Live feed from Camera to Projector

Hey guys,

I assume this is a SIMPLE solution, but not sure, as I've never done this exact thing before...

Basically, gonna be running a Varicam 2700 (high end video camera), and I want to send that live image to a video projector.

I know that this is easily done (if you know what you're doing) but I DON'T know exactly what I need to do it. Do I just need a simple cable/adapter to stretch from the camera to the projector and I'm good to go? Or do I need some kind of hardware converter box or something?

Picture quality is not a big deal. But the camera is HD and the projector is SD...sooooo?

Camera is Panasonic Varicam 2700
Projector is ViewSonic PJ501 (looks like a pretty standard projector)

Thanks guys!

Adam

Haha! Yeah the projector is a joke, but that's what they've got, so, woohoo!

I should've said this...but yes, the Varicam's Mon Out does have SD downconvert built in. That's what I use to hook up a small monitor when filming, so I thought that would be an option, but I didn't really know what kind of cable/adapter/converter would be needed to send the signal into the projector.

AND, from Mon Out, I assume I'll have to use an adapter to get into the projector, so which input on the projector should I go for? Are any of the projector's inputs better/worse for the signal I'll be sending?

Thaaaanks again,

Adam

Thanks again for the response...

I think a bnc cable from mon out to RCA composite video in should work for video. i think. and i think i even have the adapters i need laying around here somewhere...

To answer your question, I THINK the camera's settings and/or the projector's settings should be able to determine if the video out is letterboxed and whatnot, right? the 'mon out' signal is downconverted to SD, so I guess it'll be easy to work that part of it out.

it all now makes sense in my head. ha! we'll see!

Adam

Thanks Marc, I'm gonna try a few things today and see what happens...

You could use RG 6 Cable and just put the correct ends on, I think that would work.

John

Adam, You said 100', I think you meant 1000', 500' is also common.

Regards, John

Adam, Another simple option is if your cable person has 100 footers with "F" connectors installed (TV),

Just put 2-100 footers together with a coupling and add a "F" to BNC or "F" to RCA to the equipment ends.

Just be sure to order the correct "Gender" For the adapters.

Regards, John

5 months later....

Everything worked out fine. Thanks to everyone who commented.

Hindsight though: The only thing I was missing was a RNC splitter. I don't think I ever mentioned that I was running the camera on a jib and that that I was already using the Mon Out RNC output to run the small monitor that I use for the jib...So basically I had to use that same output to run to the projector which meant I had no output for my monitor!!!

So, if anyone out there is in the same boat, make sure you buy a RNC splitter so you can run to all the monitors/projectors you need!

Thanks again,

Adam Keyes