Broadcast monitor via DeckLink

I use a double monitor system 19" and 24". I also have a broadcast monitor when grading in Final Cut Pro connected via a DeckLink SDI card. Is there a way to connect this third PAL monitor to Shake without loosing the other two computer monitors?

In the Decklink control panel...
Patrick

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No Broadcast Monitoring with Decklink Studio 2

FCPX 10.0.3 and Decklink Studio 2
Anyone had luck getting an external output with a Decklink Studio?

It took me a while to figure that out but assuming you have Blackmagic Driver 9.2 Beta installed it works like that:
Quit FCPX and go to SYSTEM PREFERENCES > BLACKMAGIC DESIGN
In the fist section of the dialogue-box there is a setting called "SET DEFAULT VIDEO STANDARD."
This setting has to be set to what your timeline or whatever it's called in FCPX is set to. In my case it was set to NTSC, so my 1920x1080 25p project was outputted as NTSC vie the Decklink card. Hence I saw just black on my CRT and my plasma said 480i.
Within FCPX's A/V Output settings you can not choose anything other that what the BM system preferences are set to. Those two drop-down-menu-style arrows are misleading. Maybe in the future we will be able to switch resolutions within FCPX.
As soon as I set "HD 1080 25p" in the BM sys prefs, I had "Blackmagic 1920 x1080 @ 25" in FCPX's settings and everything worked, except the audio.
If I output system audio via the BM card can I be sure it's perfectly sych with the video? On FCP7, Premiere and Media Composer its if I output anything via the BM card, audio goes with it as well, but system audio still comes out at the mac's output.

Getting Full rez out to the Broadcast Monitor via Aja IO Express?

New user of Speedgrade. I have an Aja IO Express connecting to a reference monitor, I am direct linking from a Premiere Pro Timeline and everything looks fine on the timeline and reference monitor through the Aja IO Express in PrePro.
I have Mercury Transmit enabled in Speedgrade per the Adobe set up procedure.
My source material is 1920x1080, yet the display on my reference monitor looks soft and low rez.
In Speedgrade, I notice that the frame sized is displayed as 960 x 540 and am wondering if that is the problem. I can't find a way to change that setting.
Any help appreciated.
MtD

Ah, that was it - the dynamic quality settings were reduced.
Thanks!
MtD

Tear/rupture in viewed frame on broadcast monitor

I'm new to Colour and still finding my way a bit but having completed my first project on it the biggest let down was that I could never preview my grades on my broadcast monitor without a horizontal tear (rupture) appearing across the viewed frame.
I used the cursor keys to scroll through the clips I was trying to grade, and now and again the image would resolve itself into a full frame, but more often than not the top third of the image seemed to relate to a frame two or three frames either side of where the playhead was located. This problem becomes even more pronounced when I'm trying to toggle the grade on and off.
Also, if I try and make use of the 'frame store' function that allows you to composite stored frames over your current grade in order to get maintain consistency across scenes, I end up with a kaleidoscopic effect where up to 4 different images are mashed together in an incomprehensible mess. I've tried adjusting settings in the 'frame store room' - angle and the position of the comp - but it doesn't really help.
I'm outputting at 10bit PAL to my JVC crt broadcast monitor via a Kona 3 and connecting using SDI.
Any help would be great. Thanks

I'm still not sure what your source media codec is, but it sounds as though it isn't HDV.
If there is a mis-match between the source codec and the output that you have requested, there might? be an issue -- and the basic fact that it is an nVidia card, which are infamous for not supporting anything beyond 8-bit, makes me suspicious, as well. What is listed, and as a minimum, may not afford optimum performance, to put it euphemistically.
I'm looking for ways that the media could get jumbled up, and the GPU, doing the lion's share of picture processing, is always the prime suspect. Dust for fingerprints, get a DNA sample.
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Viewing HDV sequence / media on Broadcast Monitor?

Is it / or is it not possible to view a HDV sequence or media on Broadcast Monitor via a Firewire Device such as a HDV camcorder?
If so great, if not, what are my options and how can I achieve this?
VV URGENT
Thanks in advance.

