Re: [AG-TECH] BlackMagic HDMI vic beta download

[Nathan Gardiner]

We have had problems trying to get an AVCHD camcorder to work with BlackMagic 
card and i think most AVCHD camcorders that I tested didn't seem to have true 
HDMI realtime output.

I don't think that NTSC and PAL should make much difference as the BlackMagic 
card accepts input from either or.

Also, we should have a new JVC camcorder arriving in the next day or so and 
will be testing that out.


Regards,
Nathan



On 18/02/2009, at 11:56 AM, Jimmy Miklavcic wrote:


   I did check it a while back and it was fine. I had to install a graphics 
card in order for Media Express to work. Right now I'm using the on-board VGA 
for the display. I didn't think I needed a high-end display card just to run 
the service manager. Anyway I think you and I are seeing the same symptoms. I'm 
using 720 @ 30p.

   Jimmy

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      From: adhesionmu...@gmail.com [mailto:adhesionmu...@gmail.com] On Behalf 
Of Andrew Ford
      Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 2:43 PM
      To: Jimmy Miklavcic
      Cc: mike.w.da...@cs.cardiff.ac.uk<mailto:mike.w.da...@cs.cardiff.ac.uk>; 
Nathan Gardiner; ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov<mailto:ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov>
      Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] BlackMagic HDMI vic beta download


      Hi Jimmy,

      Did you try checking the HDMI input directly, via either Blackmagic Media 
Express or AMCap? If that works then we probably have the same problem - I can 
see the video fine in Media Express but vic just shows a black screen with any 
codec or size. Here we have the Blackmagic Intensity Pro cards with Sony 
HDR-SR11 cameras, which are AVCHD. Side note: I don't think the recording 
format makes much of a difference, just the specific video format, as in 1080i 
at a certain framerate.

      Nathan, is vic expecting a certain framerate? The format that worked with 
Media Express was 1080i @ 59.97. If it's only been tested with PAL so far, I 
would hazard a guess and say that the NTSC isn't using the right 
format/framerate in some way.

      --Andrew


      2009/2/17 Jimmy Miklavcic 
<jimmy.miklav...@utah.edu<mailto:jimmy.miklav...@utah.edu>>



          Mike, it's great news that you have been able to get HIT Lab's vic to
         work. I haven't been so lucky. I have AVCHD (Panasonic AG-HMC150) video
         cameras. Mike I think that you have MPEG2 based HD cameras. Are yours
         Sony? Nathan, I don't think you tested with an AVCHD camera.

         All I get is black, which I think tells me that it sees the video card
         but not, the video stream. Mike, did you use 1080i/p or 720p?

         If anyone has any suggestions, I'm open.

         Jimmy


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         Jimmy Miklavcic
         Multimedia Specialist
         jimmy.miklav...@utah.edu<mailto:jimmy.miklav...@utah.edu>

         UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
         CTR FOR HIGH PERFORM COMPUTING
         155 SOUTH 1452 EAST RM 405
         SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84112-0190

         Office: 801.585.9335
          Fax: 801.585.5366

         http://www.anotherlanguage.org



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         Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] BlackMagic HDMI vic beta download

         Hi Nathan
         Thanks otherwise all looking good.
         Not bad on bandwidth usage either.
         Mike