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Jim,
I’m most certain it is, though I haven’t used it in that application. I was being a bit understated based on personal experience, and to sort of ‘flame-proof’ myself.
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Neil Sadwelkar
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twitter: fcpguru
FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
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Having left Avid MC a decade ago, like many editors, I had grown comfortable with FCP 7. After FCP X was released I bought it. Then I took a trial of PPro 5, and more recently PPro 6. Even sat through demos at NAB last month.
I think, if you’re waiting for FCP 7 to evolve and become FCP 8, that ain’t going to happen. From Apple at least. But PPro and MC 6 are moving in that direction. They are both the ‘next version of FCP 7’. And they will evolve and get better in that direction.
FCP X is a whole new app, a whole new way of working. Lots of things that we need FCP to do (film editing with keycode, cut list support for one) FCP X will probably never do.
But if you need to quickly put together a set of disparate scenes like in a docu together, quickly classify material without making subclips and bins, to tackle the usual colour jumps, camera shake, and turn out a result and publish it to the world on YouTube or Vimeo or distribute it as a movie to a closed group via, say, Dropbox or some such resource… then FCP X does it all.
That’s FCP X’s place in the world of tomorrow. For today’s broadcast and film needs, probably PPro and MC 6 are better options.
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Neil Sadwelkar
neilsadwelkar.blogspot.com
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FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
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BMD HDLink Pro = 1 LUT, 1 HD-SDI out, plus 1 DVI/MiniDP/HDMI out.
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Neil Sadwelkar
neilsadwelkar.blogspot.com
twitter: fcpguru
FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
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Sadly, this is not so in all countries.
Blackmagic support in India, for instance consists of a distributor, who has a representative who replies any support question you ask at Blackmagic’s web site.Recently I had a question about the HDLink Pro, which I posted here on the forum too. I also posted the same question at Blackmagic’s web site. Blackmagic’s support person in India, who probably received the query, send me a response by mail stating something very obvious and not completely helpful.
Anyway, I’m solving my issue by myself. Will report findings here so others don’t have to undergo the futility of Blackmagic support in India.
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Neil Sadwelkar
neilsadwelkar.blogspot.com
twitter: fcpguru
FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
Mumbai India -
OK so I’ve confirmed this.
The Apple 24″ and 27″ LED Cinema Display (non Thunderbolt) do NOT work with the Blackmagic HDLink Pro 3D DisplayPort.What does with with this setup is a Benq 27″ display.
It works perfectly fine when connected with the Blackmagic HDLink Pro 3D DisplayPort via a DisplayPort to mini DisplayPort adapter and a mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter in series.
Bottom line…
Blackmagic HDLink Pro 3D DisplayPort is not compatible with any Apple 24″ and 27″ LED Cinema Display (non Thunderbolt).
Maybe the Blackmagic HDLink Pro DVI may be compatible, but I haven’t tried it.
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Neil Sadwelkar
neilsadwelkar.blogspot.com
twitter: fcpguru
FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
Mumbai India -
OK so I’ve confirmed this.
The Apple 24″ and 27″ LED Cinema Display (non Thunderbolt) do NOT work with the Blackmagic HDLink Pro 3D DisplayPort.What does with with this setup is a Benq 27″ display.
It works perfectly fine when connected with the Blackmagic HDLink Pro 3D DisplayPort via a DisplayPort to mini DisplayPort adapter and a mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter in series.
Bottom line…
Blackmagic HDLink Pro 3D DisplayPort is not compatible with any Apple 24″ and 27″ LED Cinema Display (non Thunderbolt).
Maybe the Blackmagic HDLink Pro DVI may be compatible, but I haven’t tried it.
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Neil Sadwelkar
neilsadwelkar.blogspot.com
twitter: fcpguru
FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
Mumbai India -
OK so I’ve confirmed this.
The Apple 24″ and 27″ LED Cinema Display (non Thunderbolt) do NOT work with the Blackmagic HDLink Pro 3D DisplayPort.What does with with this setup is a Benq 27″ display.
It works perfectly fine when connected with the Blackmagic HDLink Pro 3D DisplayPort via a DisplayPort to mini DisplayPort adapter and a mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter in series.
Bottom line…
Blackmagic HDLink Pro 3D DisplayPort is not compatible with any Apple 24″ and 27″ LED Cinema Display (non Thunderbolt).
Maybe the Blackmagic HDLink Pro DVI may be compatible, but I haven’t tried it.
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Neil Sadwelkar
neilsadwelkar.blogspot.com
twitter: fcpguru
FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
Mumbai India -
The Apple Cinema display has a miniDisplayPort cable sticking out of it any way. And I’m connecting this into the female socket of the Gefen DisplayPort to mini DisplayPort.
The Gefen DisplayPort to mini DisplayPort seems to be just a passive adapter. I think the problem is that the HDLink Pro does not support the Apple LED Cinema Display. Something about RGB vs YUV.
I’m now going to try with other displays.
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Neil Sadwelkar
neilsadwelkar.blogspot.com
twitter: fcpguru
FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
Mumbai India -
Oh, no absolutely. I could be interested if the condition and price are right. I could mail you off line if you like to do this privately.
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Neil Sadwelkar
neilsadwelkar.blogspot.com
twitter: fcpguru
FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
Mumbai India -
This thread is old, but did you manage to get it to work? If not, which display did you end up using?
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Neil Sadwelkar
neilsadwelkar.blogspot.com
twitter: fcpguru
FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
Mumbai India