[AG-TECH] BlackMagic HDMI vic beta download

Mike.W.Daley at cs.cardiff.ac.uk Mike.W.Daley at cs.cardiff.ac.uk
Wed Feb 18 03:17:11 CST 2009


Hi All
Just to clarify.
I'm using a SONY HDR-SR12E camera.
I've tested it both in PAL and NTSC formats at 1080i and its all fine.
In resting phase. (very little activity) I'm getting 1.8M/s transfer rate.
Mike

Quoting Nathan Gardiner <nathan.gardiner at canterbury.ac.nz>:

> 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
>>
>> --
>> Jimmy Miklavcic
>> Multimedia Specialist
>> Jimmy.Miklavcic at utah.edu
>>
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>>
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>>
>> From: adhesionmusic at gmail.com [mailto:adhesionmusic at gmail.com] On    
>> Behalf Of Andrew Ford
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 2:43 PM
>> To: Jimmy Miklavcic
>> Cc: Mike.W.Daley at cs.cardiff.ac.uk; Nathan Gardiner; ag- tech at 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.miklavcic at 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
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jimmy Miklavcic
>> Multimedia Specialist
>> Jimmy.Miklavcic at 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
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ag-tech-bounces at lists.mcs.anl.gov
>> [mailto:ag-tech-bounces at lists.mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of
>> Mike.W.Daley at cs.cardiff.ac.uk
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 1:52 AM
>> To: Nathan Gardiner
>> Cc: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov; Mike.W.Daley at cs.cardiff.ac.uk
>> Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] BlackMagic HDMI vic beta download
>>
>> Hi Nathan
>> Thanks otherwise all looking good.
>> Not bad on bandwidth usage either.
>> Mike
>>
>>



Michael Daley M.Phil MBCS GCFA

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