[Maurice Jansen]

Buy your self a secondhand
CCZkabel and build a BreakOut cable use the component signal
to feed the DSR45

greet
Maurice

[Maurice Jansen]

Hi Baz/Bob

all our Digidecks have there reference tone to -18dBFS
i guess it’s part of the EBU audio package which also make’s
that -18dB on the deck is -9dB on the analog output.
which is different than the US standart
it’s how you buy it. another trick is to give Embedded audio on the input
and let bars and tone come out of your NLE.
i can have a look if these settings are in the hidden maintanace menu
of the deck but i don’t have this manual at home.
and this is also the menu where things can go really wrong.

greet
Maurice

[Maurice Jansen]

ok baz

forget what iwrote about the US levels
and replace it with
-20dBFS(onDIGI/Software)=0dBVU(yourAnalogmeter)=+4DBU
if you still have to deliver on SP
don’t forget that the crazy people of sony have put different meters in every differnt betaSPmodel (hate this).
BVW = PPM (in my opinon the only good SP serie they made)
PVW = VU
UVW = crapy (VU)

greet
Maurice

[Maurice Jansen]

hi there

maybe have a look at the echolab Atem.

greet
Maurice

[Maurice Jansen]

Hi there

I recommend the Barco/Folsom ImageProHD.
you ca also look at Extron TVone and Analogway

greet
Maurice

[Maurice Jansen]

well Baz

i guess you call all your meter’s VU
but that’s not what they are. all though i don’t know your setup.
i have the strong feel that the external analog meter you talk about is a Real VU meter with the ballistic’s required for VU-measurement.
the meter’s in your Software and on the Deck are PPM-meter’s
A PPM (PeakPulseMeter) is designed to reveal te peak levels in a signal
even for short transient’s
a VU(Volume Unit) is designed to give a indication of the loudness of a program. In broadcast the meter to use is a PPM for Analog and Digital.
if you look to the ballistic of a PPM you will see that it react’s very fast and will go down real slow giving you the time to see the Max levels on your channel. in the digital domain the Integration time is about as short as 1uS and the release about 1,5S.

in Europe we use for broadcast/analog signals DINScaled PPMmeter’s where 0dB = +6dBu integration 10Ms Release 2S
in Europe for lineup
when going from Analog to Digital
-9dBm(on the PPM)=-18dBFS(DIGI/SoftWare)=-3dBVU(your Analogmeter)=-3dBU
in US (as far as i know not sure though)
0dBm(on the PPM)=-20dBFS(onDIGI/Software)=+6dBVU(yourAnalogmeter)=+6DBU

through the difference in ballistic’s this is only true with a Lineup tone there is no good correlation when used on dynamic material.
using VUfor broadcast is not the way to go the meters on the DIGI
are indicational not full spec. i guess you have to use your
softwaremeters or buy a External PPM (my choice)

please anyone give comment on the USlevels ?!?!

greet
Maurice

[Maurice Jansen]

i have no idea what he ment

but a multiviewer with a decent quality is more expensive then the GVG100 or 110. maybe a HS400 of panasonic is the thing your looking for

greet
Maurice

[Maurice Jansen]

oh ok

learned something again here.
that’s one of the differences between the US and Europe i guess.
our last 1/2Inch camera was a BTS-LDK93 never seen a 1/2Inch ever since.
i guess that’s the same thing about servofocus and the mechanical focus.
saw a US company work with a box lens without servofocus. you never see this in europe.

greet
Maurice

[Maurice Jansen]

well

there are a few things to think about

i understand that you want a short projection distance.
but use the biggest distance you CAN use this minimize the hotspot.
next to that wideangle lensen have smaller shift range’s
so shifting the hotspot out can only be done with longer lenses.
have also a look at the screen material hi gain material give more
hotspot lowgain material give more light on the back then on the front.

greet
Maurice

[Maurice Jansen]

well i guess your best friend in this issue
is your own common sense.

comparing quality with CCDsize is clownish.
you have bad ccd design’s and good ccd design’s in the samesize.
not even talking about the rest of the camera electronic’s that can
kill the signal coming out of a good CCD.

1/2 Inch CCD are not so common anymore all commonly used camera’s in the broadcastindustry are 2/3inch.

off coarse you can use simpler camera’s for creative use. can you imagine a POVshot of a pilot with a ful ENGcamera on his helmet 😉
it’s more a rule to get rid of program’s fully shot on lowprofile DV/HDV camera’s. use a fullspec camera for the normal stuff.

and again use your common sense.
perfectly shot DVfootage can look better than footage shot
on a fullspec system by a amateur.

greet
Maurice