I had the opportunity to play around with a Sony HDV camera and FCP yesterday. I got the HDV camera's LCD to display media playing on the Timeline and in the Viewer [after changing prefs in Audio & Video Settings > Playback Output > DV-PAL]. From there I did get the audio signal to loop from the camera through to the broadcast monitor, but unfortunately not the video signal [as you both have stated].
So basically what you are both saying / and what I seem to have confirmed, is that I can not check my work on a broadcast monitor when using HDV without an I/O card?
For those of us without an I/O card, we still have fields, saturation restrictions, flickering graphics etc etc to check that will not show up on a Digital Cinema Desktop Preview. I just don't understand why we can not preview this prosumer [HDV] format on a broadcast monitor without purchasing an I/O card??
It would be greatly appreciated if you guys could please respond / correct me if I am wrong.
Thanks again for your time.
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Question Connecting SD broadcast monitor with MXO2 LE Max

Greetings,
So I just rec'd my new Matrox MX02 LE Max and connected it - installed drivers off website tried to connect my SD broadcast monitor (via S video cable) and it appears that I'm getting no signal. FCP is not finding it when i connect. Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks for any help here.

Hi -
After you installed the Matrox software, did you restart your computer?
Make sure you are connected via the host cable form the PCIe card and your Mac Pro. Is the LE pluged into AC and powered on? There is a small button on the back of the LE next to where the host cable plugs in. Press it and see if the blue LED is visible on the front of the LE.
Open System Preferences by going to the menu Apple Menu > System Preferences.
Do you see the Martox MXO2 Preferences icon in the "Other" section?
Open the preferences to configure your system.
Once you've done that, Open FCP and see if the Matrox Output options are there.
Hope this helps.

DeckLink HD Pro Broadcast Monitor Output

Hi there
I'm new to the forum, but not new in shake. But I recently switched job, and my new job got me a Mac Pro with a NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, and a DeckLink HD Pro card.
Here is the problem:
My broadcast monitor (TVlogic LVM-240W) works fine in FCP. But i can't get any output from shake. I haven't been able to find any help to this problem anywhere, a lot about the Aya cards, but nothing about Blackmagic. Anyone got any ideas what to do with my problem?
Thanks
Darthwolff

Welcome to the discussions...
AFAIK, the only way to get video output from Shake and the Decklink card is to turn on Decklink Desktop, then point Shake at the resultant new "desktop".
Patrick

DVI to Video adapter CRT Broadcast Monitor? Is there a better option?

I am a freelance motion graphics artist, and I use Final Cut Studio, After Effects, Photoshop, etc.
I need a CRT monitoring solution for checking my color grades, etc.
SD resolution is fine, and i've got my eye on a JVC TMH-150CGU broadcast monitor from B&H. It has an S-Video (Y/C) input.
I'm thinking of using the Apple DVI Video Adapter hook up to it via S-Video.
I have a Pantone Eye-One that I can use to calibrate the monitor.
Would this setup work ok in the above applications? Will it support Digital Cinema Desktop Preview in Final Cut?
I have the 30" Apple display. Will connecting the CRT via DVI steal 256mb of my video memory???? That seems drastic considering it's already driving a 30" display AND running after effects!!
I've thought about FireWire monitoring, but I suspect the FireWire/DV 4:1:1 compression will affect the colors.
I know a CAPTURE CARD would be ideal, with SDI, etc... but I don't really have a need for a full blown capture card at the moment. I don't think use it to it's full potential (ie- to capture). It seems silly spending $$$$ just for a monitoring solution.
Or is a capture card my only option for pro monitoring? If I was to buy one, i'd want a future proof one should I digitize in the future (ie, HD, with analog support), so that leaves either a Blackmagic Intensity Pro (which I believe is only 8 bit) or a BlackMagic Decklink HD Extreme. And then i'd also need the SDI or Component expansion card for the JVC monitor, and before I know it, i've spent over $1000, just for a decent monitoring solution. Ouch.
I strongly considered the Intensity Pro card, because I could monitor SD component, and HDMI HD from the same card. But it put me off when I heard it ws only 8 bit. But it is 4:2:2 though.
What might KILL the Apple DVI adapter option is I have a TON of PAL footage, and I heard the adapter is NTSC only (or a seperate PAL version). So even though the monitor supports both standards, the adapter doesn't. Or so I've heard.
Very confused. Any other options or advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!

