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Monitoring FCP timeline using 1394 and Component Out
by Christopher Knell (FireLine Studios) on Aug 5, 2008 at 11:06:26 pm

So I have my little HVX-200A and I have a consumer HDTV television. I'm hoping that I can monitor my FCP sequence on the TV from the timeline with these settings:

DVCPro HD 720p60 @ 23.98fps 960x720 pixel aspect and frame size

I've currently got it wired like this:

Firewire cable from the Mac (Octo) to the HVX and the supplied Component cable running from the HVX to the TV.

It used to be so easy with a Sony Handycam. I just plugged in the firewire and video out of the camera to a tv.

The camera shows up in the Video Playback list under VIEW in 3 flavors:

DVCPRO HD 720p60 (1280x720)
DVCPRO HD 1080i60 (1920x1080)
DVCPRO HD 1080p30 (1920x1080)

I've tried all three.

Is there an output (or input) setting on the camera that I need to change? Do I need to go out and get an HDMI cable? Will that work?

Am I hoping against hope? Barking up the wrong tree? (Add your own cliché here... )

Thanks for the advice...

Christopher

Mac 3GHz Dual Quad 10.5.4 4GB RAM

Christopher Knell
FireLine Studios
Burbank, CA

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Re: Monitoring FCP timeline using 1394 and Component Out
by Noah Kadner on Aug 6, 2008 at 12:31:27 am

Can't be done that way. Get an AJA or BlackMagic card for HD monitoring.

Noah

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Re: Monitoring FCP timeline using 1394 and Component Out
by Christopher Knell on Aug 6, 2008 at 1:52:33 am

I have a BlackMagic Decklink Pro card but the pigtails didn't make it into the box when I relocated to these parts.

Guess I gotta order a set.

Thanks for the quick response.

Christopher Knell
FireLine Studios
Burbank, CA

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