Blackmagic Decklink 4K Extreme and Mercury Transmit

Trying to setup CC 2014 but I just don't see anything in the Mercury Transmit list except Adobe DV. Am I missing something here??

Have you installed the latest drivers from Blackmagic?
http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support
If you installed After Effects CC 2014 after you installed the drivers, you may need to reinstall the drivers in order for the correct files to be installed.

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Playback Issues with multiple framerates and Blackmagic Decklink 4K Extreme

I recently swapped by AJA Kona Card for a Blackmagic Decklink 4K Extreme in order to get external monitoring in DaVinci Resolve.
I'm working in a 1080p 23.976 project that includes some 29.97 SD and HD footage. When loading this 29.97fps footage into my source footage, I periodically encounter frozen playback (The play triangle in my toolbar becomes a square symbol and remains that way). From there I am unable to playback any footage in any timeline, and requires a full system shutdown to return to normal! The problem is seemingly intermitent, with successful playback happening sometimes.
The 29.97 footage was DVCPRO, I attempted to transcode to Prores to troubleshoot. No dice. I believe it to be an issue related to the Decklink's inability to handle multiple framerates on-the-fly but wanted to submit here, too. I've also experienced intermittent sync delays on my broadcast monitor.
Decklink Driver 10.0
Premiere CC 7.2.1
Mac OSX 10.9.2 (same problem pre-mavericks)

Hi Andy,
You should not have any issues with Blackmagic handling multiple formats on the fly. However, I believe the frozen playback issues your describing is related to the Desktop Video 10 driver. I suggest rolling back to 9.3.3 for the time being. Blackmagic is looking into this issue now.
Best,
Peter Garaway
Adobe
Premiere Pro

Can't playback on Blackmagic Decklink HD extreme 2

Hi all,
I am looking to crossgrade from FCP7 to Premiere CS6 so I have the Master Collection Demo installed on my work station along with FCP. It's on a 2008 Mac Pro with 2 Quad core 3.2G Intel Xeons, 16GB ram, ATi 2600 HD 250mb graphics and a Blackmagic Decklink HD Extreme 2. In the FCP set up this card fed a full HD JVC broadcast monitor via HD-SDI and I had no trouble with it at all and it played any type of sequence. My problem is that I can't for the life of me get a picture on the screen in Premiere. No combination of BM sequence settings or codecs, either BM or otherwise, seem to get it going. Output options seem extremely limited in the application set up with only one box to tick under the playback menu. This seems to have no effect whatsoever. The aplication can obviously see the card because the option to check it as a playback is there and the audio routes through without error. I have installed the latest Premiere updates and am running Desktop video 9.6. AE plays on the monitor fine but nothing in Premiere unless I switch the BM card to extended desktop and use the broadcast monitor as a second LCD and tick that option under the playback menu but then my GFX card seems to struggle and drops frames all over the place. I admit the ATI card is a bit of a slouch but options were limited for Mac unless you want the high end cards, which I am considering, could the fact the card is under powered have anything to do with video not getting to the BM card. I don't know much about the MPBE apart from the fact my card doesn't qualify.
Any ideas on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated.
Apart from no client monitor I'm loving Premiere, I'm finding th realtime stuff quite refreshing after FCP, which was a bit of a joke really in that area...but if I can't monitor, I can't make the switch.
Thanks in advance.

Hello,
You don't need to use the blackmagic presets to play back through your card. What are your settings under preferences>general?playback? You might want to try uninstallig the blackmagic presets and installing the latest Deskstop from BM. The uninstall option will be available when you download BM Desktop from their support site. Having the latest version isn't what is important but uninstalling is.
Cheers,
Gerry

Decklink Intensity Extreme and After Effects CC 2014 playback

I can't get any output on Decklink Intensity Extreme using After Effects 2014 using 'Mercury Transmit'. Whatever comp setting I choose, my monitor reports back that the input signal isn't supported. In CC everything worked fine, but the new Preview Engine doesn't seem to play nice with my monitor...
Did an 'Uninstall', reboot, Install, reboot of the Desktop Video Installer 10.1.2, but nothing seems to help.
Anybody else got this combination working?
Cheers,
w

Hi Kevin,
If you haven't already, I recommend you contact technical support. The problem you're encountering is different than what we've seen before, and you'll be better off talking with somebody one-on-one to troubleshoot.
That said, I have a couple of thoughts. My gut reaction is that this problem is not directly related to Adobe QT32 Server, something in the underlying QuickTime infrastructure is probably failing.
The diagnostic report (thanks for posting!) shows the last thing QT32 Server tries to do is get the list of audio codecs available through QuickTime. While loading those, something is failing and causing the crash.
The fact that QuickTime 7.x Player is also giving issues is key evidence that the problem is not application-specific. I would bet that other QuickTime-dependent applications may also fail on your computer.
At a minimum I would recommend removing all component files from the Library/QuickTime folder. Since this appears to be audio related, I would next uninstall any audio drivers on your system, including those for capture cards.
Sorry I can't be of more direct assistance here. Troubleshooting remotely is always a bit of digging around in the dark.