Hi,
From the sound of things you have answered your own question.
If you wanted a CRT to just check video playback, safe areas and text legibility then a cheap option of monitoring via a deck or camera would suffice.
You mention a lot of PAL footage just as a FYI this would be 4:2:0 as opposed to 4:1:1 with NTSC under the DV codec.
You don't mention (and I'm sorry if I missed it) what codec you output to. I had always found when working with DV only that a DV monitoring solution was sufficient for most applications.
However as you indicate that colour plays a factor in the equation bite the bullet and get a decent monitoring system from the off. I am using the Decklink Extreme and have found it to be excellent especially in real time conversion and monitoring of HD to SD.
In addition you get the ability to work all the way up to 10bit (drives allowing) and capture over SDI with full deck control.
You could stagger the cost since the BM card will let you monitor composite out in addition to component so the expansion board for the CRT might not be a must have from the get go for you.
Whatever route you go you will want to calibrate the CRT using broadcast colour bars rather than a Pantone system, theres plenty of info on the web regarding this . . and why.
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Broadcast Monitor

Ok,
I'm afraid I didn't understand much in the other posts about broadcast monitors. But perhaps someone can lay out a simple, easy to understand suggestion for me.
I want to be able to preview my titles (from FCP AND photoshop CS3, Motion, & Livetype) before I've burned them to DVD and figure out they're not as expected. I'm working with some books to help me improve my skills in those areas, but they're all suggesting a broadcast monitor for previewing.
I see a lot about color correction as well, so I'm sure that's something I'll be interested in as I learn to use Color.
I want to keep my budget below around $3,000 and would like to get a monitor and the card for connecting (blackmagic intensity pro?). Am I on the right track? Can anyone make a suggestion for me here?
Thanks,
Lawrence

Hey, Shane. I just read your "little frog" review of the mxo. The single monitoring issue w/the mxo felt like a deal breaker to me. In other words, I have a Dell vgi monitor connected to my G5 (couldn't afford an Apple Cinema Display), and a basic, consumer panasonic tv that I'm using as my 2nd monitor (connected via a sony dvmc-da2) to view external video. I was thinking the mxo would prevent external video editing, since it would be connected to and pertain only to my Dell vgi monitor right? But then the last adendum you put in your little frog article said:
"It was asked that if you use the MXO with your, say G5 tower or Mac Pro, that you might lose the use of that monitor as your second monitor. Not necessarily. With your monitor connected to the MXO, it still passes thru a desktop image, so you can have dual monitors. But when you hit VIEW>ALL FRAMES it will then turn the monitor into your production monitor, ready for color correcting your footage."
Am I reading this correctly? Would this mean that I could purchase an mxo, and set it up in such a manner that I could connect it to my Dell vgi monitor yet have the signal feed to the Panasonic and thereby view my FCP image there under broadcast quality specifacations?
Sorry if I'm way off on this interpretation, Shane. I'm generally pretty dense, and it takes me various passes through any bit of information before I "get it".
Thanks,
Javier
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JVC TM-H150CGU Broadcast Monitor

I am editing HDV footage on FCP 5 (soon to be 6) and need a broadcast monitor for color correction, etc. I am on a tight budget and can't spend thousands. Is the JVC TM-H150CGU (discovered on B&H's web site) a decent low-budget choice?
Thanks,
Giraut

You are going to need a capture card...or converter...if you want to see your footage as it really looks. No two ways about it.
Here is one of the cheapest options:
http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ross_shane/MXO.php
Next would be the Decklink Intensity (if you have a MacPro Tower) and HDTV.
Shane

SHAKE 4.1 : Broadcast monitor flipbook output Crash

Is there anyone could help me with this kind of crash problem ?
My G5 Config are : quad 2.5ghz, 3.5 GB Ram, Decklink Extreme, NVIDIA FX4500, Shake 4.1.
Shake 4.1 always crash at the time when I do flipbook that outputed to broadcast monitor.
G5 2.5Ghz quad Mac OS X (10.4.7)

