Understanding the way to connect a MDD to BlackMagic Decklink Extreme card

Question

Hi,
I require some help in the following:
I recently bought myself a Blackmagic DeckLink Extreme™ with 10bit SDI/analog video and audio capture card.
Looking at the specs, http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/sd/specs/, can someone give me directions as to the best setup I can do from the following sources and what other equipment I may require to achieve it.
- mono stereo audio VHS -> has 1 video/audio in and 1 video/audio out (composite connections)
- stereo audio video camera -> has 1 8 pin S-Video out port to composite connections (Hi8 tape type)
- DVD player -> has composite 2 x 2ch stereo audio out, 1 x 5.1ch stereo audio out, 2 x video out, 1x component video out, 2 x S-video out, 2 x digital audio out; 1 x RCA/OPT
- 2 x 23" monitors connected by ADC and DVI connections to a Apple MDD G4, may relay to 60" Plasma for video monitoring from video card prior to creating DVD final piece for playback.
Basically, I wanted to have multiple source inputs and outputs, but I'm having difficulty in understanding the setup. Please refer to http://www.blackmagic-design.com/downloads/connections/decklinkdiagram.pdf page 5/6.
I purchased the following from JayCar
- 6 x PA3655 ADPT PLG RCA:
https://secure4.vivid-design.com.au/jaycar2005/productView.asp?ID=PA3655&CATID=& keywords=PA3655&SPECIAL=&form=KEYWORD&ProdCodeOnly=&Keyword1=&Keyword2=&pageNumb er=&priceMin=&priceMax=&SUBCATID=
- 1 x AC1668 SWITCH AV 3WAY:
https://secure4.vivid-design.com.au/jaycar2005/productView.asp?ID=AC1668&CATID=& keywords=AC1668&SPECIAL=&form=KEYWORD&ProdCodeOnly=&Keyword1=&Keyword2=&pageNumb er=&priceMin=&priceMax=&SUBCATID=
What other devices do I need to set up the equipment in the following way:
<pre>
Computer ------- Video In + Stereo In -----------> 3WAY SWITCH BOARD
| | ^ ^ ^
| | | | |
Bigpond |---- OUT ---> TV --------|-----|-----|
(Satellite Internet) | | | |
FOXTEL DVD VCR V/CAM
(Satellite TV)
</pre>
Currently I have not succeeded.
I have just done a simple test like so:
<pre>
Computer ------- Video In + Stereo In ---------> DVD (*)
|
Bigpond
</pre>
(*) Tested using the following:
<pre>
From Decklink -- Y IN (from deck) --> DVD Y port
-- B-Y IN (from deck) --> DVD Pb port
-- R-Y IN (from deck) --> DVD Pr port
-- SDI IN (from deck) ---> DVD Digital audio out
ASWELL AS
From Decklink -- Y OUT (from deck) --> DVD Y port
-- B-Y OUT (from deck) --> DVD Pb port
-- R-Y OUT (from deck) --> DVD Pr port
-- SDI OUT (from deck) ---> DVD Digital audio out
</pre>
Not one has seemed to work. What am I missing here?
Thanks
Tiberius
PPC MDD Dual Boot/Dual 1.25GHz   Mac OS 9.2.x   2 x 23" Apple HD Display, 2GB RAM, 2x150GB + 1x1TB HD

Answer 1

pomme4moi wrote:
I want to buy a hard disk (not a NAS device) and plug it into my Airport Extreme in order to share data between two Mac computers, and to stream iTunes content to my Apple TV.
One option is to purchase a hard drive (say, a 2TB Hitachi G-Technology drive) and connect it to the USB port on the back of the Apple Extreme. The other option is to purchase a drive with an ethernet connection (say, a 2TB Lacie drive) and connect it to an ethernet port on the Apple Extreme.
In the second case what you'd have actually is a NAS. Apple's AirPort routers aren't known for fast file sharing. The NAS option might be faster.
Is either option better for streaming movies from the hard drive to my Apple TV?
I could be wrong, but an AppleTV may not be able to access content directly from a network drive. It may require that a Mac serve as an intermediary.