Nick Righton
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Michael is right. You can get a great picture from the component video output. You would not be able to see a visible difference between the HD-SDI/HDMI picture and the analog component video signal. I would only suggest the HDSDI/HDMI solution if you need to run the signal longer than 25 feet (using a good cable of course) or need embedded audio.
Nick
I wish I was good at one thing rather than average at many, but oh well.
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I have had weird errors like that before when copying to an external firewire drive. Try copying it to the DVD-R contents to the desktop (or anywhere on the internal system drive) then copy it to the external drive. I hope it works for you.
Cheers,
Nick
I wish I was good at one thing rather than average at many, but oh well.
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You can only send a digital signal out of the firewire port when filming in SP mode (aka 25Mbit HDV 1080i 60). If you use the firewire output it disables the HDSDI output as well.
I wish I was good at one thing rather than average at many, but oh well.
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IMHO you would be best off using the Kona LH series. I use a LHe with a Mac Pro and have had great results capturing from our EX1 via HDSDI and ingesting in the DVCPRO HD format for space conservation. The Kona is designed around the DVCPRO HD format and a real winner under 2 grand. I would have one hesitation in purchasing the LH series for your setup. The version Kona card compatible with the G5 towers is NOT compatible with the newer Mac Pro systems. I have a feeling that PPC based systems are on their way out and you might want to spend the extra money for the AJA IOHD. The IOHD would work for the PPC macs as well as the Intel macs. It would also allow you to use your laptops as capture devices. By the way I have also heard the MOTU V4HD unit is nice but I have not used it and would have a tendency to stick with AJA since they have been in the business so long. Good Luck.
Nick
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It looks great. It can handle 1080p 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, as well as many other 720p rates. Here is a useful link. https://pro.jvc.com/pro/attributes/MONITOR/spec/dtv_dvi.html . Even most the Astro lcd monitors are not even close to 1:1 pixel mapping for 1080p but still are used for focus and framing on field shoots.
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Unfortunately JVC has not allowed for that. You can 1:1 720p. BTW Full compass has the unit in stock amd will price match buy.com (the least expensive legit dealer I have found that sells the monitor).
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I use and love my LG 24″ monitor. They don’t make the model I have with a MVA panel any more but I have seen them on ebay for about 400. ( https://cgi.ebay.com/LG-L246WP-BN-24-WIDESCREEN-LCD-1920X1200-HDMI-BLACK_W0QQitemZ320248034715QQihZ011QQcategoryZ86705QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247 ). The cheaper Dell 24″ is garbage. The colors are dithered and the vertical viewing angles suck. Stay away from TN panels. Look for PVA, SPVA, SIPS, MVA, SMVA. Good luck.
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Save yourself the money and get the DTV-20L1U ($870) from JVC for half the cost of the the 24 inch brother. You will still get a great monitor and one with higher res than the Panasonic unit. (1680×1050 vs 1368×768) The only thing you will not get with the 20 inch JVC vs the 24 inch JVC is the 1:1 pixel mapping for 1080p. The 20 inch monitor still supports 1080p (and looks marvelous) it just scales it. You can then spend the extra $800-$900 you save and get a Black Magic intensity card ($350) (HDMI to DVI input on the JVC monitor), as well as a nice 24″ computer monitor like the Samsung 245t ($650). So there you have it. I did the same except I got the LG 24″ SMVA monitor they no longer make. Get the Samsung 245t instead of the 245BW. The 245BW has a TN panel instead of the 245t’s SPVA monitor. The TN monitors have terrible vertical viewing angles and poorer color dithering (often due to 6 bit processing instead of 8 bit). Hope this helps.
Nick
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We backup our 8 gig SxS cards to DL DVD+R discs. We transfer the file from the card to the computer using the XDCAM Transfer software then copy the .mov to the disc using Toast. It takes about 30 minutes per card / disc. Some people use BluRay (the discs can store more info and you can play video off the disc due to the higher data rate (9MB/s)), but the discs are still expensive in my opinion.
I wish I was good at one thing rather than average at many, but oh well.
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Check out https://www.varasoftware.com/products/ . They have a new program called screen flow which will do what you want. It is 100 bucks and available for download. I have not used it yet, but have been pleased with Wirecast, another Vara product.
Cheers
Nick