[Dennis Dillon]

The firewire out would only output A DVCAM signal with new time code. If your material is HD (18,25,or 35 VBS), I do not think this would help to downconvert. You might have to copy via HD SDI deck to deck or camera to deck to regen new time code without lowering your video quality.

[Dennis Dillon]

Mactrix, Wayne, Andy, and JeremyG

Thanks for the info. Here are the i.Link configs from the PDW-1500 manual

From PDW-1500 Manual pp.17

Equipped with i.Link connector
The i.Link connector of this unit supports the following two functions

1.Input and output of DV streams(AV/C mode)
. Dv Streams can be output from this unit and recorded on standard DV equipment.
. During MPEG IMX playback, the playback signals can be converted and output as
DV streams, allowing you to connect DV-compatible nonlinear editors.
.The output from external DV devices (VTRs, nonlinear editors, ect. ) can be input to this unit and recorded on Professional Disks.

2. FAM mode

Mactrix, Wayne, Andy, and JeremyG
After reviewing this and falling upon Menu Item 31. Input mode. The deck needs to be set for two things. 1. Input video select, set to i.Link(external front panel) thanks Wayne. And 2, Menu item 31 set to DV input. Sorry for not looking further and wasting all of your time.

If it wasn’t for the COW I would have been sent to the slaughter house a long time ago. Since the 1.25 days.
Thanks to everyone.
DD

[Dennis Dillon]

Mactrix, Wayne, Andy, and JeremyG

Thanks for the info. Here are the i.Link configs from the PDW-1500 manual

From PDW-1500 Manual pp.17

Equipped with i.Link connector
The i.Link connector of this unit supports the following two functions

1.Input and output of DV streams(AV/C mode)
. Dv Streams can be output from this unit and recorded on standard DV equipment.
. During MPEG IMX playback, the playback signals can be converted and output as
DV streams, allowing you to connect DV-compatible nonlinear editors.
.The output from external DV devices (VTRs, nonlinear editors, ect. ) can be input to this unit and recorded on Professional Disks.

2. FAM mode

Mactrix, Wayne, Andy, and JeremyG
After reviewing this and falling upon Menu Item 31. Input mode. The deck needs to be set for two things. 1. Input video select, set to i.Link(external front panel) thanks Wayne. And 2, Menu item 31 set to DV input. Sorry for not looking further and wasting all of your time.

If it wasn’t for the COW I would have been sent to the slaughter house a long time ago. Since the 1.25 days.
Thanks to everyone.
DD

[Dennis Dillon]

Wayne and Andy
I’ll pass this along to some Sony XD Techs in New Jersey. And yes, I guess I’ll pull out my Canopus and monitor till a new display is acquired.
Thanks

[Dennis Dillon]

Wayne,
Yes.

[Dennis Dillon]

Wayne,
Yes, extended menue item 106 is set to automatic EE on STOP. I’ve tried the other settings, no luck.

[Dennis Dillon]

A,
The seq is IMX 50, but the ouput is DV. So the conversion is from the laptop.

[Dennis Dillon]

Andy,
Thanks. I see your reason for not being able to monitor IMX 50 on a DV feed. But,
I removed the PDW-1500 deck out and replaced it with the Sony DVCAM, and was able to monitor the IMX 50 timeline out of the DVCAM video out. My guess is that FCP timeline outputs the IMX 50 as DV from the firewire of the Mac Pro. Any thoughts? Is there a better way to monitor IMX 50 XDCAM and not convert it down to DV. I would like to see the IMX codec from the laptop on a good CRT. I know I could purchase an Apple display, but do I have to?