What capture formats are available when using a Blackmagic Decklink 4K Extreme?

I will be capturing from a games console 1080p60 with Premiere in a Win7 environment and need a reasonable intermediate format for editing.
PC is high spec i7 with 32GB mem and SSD drives.
Thanks
Jean

I'm using cs6 and not capturing via decklink ...your specs here ..
http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/decklink/techspecs
but I like the mov wrapper with avid codec ( 10 bit 422 ) for stuff I'm doing on a win 7 PC . I would stay away from pro res cause that's apple stuff ( mac )...its good but win PC is not all that happy dealing with that stuff...
I would test some stuff using one bnc ( 422 ) and 2k ...just to see what you can get and how that workflow behaves with your software etc...
??? maybe someone here is using that card and can give you more exact info...

Mercury Transmit and mouse cursor

Hi Folks
Trying to get Speedgrade set up correctly with my Aja Kona card and Mercury Transmit. Since I lose my desktop video window with MT, I can't adjust masks with the widget anymore since the controls appear on my Mercury Transmit output screen. I've tried using SHIFT-X to move the cursor to the MT screen but it just sits there in the middle of the screen and I can't control it. Am I missing something or is there probably something flaky with my setup?

Hi,
it's working for me, but this is really slow so I'm not really able to work with it (I'm thinking to buy a Tangent control panel for this).
I have the latest update of Speedgrade CC 7.2 + Quadro 4000 + AJA Kona 3G.
By the way, someone could tell me why the cursor is so slow on my output monitor (it takes around 1 second to answer the mouse motion) ?
Many Thanks

DeckLink HD Extreme III HDMI capture

Hi
I wont to use a BlackMagic DeckLink HD Extreme III card in a MacPro using Final Cut Pro 7 to capture a HDMI signal and capture the audio from a separate XLR source. Does anyone know if this is possible please?
Thanks
Paul

well you are shooting JVC's proprietary HDV variant ... if you want to capture the native MPEG-2 transport stream from the camera or deck then you need to capture via firewire. If you capture via component then the camera is decompressing the video data and sending that decompressed data down the wires to your Decklink where it is being recompressed to the target codec ... you might set the target codec to the same HDV variant that you shot but in capturing it as such you have pushed the signal through a full recompression cycle.
if you've had troubles with capture of the JVC originated footage then you might find good info here:
http://www.aulich-adamski.de/en/perm/how-to-handle-jvc-hdv-720p-scene-breaks-in- final-cut-pro

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

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

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.

Premiere CS4 4.1 and Blackmagic Decklink

I've loaded CS4 4.1 along with the latest Blackmagic Decklink 7.2 update software. I can see my timeline playing on my production monitor but I have no audio. If I load a clip into a new project using just the DV-NTSC 4:3 option then I get audio but I don't see my playback on my production monitor. If I select new project and select the Blackmagic DV-NTSC 4:3 option then I see the playback on the monitor but I get no audio. I've tried to change the preferences in CS4 in the audio section to recognize the Blackmagic Audio output and still nothing. I've checked the Blackmagic audio drivers on my machine and they are recognized. Anyone have similar problem or ideas how to fix. Greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Have the same exact issues in our rig. Have the HD Extreme 3, with with our P6T7 WS SuperComputer MoBo with the intergrated SoundMAX HD audio and the Bose Companion 5 multimedia speaker system. I have contacted BM about this. Their support has been terrible to say the least. I have sent a couple emails in the past week with no response. I should have gone with the AJA Kona but thats another story. Our issue, which is similar to yours:
(my email to BM)
We have the HD Extreme 3 and we just purchased a Panasonic BT-LH1710 LCD reference HD monitor. We have it connected via BNC in the SDI on the monitor and out of the Extreme card in the first BNC slot (closest to the breakout cable input). We just shot footage with the Panasonic Varicam 2700 and if we choose DVCPROHD 720p from the presets in Premiere 4.1, we can view the material that is in the source monitor on the Panasonic but once we put on the timeline and thus program monitor, we cannot see the footage on the Panasonic reference monitor. If we choose from the Blackmagic presets it does work. Do we have to use the Blackmagic presets for our footage to be seen on our Panasonic monitor even though we should be using what we shot in, which in this case was DVCPROHD 720p 24fps P2?
-Answer to this from what I gathered from others is: "You must always use a Blackmagic Design preset when you create a new Sequence. You will never ever get any out put from any other Timeline" Which I really don't know how that effects the project when cutting, if at all since we are not capturing from the card (thus using BM's CODEC but rather, using footage shot from our Panny P2's.
Second issue is audio, even when using the blackmagic presets, we cannot hear audio. I have the settings all correct in Premiere and can see the levels moving, just can't hear anything out of our speakers. The audio works fine with our speakers in every other preset but Blackmagic's (if we choose Premiere Pro Sound as the Audio Hardware and Audio Output Mapping). Once we switch to Blackmagic, we do not hear any audio.
-Answer - I have tried everything and am still unsuccessful and getting audio to play out o our BOSE speakers. It does play (not well) our of the Panny reference monitor but am still searhing for a solution. Under control panel for audio, it does show blackmagic audio and working but nothing as of yet. Kind of driving me crazy.
If you read the third post down http://forums.adobe.com/message/1989667#1989667 from Roger he kind of touches on it but still doesn't solve the issue.
I'd be interested to hear if you have a solution or really anyone has a solution.

