Sony monitor with DV inputs

Not the answer you're looking for exactly but you could use a Sony DSR-11 deck for under $1700 and take the RCA video out and hook it to an RCA>BNC adaptor.

Two things to check.

First, make sure that your television is on prior to opening Premiere. This will insure that Premiere "sees" the connection and allows output.

Second, check your output settings and select "generic DV device" as your output device. More often than not, Premiere tries to assume what type or brand of device is attached which causes more problems that it's worth.

What do you think of the monitor? I was due to review one right before I went under the knife and I didn't get to see it hands-on. Does it have two connectors or did they finally opt for the single connection? There was supposed to be another version with an input selector with touch controls...but I've been out of the loop so long that I forgot to follow up with them.


Michael Munkittrick
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Your output device must be recognized, or "seen" just as your input device must be recognized in order for proper delivery of the digital signal. For the most part, all Sony iLink/IEEE-1394a products are incorporated into the Adobe library of presets as well as most other editing software, and all to often as with most Sony products, no special settings are necessary. However, there are instances that require manual tweaking of the input and output settings to get a viewable image. My thoughts were that this was, in fact one of those cases.


Michael Munkittrick
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Spiral Design Studios/DieselVFX

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I'm not speaking to the potential of the ideal situation but instead the possible problems that this individual might be having with his system. Certainly, there are a lot of systems, most in fact that will never require any special modifications or "steering". However, that might be an issue for this particular user being that it is pretty common with Firewire-type output devices so I thought that it might be wise to suggest all of the possibilities for the type of problem he might be having instead of assuming that his system was any specific type such as your Dell, which, by the way are known to be completely compatible in most circumstances except when using Adobe Premiere 6.5 or older.

And just for future reference, there are times when I've used my Main Concept (or other aftermarket) codec in Premiere 6.0 or 6.5 where it took a few seconds for the editor to display any output until it found the output device. If I set it up correctly prior to utilizing my timeline everything operates smoothly until I decide to change my output device. Otherwise I set it once and use it forever the way it works.


Michael Munkittrick
Managing Creative Director
Spiral Design Studios/DieselVFX

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"Compatibility" is the issue and unfortunately, that seems to be the problem above. My point is that some computers DO require special drivers to work with specific hardware IEEE-1394 devices with a given operating system or software. It's not the computers problem specifically, but instead the software not recognizing the device.

Some devices, namely the VX-1000 and some of the rare, but still used VX-700s are an argument in my favor. Many people who've "upgraded" to Windows XP must download the service pack for XP that installs the correct driver for the IEEE-1394 board to work with that camera specifically while XP works perfectly with almost any other device without the need for installation of the service pack updates. By the same token, and what the user above may be experiencing is advancements in the IEEE-1394a compatibility specifications that don't necessarily provide complete compatibility with all new devices. Firewire provides a relatively trouble-free connection when the devices being connected are designed and built to current specs, but with advancements come issues of compatibility, hence the problem with the older VX-1000 cameras. Do you see the issue now?


Michael Munkittrick
Managing Creative Director
Spiral Design Studios/DieselVFX

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Sony DV
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I am using the 155 input card with a pvm14l4 and final cut pro hd. same problem there. also the fan of the card is damned noisy which is very disturbing. maybe you have to wait for the next version of premiere?