Hdmi to RCA adapter

I'm using a new intel mac mini to replace a video player in our middle school production studio. the Mac mini is running Mac is Lion, and a software package called Playback Pro. the main monitor is using the mini display port, and I purchased an hdmi to the RCA cable (yellow, red, white) for the connection of the playback into the production switcher. I cannot get composite video to work vid the hdmi port, but a standard hdmi to hdmi connection to a flat screen LCD monitor works just fine. how can I get this cable to work without having to purchase a hdmi to composite box?

...I cannot get composite video to work vid the hdmi port,...how can I get this cable to work without having to purchase a hdmi to composite box?
Simple answer: you can't.
The "RCA connectors" are an analog signal, while HDMI is a digital signal.  Some computers will make the same connectors do double duty.  (e.g.: Most computer's DVI port has analog VGA signals.)  But most HDMI ports do not have analog signals on them.  the cable you purchased is likely for a specific model of computer, which does have an HDMI connector doing double-duty.  So would only get composite video with that specific model of computer.
Even the mini-displayport on the Mini, which does provide an analog VGA signal, that is not directly compatible with analog composite video (or analog component video.)
So unfortunately, you need an adapter to get composite video from a Mac Mini, and not just a "simple cable."

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