook. There are many other options for a tower)
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[james948] I’m rather in the dark with digi-beta. Am I correct that they are already digitised and simply need to be captured (as opposed to analogue VHS that needs to be digitised)?
***************Not really. You’ll be taking the digi-beta signal out of the deck as either a digital SDI stream or as analog. Your capture device would then transcode or re-digitize into the codec of your choice. A AJA LHe card would give you the ability to do both, and you’ll need some form of analog input for your VHS, be it a converter or a card like the LHe
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[james948] I’m using a Macbook (and a soon-to-be-purchased mammoth hard drive), FCP, Leopard but the database will be on PC so again, any advice about a good (and cheap) piece of software that would act as a database that, on the click of a button, would bring up the relevant video, would be fantastic.
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HMMM, how’s FCP running for you on Leopard?
Have you figured out how much disk space you need? That of course depends on the codec.When you say “on the click of a button, would bring up the relevant video” do you mean the actual media files you’ve digitized? How about bringing up a small preview movie of the clip, would that do? If so you should look at CatDV Pro from Square Box Software. Excellent database functions and creates it’s own small preview files directly from your source media. Available for both OSX and Windows.
Hardware wise I might be able to come up with something. Tell me a little about the project and your timeline getting this done.
Regards,
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Can’t help with the local retailers Gary, but you might consider a phone or online solution like B&H in New York. I get stuff usually the next day in central New Jersey. You’d probably be the same or a day more.
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[gary adcock] “The IoHD does currently support LTC input – Final Cut Pro does not.”
I’m curious how MOTU is able to accomplish this then. LTC plugged into the bnc LTC input of the V3HD shows up fine in Final Cut Pro. Perhaps they have a way of making it think it’s coming in over RS-422?
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It would help to know what kind of video your friend wants/needs to capture. SD only? The io would be a great choice and I’ve seen used ones selling for about 1000 U.S. Bound to be more available as the io-HDs get out there. As Walter pointed out they also have the analog only and digital only versions for about half the price of the full io box.
Convergent Design makes a similar product for SD, the SD Connect, which was also sold by Promax for awhile with their branding on it. I picked up one of those for $500 not too long ago.
MOTU has their new V3HD box out for SD and HD (DVC-Pro HD, that is) with a street price of under 2600 if you shop around. This is a really nice product which I’ve been using for about a month now. Very solid software. Runs on Mac and is supposed to run on PCs too, although I believe I read that they are still tweaking the PC software.
Regards,
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Another option would be Firewire out to a laptop running software like Scopebox, which I use. Certainly not for judging color by eye, but neither are most of the other lcd options. The huge advantage is the ability to use waveform, vector, RGB parade and other scopes, as well as monitor audio levels. You can also record direct to disk if you want to. It’s not a run and gun solution, but for interview set ups like you describe I’ve found it really useful, and I think my images have improved as a result.
There is also Adobe’s On Location for the Windows world, and another Mac product, Capture Magic HD. The latter is cheaper than Scopebox (the HD version), but they have been totally unresponsive to my inquiries, where as the folks at Scopebox are VERY responsive. When I first tried their demo I found a problem with the zebra settings and wrote them an email. They answered in about one hour, and four hours later sent me an update. Problem fixed.
Regards,
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[muzicman82] “what options are there to record multiple HD-SDI streams to a single PC?”
[Shane Ross] “Computers can only record ONE stream of video. “
Big Mug Software claims that their Capture Magic HD software can record multiple streams to a single computer…… BUT
I couldn’t find a phone number on their web site and they haven’t responded to my email queries. Maybe I’m a big mug for thinking it might be so? Anyone tried any software from those guys?