How do I connect a production monitor?

Chris ,

If all you need is to access the production monitor I would go with the advc110. I used to use one but no longer anymore because I have a deck but it worked great when I had it. A good thing about this is that it's bi-directional meaning you can use the front ports as an input to capture anything with a s-video or rca out plus use the back port for connecting straight to you monitor to view footage.
 
Chris Messineo said:
All I have is my Pansonic HVX 200 and I hate to use that for editing as a permanent solution.
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Since you are needing to monitor HD, not DV, then a DV bridge type device won't work. You'll need a device that can take your HD signal and down convert it into SD. You should note that using and SD monitor w/HD footage won't get you an image that would be suitable to judge color and focus.

You'll need an HD I/O card solution or the Matrox MXO and unfortunately both cost much more than the amount you want to spend.


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Thanks again for all the guidance.

While my footage is HD, my production monitor is SD and I really just want to use it to better judge colors (not focus).

I have narrowed down my decision to either the Canopus advc110 or the Canopus acevdvio.
 
Chris Messineo said:
Thanks again for all the guidance.

While my footage is HD, my production monitor is SD and I really just want to use it to better judge colors (not focus).

I have narrowed down my decision to either the Canopus advc110 or the Canopus acevdvio.
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I don't think those devices will work because they can't do HD-to-SD down conversation. They are expecting a DV25 signal over FW, not a DVCPro HD signal. Also, SD and HD use different color spaces (601 and 709 respectively) so watching HD footage on an SD monitor won't give you an accurate rendition of your color.


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adkimery said:
I don't think those devices will work because they can't do HD-to-SD down conversation. They are expecting a DV25 signal over FW, not a DVCPro HD signal. Also, SD and HD use different color spaces (601 and 709 respectively) so watching HD footage on an SD monitor won't give you an accurate rendition of your color.
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Well that stinks.
 
Final Cut Pro 6 can convert DVCPRO HD and HDV sequences on the fly to firewire and stream it out to your monitor. The only issue I've had is that they are both Upper Field first, so on playback of interlaced footage you get weird flickering.
 
Batutta said:
Final Cut Pro 6 can convert DVCPRO HD and HDV sequences on the fly to firewire and stream it out to your monitor. The only issue I've had is that they are both Upper Field first, so on playback of interlaced footage you get weird flickering.
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I was going to say the same thing. I tought I was the only one with out an HD studio monitor.

The DV converter should work fine when using FCP or Premiere.
 
I finally got my Black Magic Intensity Pro card to work and get my Sony Production monitor to work at the same time as my 23 inch Cinema display from my Mac Pro. The card was about $350.
 
Batutta said:
Final Cut Pro 6 can convert DVCPRO HD and HDV sequences on the fly to firewire and stream it out to your monitor. The only issue I've had is that they are both Upper Field first, so on playback of interlaced footage you get weird flickering.
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That's good to know. I thought it only did that w/HDV.


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