Matrox Mercury Transmit and Widget

Am I right to assume that controling masks and pan and scan "widgets" is not possible when the Mecury Transmit is turned on and spitting out to a reference monitor through an MXO2 on a Mac? I don't have the ability to move a mouse cursor to the monitor that the MXO2 is outputting to and the preview window in the app shows me "Dual Screen or SDI Output activated." Turning it on and off is kind of a pain, but I haven't been able to find a way to get it to work otherwise.
Thanks,
Brad

Dennis,
This works (I'm working through an AJA card) but I'm wondering if there are any keyboard shortcutds to temporarily disable Mercury Transmit so you can work with the widget in the main panel and then swtich back to the Transmit output easily? While I can use SHIFT-X to get my cursor onto my production monitor to manipulate the widget, the movements are extremely sluggish and impercise. Nothing like working with the widget on the main computer monitor. I'd like to bounce back and forth without having to disable Mercury Transmit in the prefs every time. Any tricks?
Thanks!

AE CC 2014 and Blackmagic Decklink AUDIO not available in preferences

Hi
I have a Decklink HD Extreme 3D+ installed in an Apple Mac Pro, 12-core, OSX 10.8.5.
I also installed Desktop Video 10.1.2.
In AE CC 2014 the card is available for VIDEO and works.
But in the audio controls it DOES NOT APPEAR.
Can you pleas help me?
Thanks.
Regards,
Uli

Hi Tim
Attached I send you:
OSX, Audio Midi Setup where the BM Outputs are available
AE2014, Video Preview, where the BM card is available and working
AE2014, Audio Hardware, where the BM outputs are missing
AE2014, Audio Mapping, where the BM are missing as well, because they're not in Audio Hardware
Thanks for your help
Best regards,
Uli

CLoud Premiere Pro and BLackmagic Decklink

I,
I've installed the last driver Blackmagic Decklink extrem 3 but I've no output from Premiere Pro...

Am moving your discussion to the Premiere Pro forum. The experts here are better placed to help you.

Connecting Extreme and Express via ethernet to both transmit

Hi,
I have a brand new Airport Extreme and Express set up in my house. At the moment the Express is wirelessly extending the range of the Extreme and also serving Airtunes to my Stereo.
My question is can I connect the Airport Extreme and Express via ethernet so that they both transmit a wi fi signal. Or can the Express only connect to the Extreme wirelessly when acting as a network extender?

I figured it out after I did the post.
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Now my laptop just picks the one with the best signal as I roam the house and you don't even notice it change Airport.
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Capture with Decklink HD Extreme HD 720p25 - correct settings?

Hello!
I want to capture footage from JVC HD 720p25 over composite connection with my Decklink HD Extreme.
I use Final Cut Pro 6.0.4
I want to capture it with the original HD 720p25 compression or a other simular quality compression.
Please give me the right preset! I find only this preset : Blackmagic HDTV 720p50 JPEG!??
A second question:
Do you think that I`m on the right way, when I want to capture over composite?
...or should I capture over firewire??
But I hope I will have a advantage with my decklink!?
Thanx for your help
Peter

well you are shooting JVC's proprietary HDV variant ... if you want to capture the native MPEG-2 transport stream from the camera or deck then you need to capture via firewire. If you capture via component then the camera is decompressing the video data and sending that decompressed data down the wires to your Decklink where it is being recompressed to the target codec ... you might set the target codec to the same HDV variant that you shot but in capturing it as such you have pushed the signal through a full recompression cycle.
if you've had troubles with capture of the JVC originated footage then you might find good info here:
http://www.aulich-adamski.de/en/perm/how-to-handle-jvc-hdv-720p-scene-breaks-in- final-cut-pro

Mercury Transmit breaks greater than 1920x1080 external monitoring

Hi all,
In Adobe CC in Quicktime Preview, there is an option to "Scale and Letterbox Output to Fit Video Monitor" in the Video Preview preferences. This enables the ability to monitor 2K and 4K footage on hardware (in my case the Blackmagic Mini Monitor) that only supports up to 1920x1080 playback.
In CC 2014, this functionality does not seem to be present, in the same way the Premiere has not and does not support this function.
Anyone have any ideas? Anyone from Adobe want to chime in?
Thanks!

Hi Tim,
Thanks for the response.
"it doesn't have context in how Mercury Transmit works"
Are there plans to include this functionality?
"You can preview your 2K or 4K comp by nesting it into a 1920x1080 comp and scaling it down to fit, and using that comp for video previews."
Thanks for the suggestion, although I wouldn't really consider this a usable workaround. You lose realtime feedback, which is the primarily the reason I need to use an external monitor in the first place.
I'm curious, what exactly is being gained by using Mercury Transmit?
Thanks!

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