Ken Wilson
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I had no problems at all updating the firmware on one of my NX5U cameras. Sadly, the firmware update did not fix the problem I was having, so it’s off to the factory with this one.
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I think you’ll find the sdi 422 output is very clean – I have used it for chroma and it’s nice.
In reply to your other issue, if your final product is SD or 720, you can shoot the raw in 1080, and then use your edit program to crop it. I’ve done this in the past to make the exact kind of cut you’re talking about, but with a single-camera shoot.
-Ken
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Sorry it took me so long to reply – been busy!
The system is as follows:
Intel DH76BL motherboard
Intel I3-2100 quad core processor, clocked at 3.1 ghz.
1.9 Gb ram
Decklink card is installed on one of the PCI Express slots.
I checked all the BIOS, and the drivers are the most current. -
SD-SDI is not currently supported in the TVS, but I’m repeatedly told by Blackmagic that it is coming soon.
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I also would like to hear from a Blackmagic rep as to when they anticipate the ATEM TVS will support SD SDI.
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Thanks for sharing, Michael.
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Eric,
This sounds like the same field reversal issue. I don’t know FCP, but I suspect there’s a way you can switch the way it interpolates the footage from upper field first to lower field.
I do know that MPEG for DVD is lower field first, and the NXCAM shoots upper field first.
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I’ll bet that you are having the same problem I had – the field order is wrong for your edit project. Check the sttings of your project and see if it’s set to render upper or lower field first, and then check the properties of the footage to make sure it matches.
You probably have an option to make the footage conform to the project specs, and if so you should make sure it is checked/activated. If not, you may have to manually conform the footage.
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Nevermind, I figured it out. I was using the wrong path selection tool.
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Ed says:
“However, there’s advantages in letting DVD A handle everything as well:
1) You don’t have to worry about setting the proper bitrate.”This was pretty much the only advantage that I could see. Because I’ve been cutting DVDs longer than I’ve had Vegas and DVDA, I’m used to setting my own bitrates (especially for projects approaching the 2 hour mark), but I can see how the ‘fit to disc’ option in DVDA would be pretty appealing to those folk who don;t want to deal with it.
Thanks for the responses!