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blackmagic hdlink pro 3d

Shane Betts said:
According to the specs here, the HDMI is 10 bit.
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I know, thanks. But so are the specs on my Red Rocket BOB (at least that is what I was told). I can't even get any image out of the HDMI to my Dreamcolor. So, before I spend another $1K+ I need to know it works 100%. I'm not buying anything anymore on specs. I want tested and confirmed results.
 
I know where you're coming from. We bought an Eizo monitor and one DVI port works (the 8 bit DVI port) and the other (the 10 bit DVI-D port) doesn't. Eizo blame Blackmagic and, while it's true the monitor will show images out of the Red Rocket on that port and not the Decklink/HDLink, they're blaming BMD because, they tell me, the monitor is progressive and they insist the signal is PsF. OK, fine, except why does the other port work? I'm still of the opinion the higher spec port isn't adequately communicating with the host (in this case the HDLink) what kind of signal it requires. But while they refuse to accept they might be at fault and simply point at someone else and say "It's their fault", I have a $7,000 screen I can't use.

Fortunately for me I have a pretty good relationship with BMD, having worked there years back, and plus they're only five minutes from here, so I'm reasonably confident we'll eventually get it sorted but it's a PITA nonetheless.

BTW, I've had all mother of problems getting a signal out of our Rockets but now, for gawd only knows what reason, everything works hunky-dory. Do you have the Dreamcolor connected to the #1 port on the BoB? That's caught me out before today.
 
Mark L. Pederson said:
You all best wait for IBC ... there's something coming from the "other" guys ...
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Hey Mark. I'm assuming you're talking about AJA, not the "other" monitor guys like LG or Samsung or whatever.

Look, that's all great. The more the merrier and it's just the same as if Nikon or Sony or whoever released an Epic killer tomorrow for a similar price, we'd all be the better off for it. And, if you're talking about a 3D 2k card with fully implemented DisplayPort onboard, that would be huge.

:rant:

My issue at the moment is that there seems to be a dearth of quality monitoring solutions with good calibration abilities, 10 bit or more, wide gamma, that show 2k pixel-for-pixel and use a reliable, professional level interface and that don't cost a fortune. I know, "faster, better, cheaper - two out of three", but it is frustrating for me when one company can deliver a particular standard at a high quality/low price and yet others continue to charge a premium or lag behind (or both).

Red is an example. A 5K/120fps/HDR camera for $28,000 when Arri want $60,000 for a 3k/60fps camera. WTF?

Another is BMD and 3Gb/s HDSDI. Most higher priced manufacturers still only offer dual link 1.5Gb/s HDSDI and where they offer 3Gb/s, it costs a fortune.

It just begs the question. Why can't HP or Eizo or JVC (talking projectors now) include HDSDI inputs? They have shown they can produce great monitors and projectors at great prices, why not go the extra yard and include better input ports? How hard can that be when BMD sell entire 3D HD capture cards with multiples of them for under $1,000? I know what this stuff costs and it's really inexpensive to build.

I just don't get it, is all. Curran is right. With all this screwing around with standards convertors, HDSDI-DVI, DVI-HDMI, whatever, you never know where to turn when it doesn't work. You read the specs, match everything up, plug everything in and wind up looking at a black screen. Grrrr.:banghead:
 
Shane Betts said:
Do you have the Dreamcolor connected to the #1 port on the BoB? That's caught me out before today.
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Just tried all 4 HDMI ports and also each setting for the Monitor Out in RedcineX. 1920x1080 10-bit, 1920x1080 8-bit, 1920x1200 8-bit, etc. All I get is a black screen...
No
 
Sorry Curran, I'm fresh out of ideas. It's odd. I still have no idea why ours now works or, more specifically, why it didn't before. Don't you hate it when you fix something and you have no idea how or what you did? Started out with black, then got green and then. slowly, it became more reliable. Hardly scientific.:furious3:

All I can say is persevere. Ours works perfectly now 100% of the time. And no more green screen. If we ever buy DVS, we're shelling out for the support agreement.
 
Just got mine today and tried to do a test from SDI in to Display port to HDMI to our VT25 plasma. No luck, no signal, no nothing! I know our Display port to HDMI adapter works cause I'm using all the out of my 4800 FX card.
Blackmagic said I should try a monoprice adapter which is qualified to work, otherwise the unit is bad. That said, I've never had great luck with Blackmagic hardware and hence why I usually go with AJA products, cause they just work! Anyhow, I'll try the new adapter and if that doesn't work I'm just going to return the box and forget about it.
 
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