component output from HD decklink extreme to Sony DSR-45p

	component output from HD decklink extreme to Sony DSR-45p by ben sherriff on Feb 18, 2009 at 11:46:42 am I am having some difficulties in outputting to my deck via the BM HD link extreme card component breakout. Into the system is working fine but I would like to be able to downconvert HDV footage to the deck and a 4:3 SD monitor - not all the time but to downconvert those HDV projects at the end of an edit. I am getting a strobing of the signal when I first select in BM preferences downcovert to letterbox 16:9 the signal is there when I click FCP interface. Then after a few seconds the image from all outputs including SDI begins to strobe or is lost entirely. I am new to this deck - but I figure it should work. Is this relating to ref input of the Sony Deck? My Blackmagic breakout cable only has a ref in, but the deck has both in and out. I've tried a kramer blackburst generator (connected to ref in of deck) but this doesn't seem to have done anything... Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: component output from HD decklink extreme to Sony DSR-45p by ben sherriff on Feb 26, 2009 at 12:07:52 pm Hi Kristian, I have solved this issue now thank you. The seq was a 1080 50i one that I wanted to downcovert using the component outs of the breakout cable. This I have achieved - the image strobing was being caused by my attempting to connect a ref in signal from the deck. I have had a nightmare trying to connect the UVW-1800p Betacam deck in the same way a few weeks previous.... So I had assumed I would need ref with the DSR-45p as well... I do still have a question relating to downcoversion though - how do I achieve split down conversion where I can monitor in HD SDI on my cinema display (with HD LINK) and then in SD Letterboxed or 16:9 on my component outs? Does this require dual link SDI? Many thanks, Ben Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index