Red and Composite video out for steadicam

[Adam Eden]

What is the smallest video converter for the RED ONE camera so it can output composite video to feed my ARCHER 2 SE steadicam rig?

Ideally would be 9volt battery powered or take power from the steadicam sled or even the RED camera itself.

 

[Curtis Abbott]

The Decemator works really well. The Decemator 2 is slightly bigger but offers HDMI out.
http://www.abelcine.com/store/Decim...-Analog-Audio-NTSC/PAL-Downconverted-Outputs/

It can run off of anything from 5v to 24v. I have a cable that goes to a 9v battery. We got about 30 minutes per battery.

http://www.nomanselectronics.com/home.html
Has p-tap and lemo cables to power it from the red. Shawn can also make any other cables you may need for it.

 

[Kelsey W. Smith]

I second that! The Decimator is light & compact and works great!

A great bonus to have in the Steadicam tool box!

Cheers,
Kelsey W.

 

[Jacek Zakowicz]

obvious question

obvious question

Why not use HDMI out with Red?
there is a slew of small HDMI monitors starting from $200 on ebay and such...

 

[Adam Eden]

Thanks guys Ill try the decimator.

And I cant use the hdmi out as I have very specific monitor (SUPER HIGH BRIGHTNESS) that is composite only

 

[Jacek Zakowicz]

solution

solution

contact me off list there is new technology out for monitor brightness. I think much lighter and straightforward. I have a sample 7" monitor (with HDMI)you could try.
14 oz weight, 8 W power draw- as bright as you want..

 

[Greg M]

Hdmi sucks on set... it is a consumer connector that doesn't lock. This is why BNC connectors are standard fare for professionals

Dec or Aja are the most common. The Aja has a dtap power connector option

 

[Cail Young]

What is the smallest video converter for the RED ONE camera so it can output composite video to feed my ARCHER 2 SE steadicam rig?

Original Decimator; designed here in Oz by Redbyte. Not sure if you can still get the original one; the new one is a fair bit larger as it also does HDMI cross-conversion.

Give them a call on (02) 9011 1035 and they can find you a distributor.

A Powertap input cable or 4-pin Lemo power cable will set you back about $80 from your local friendly custom cable maker.

 

[Rob Ruffo]

Why not use HDMI out with Red?
there is a slew of small HDMI monitors starting from $200 on ebay and such...

The problem with that is that HDMI cannot be fed through the center post of a Steadicam sled. It is too thick. Also HDMi is in many ways a crappy standard, as teh plugs easily pop out.

 

[tj williams]

aja

aja

AJA also makes some boxes fm HDSDI to Composite, small solid and long lasting but you need to have a power cord made!