Theo
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Hi,
The SDI output is a digital output (SDI means Serial Digital Interface) and cannot be used for analog video monitoring.
Use the Y output connector of the three analog outputs and in the Decklink Pref Pane set analog output to composite and not to component. This way you will get the proper composite analog signal and you can go over RCA to your TV.
There’s a diagram in the manual showing you which connector to choose.
Hope this explains,
Theo Stals
Blackmagic Design Europe -
Hi Dane,
Please read:
https://www.decklink.com/press/detail.asp?pressID=74Regards,
Theo Stals
Blackmagic Design Europe -
Hi,
If you are running 5.2.3, indeed you can experience the fan running at ‘full speed’.
Please wait for the 5.4 version, which probably will be there coming monday. This version brings dynamic control of fan speed, based on continuous readout of chip temperature. The result will be a dramatic slowing down of the fan speed. Under normal surrounding conditions you will hardly hear the fan running.Regards,
Theo Stals
Blackmagic Design Europe -
Hi,
Try and connect an SDI signal to the input. This may trigger the unit to ‘wake up’.
Must a minor firmware bug. With very annoying consequences, I agree.
Because of the time difference with Australia I was not able to get a confirmation yet, but I thought I’d just give it a shot.Theo
Blackmagic Design Europe -
Hi,
You can find all info in the Support Library on our web site.
See support notes:https://www.blackmagic-design.com/support/detail.asp?techID=78
https://www.decklink.com/support/detail.asp?techID=33Hope this explains,
Theo Stals
Blackmagic Design EMEA -
Hi,
No, and no General Motors, no MacDonalds, no Nike…
Don’t understand either!Theo
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Hi,
There could be issues when using the Dr. Bott converter. I have an older type and it never worked with HDLink. I can remember that I had to have my first HDLink demo set working for a big Apple event in Germany, and I could not get my units working. I phoned Australia and they did not understand why my HDLinks were not working. As a last attempt to replicate the problem, they went to a local shop to fetch a Dr. Bott converter and when they used it instead of their Apple converter they had the same problem as I had: no output.
Maybe with later versions there’s no problems any more but I am not aware of that.
If possible, try it out. May be working for you.The Apple converter is OK. We never had any problems with it.
Hope this helps,
Theo Stals
Blackmagic Design EMEA -
Hi,
RT Extreme is a technology developed by Apple Computer, and you only will get the acceleration when using the respective Apple codecs. If you choose an Easy Setup for 8bit or 10bit uncompressed video, you will automatically get sequence settings using the Apple codec and get the acceleration. There’s no need for you to go deeper down and change the codec and we do not recommend to do so unless you know exactly what you are doing and why you are doing that. Quality wise in the Sequence Settings there’s no need to jump from the Apple codec to our codec.
The RGB10bit codec can contain RGB 4:4:4 sampled data, whereas the 10bit YUV codec is used for YUV 4:2:2 sampled data. When you have a DeckLink HD Pro 444 (Dual Link) board you can import RGB 4:4:4 data, for instance from HDCam SR, and you will need our RGB codec to write to. I understand you have a 422 (Single Link) board, so there’s no need for the codec here. You write to a 4;2:2 codec here witout any loss (and can go to RGB color space after that, for instance when going to After Effects or Shake).
All your codec questions are answered in our support notes 33 (Can I use CineWave
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Hi,
Yes, this is perfectly OK.
Slot 1 is the AGP slot for your monitor board;
Slot 2 is the first of two shared 100MHz PCI-X slots;
Slot 3 is the second of two shared 100MHz PCI-X slots;
Slot 4 is a 133MHz slot, not sharing with the other two PCI-X slots.If you place a board in the 133MHz slot, it can’t be influenced directly by placing a board in one or both of the 100MHz slots. If you place it in a 100MHz slot, best is to keep the other slot free.
The bottom line is this. If you place an HD board in one of the 100MHz slots it will run fine. However, if you place a second board next to it, in the second 100MHz slot, and this is a ‘slow’ (PCI) board, it will slow down the 100MHz bus altogether, and by consequence have a negative effect on the functioning of the faster HD board.
Hope this explains,
Theo Stals
Blackmagic Design Europe -
Hi,
If it’s a PCI machine and not PCI-X, I think you might have a problem here as there is a compatibility issue with the G5 PCI motherboard.
Please read our Support Notes on this issue.
Go to our Support Pages.
(https://www.decklink.com/support/index.asp)
Choose note 5 of the ‘ten most popular support notes’. You will be routed to Support Note Nr. 60
(https://www.decklink.com/support/detail.asp?techID=60)
Here you can link to our Support Note 076 which tells you all about G5 PCI and DeckLink.
(https://www.blackmagic-design.com/support/detail.asp?techID=76)
Hope this explains,
Theo Stals
Blackmagic Design Europe