Peter Mackay
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BOB, AJA certainly do make a 5v version of this mini converter, (speak to George at AJA) and yes I did make my own cable, but AJA sold me the connectors that they use, they also sent me the the cable diagram(thanks to Kathy Mendoza at AJA). One end of the cable has the twist lock pluck that goes on to the converter box and the other has an Anton Bauer plug that goes into the Zacuto battery holder on the camera rails. Here is a copy of an email that they sentme.
Hi Peter –
I have attached the picture of our Anton Bower cable and the pin out for the female ends that we use. If you need for us to send the ends to you, let us know! If you have any questions or need any other info, please let us know.
Thank you!
Have a great day!
Kathy
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Kathy Mendoza
AJA Video Systems Inc
443 Crown Point Circle
Grass Valley, CA 95945
530-271-3181
kathym@aja.comNow will you believe me BOB.
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Noooo Bob, I can run the AJA mini converter by battery. The monitor is on A/C. With the HVX200 on a dolly, the last thing I need is another AC line coming in on top of all the other cables, Sound, Video etc. Running the AJA box by battery just cuts down on the clutter.
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I have the AJA version for my HVX200, They sell it either AC or battery powered, I have the battery version it plugs into the Anton Bauer battery that also powers the Marshall monitor. I love it, makes connecting the Large panasonic 26″ monitor easy and I can supply SDI to the video assist to down convert. For client viewing.
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We do it all the time, both with film cameras and HD. Works great for added resolution, last camera I did this trick with, was the Sony F23
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Both of the solutions posted above work just fine. What we do is something similar, except we download to 2 HD’s simultaneously. Using P2 Genie which has a 2 download setting. The client then takes HD #1 and we keep HD #2 until the client lets us know that he has downloaded the files successfully, then we reformat the drive for the next job. We have the client supply the HD that is going away with him at the end of the job.
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We take the HD Analog Component cable from the camera to a AJA HD to SDI (HD) converter at the camera, then feed the SDI signal to the video Assist person who then uses the AJA SDI HD to Component SD converter. Video assist can then distribute a SD signal to all the monitors for viewing by clients and also for playback. We keep a HD monitor at the camera that the SDI cable loops through on the way to Video Assist. Both AJA mini converters work really well.
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Have your telecine operator do a flat pass for you. then you can do all the color correction that you want. This is the way that most TV episodics are done now like 24 for instance, They also shoot on a very low contrast film especially for this. Do not just do a cheap telecine you may find that your blacks are crushed and the whites blown, you will never get that back.
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I used the cable that came with the camera and had the BNC’s crimped onto it at Studio Exchange here in LA. The smaller cable was constructed of a full length one that we cut down and added the BNC’s that was also done at Studio Exchange. I would have done it myself but I don’t have the crimpers for that size of cable. The full length cable came from B&H in New York about $40 if I remember correctly, and as Barry stated it was a canon cable.
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No, you have to have them made. I have two now, one that is the original length with BNC on the end, and another that is just 12″ long with BNC. I use that one the most to connect the onboard Marshall monitor. One of the big problems I had with the long cable was just the weight of it hanging off the monitor, that would eventually cause a break in the cable just behind one of the BNC connectors.