It's a bug in 4.1......
I have all-most the same system as you
and it crash's when i render to my Deck-link SP CARD, there is no know fix.
The funny thing is, that it work's 100% in the SHAKE 4 demo.
Send a mail to shake support and ask for a Bug fix.
Yours Paul
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Problem with T61 and DVI External Monitor (via Advanced Mini-Dock)

Ever since I upgraded to Vista SP1 on my ThinkPad T61 (with an Intel integrated 965 series graphics card), I've been having problems when I try to use an external monitor via the DVI port in my Advanced Mini-dock. I'm curious if other people have experienced this problem.
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Error Message:
Input signal out of range. Translation:
You will see this on an otherwise blank screen. Assuming that the data cable is plugged in correctly, the video card is feeding the monitor a signal stream in excess of what the monitor can accommodate. The two main causes for this are that the user has set either the resolution or the vertical frequency rate too high. For example, you might set a new graphics card to display at 1,280 x 1,024, but if the monitor is only capable of 1,024 x 768 resolution, you’ll get a Sync Out of Range error. This is especially common in 14-inch monitors.
Solution:
Because you obviously can’t make settings changes from within regular Windows, you’ll need to reboot into Windows Safe Mode. When you restart the system, there is a point during boot up when the system switches from reporting diagnostics and detected components to loading Windows. This point is usually accompanied by a beep and the screen going black. Just before this point, you want to start repeatedly pressing the F8 key. This should bring up a menu of Windows boot options. The one you want to pick is Safe Mode.
From Safe Mode right-click the Desktop and select Properties. Go to the Settings tab and use the slider to drop your resolution a notch or two. Reboot and let Windows try to go into Normal mode. If this still doesn’t work, go back into Safe Mode and get to the Settings tab of Display Properties. Click the Advanced button, go to the Monitor tab, and check your refresh rate. The lowest advisable rate is usually 60Hz, although this works better for LCDs (liquid-crystal displays) than CRTs (cathode ray tubes). Apply the change and reboot.

LCD TV as a broadcast monitor?

Hi all,
Was planning on buying a Cinema Display to do a 3 display setup:
1 - Macbook Pro - library/media
2 - Apple Cinema Display - timeline
3 - LCD flatscreen TV - monitor
Is it possible to use my LCD tv as a broadcast monitor. I`m assuming I would need to buy a ``Thunderbolt to HDMI adapter`` and daisy chain from the Cinema Display thunderbolt) to the LCD TV (HDMI).
Thanks

Sure, you can get a miniDisplayport-to-HDMI adapter to daisy-chain off the Cinema Display and it should work just fine.
LCD TV as client monitor.
Client? If these people are paying you money, shouldn't you guarantee how it's going to look? I guess it depends on your approach to your business, but what if the client is looking at the client monitor and asks you to adjust a certain color or brightness? How do you know if you're really giving them what they're asking for?
The issue is not whether you broadcast or upload. It's just that broadcast standards (i.e.REC 709) are also references for people doing quality work on the web.

MacBook Air no longer connecting to monitor via HDMI after recent update.

Hi all,
My MacBook air typically has no issues connecting to my external ASUS monitor via Thunderbol-HDMI port. However, after the recent Mavericks OSX update that was pushed a couple days ago, my monitor says that there is no signal. My MacBook air screen flickers slightly once connected (typical behavior, as it begins to mirror the screen on a scaled resolution shortly there after) but then nothing happens.
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Welcome to Apple Discussions
Try System Preferences->Energy Saver:Automatic graphics switching (Deselect the checkbox).
If that doesn't work you might try changing the resolution and refresh rate for the monitor in System Preferences->Displays, or downloading an app called SwitchResX (shareware) and lowered the resolution just slightly .
One other solution if possible - restore to time before update from backup.
Added restore from backup advice
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Is it possible to add a second monitor via mac mini with iMac

Hi
is it possible to add a second monitor via mac mini with iMac
or is there another solution?
all i want to know is if i can run a second monitor or link a mac mini for more speed like i heard you can with the G5 Towers.

The iMac will allow you to connect a second monitor but that monitor will show the same thing as the iMac's built-in screen.
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