[Michael D]

Thank you for your detailed response. Unfortunately, I cannot adequately summarize 12 months of experience in a single post and so most of your response does not apply to my problem. For your information, I used the DeckLink Pro card to do uncompressed capture of digibeta tapes (telecine transfers of both color films and black and white films) and connected the analog component output of the card into the component input of my JVC BM-H1310SU monitor to verify capture. I noticed the green tint as soon as I started to capture black and white files.

The first test I did was to connect the analog component output of the digibeta deck directly into the component input of the monitor and view the black and white files with the best scopes I have

[Michael D]

You are correct, connecting the analog component output of the DeckLink card to the RGB input of a monitor will cause strange (if that is the best description) colors

[Michael D]

If the tint rolls (moves vertically up the screen) then you might try lifting the ground on the monitor. However, if the tint is stationary then you might have a problem with the analog out of the multibridge extreme in which case the analog out, in my experience, should only be used for qualitative monitoring during capture (and in which case there is nothing wrong with your Sony monitor). I have a green tint on the component out (but not the composite out) of my standard definition Pro card. I alerted Blackmagic support of this problem starting in June of last year (yes, nearly one year ago) without resolution. I will be glad to forward several of the many lengthy emails with attachments that I sent to Blackmagic support. These may be helpful for isolating your problem.

[Michael D]

My experience with a standard definition DeckLink Pro card may or may not be of use to you. I used the DeckLink card to capture both black and white and color files from digibeta tapes. When previewing the files (in either Premiere Pro 2.0 or After Effects 7.0 Professional) using the analog out of the DeckLink card into my JVC-H1310SU monitor, I noticed a subtle green tint of the screen. The green tint was more noticeable on my black and white files (versus my color files) and was more noticeable when using the component out of the card (versus the composite out). The green tint was also noticeable when viewing the files in the preview monitors of either Premiere Pro or After Effects or in the QuickTime player.

I checked the histograms of the black and white files using the 1.5.6 plugin version of Color Finesse within After Effects. The mean value of the blue histogram was less than the mean values of the red and green channels and the red and green channel contained what could be described as a high frequency

[Michael D]

I purchased a DeckLink Pro card last year and, in accordance with the recommendations on your website, I upgraded my motherboard to include a 64 bit slot. The Pro card is a short card and does not engage with the full length of the 64 bit slot. What do you mean when you say it will work with a 32 bit slot but you recommend a 64 bit slot for performance? How exactly does plugging the Pro card into a 64 bit slot increase performance over plugging it into a 32 bit slot? Conversely, what is the downside of plugging it into a 32 bit slot compared to plugging it into a 64 bit slot?

[Michael D]

Thank you for the information. Lifting the ground on my monitor solved my problem with the rolling green band but the article suggests a systematic approach to eliminate problems in the future.

[Michael D]

Adam,

Sorry, but I don

[Michael D]

I had a DeckLink Pro card (SD) which exhibited the green tint when viewing files through the component out. I recently returned the card for replacement. Before removing the card I examined the luma, red, green, and blue histograms of a black and white file (captured with the card) using the software scopes in the After Effects plugin version of Color Finesse. After removing the card and the 5.5.1 drivers, I installed the 4.9 standalone codecs (available on the Blackmagic support page). I examined the histograms of the same file again. The histograms changed and the changes suggested a problem with the gain of the blue channel. (I haven

[Michael D]

I have a DeckLink Pro card (SD) and have a green tint. The tint is visible primarily on black and white files and primarily through the component out of the card rather than through the composite out. You might want to review the thread initiated by davemcc on 3 April on this forum and the thread initiated by Kai on 23 March on the Decklink forum for more information. I alerted Blackmagic to this problem three times since June of last year. Their support has not been able to duplicate the problem and I have just received authorization to return my card for repair and/or replacement. You want to compare the view in the monitor through both the composite out and the component out of the card and you want to check for any ground loop problems. If no loop problems and if the composite out is clean but the component out has the green tint then you may want to contact Blackmagic about repairing or replacing he card. Good luck. By the way, I have a JVC BM-H1310SU monitor which I believe is similar to the Panasonic monitor you have.

michael d

[Michael D]

I should have read Frank Otto