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Hugh DiMauro · January 11th, 2009, 09:34 AM

Will this item here allow me to view full screen, timeline playback on a third, flat panel computer monitor:

Blackmagic Design | Decklink SP PCIe - | BDLKSP-PCIE | B&H Photo

I am using PPro 2.0 with my interface stretched across two, widescreen, flat panel monitors. I would like to add a third monitor strictly to view my movie playback for color correction and exposure. (I used to view playback through the old firewire-into-the-handycam-S Video-out to the monitor. I think I fried my handycam and playback no longer works!)

Thanks for your help!

Mike McCarthy · January 11th, 2009, 07:40 PM

Yes it will give you SD output. Instead I would recommend the Blackmagic Intensity, which is even cheaper, all digital, and will allow you to edit HD in the future, if you don't already.

Hugh DiMauro · January 11th, 2009, 08:12 PM

Can you clarify something for me? Why would I not just order this:

http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/hdlink/

Instead of this:

http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/

Mike McCarthy · January 11th, 2009, 10:14 PM

You would need an SDI output from your system for the SDI to DVI converting HDLink to work, plus the HDLink is more expensive. As long as your third monitor accepts HDMI, the Intensity is the way to go. What formats are you editing?

Hugh DiMauro · January 12th, 2009, 08:11 AM

Okay! I just ordered this:

Blackmagic Design: Intensity

...through Media Tools in Washington State. Thanks for your help!

Robin Davies-Rollinson · April 25th, 2009, 09:40 AM

Hugh,
I'm interested how you got on with the Intensity card, since I need to be able to monitor HD material from CS3 on a third monitor...

Robert Bobson · April 28th, 2009, 02:07 PM

So this Intensity card only feeds a single HD monitor? How are your other computer monitor(s) fed - via another graphics card?

Marcello Mazzilli · April 29th, 2009, 02:16 AM

I'm planning to buy a HD-SDi card from Blackmagic to connect my Mac (intel) with an HD-SDi input capable TV LCD monitor like the JVC for propr colour correction. In my workflow I don't need to capture or edit in HD-SDi but just to view (i have a JVC-HM700 so I input directly digital files in the timeline). I am buying the JVC monitor to use also on field (HD-SDi from camera directly to monitor), so in this way I can use the same monitor when I edit at home.
The best for me would be to view all formats like 1080i50, 1080p25, 720p50 end PAL but none of Blackmagic cards does 1080p25. Is this a problem? Or I will see it anyway through the 1080i50 signal? Or again.. for 1080p (being progresive) I can use a normal PC monitor?

Gary Brun · April 29th, 2009, 05:56 AM

I just recently purchased a Quadro NVS450 and I can monitor 4 screens.
Works well.

HDV processor.
Fullscreen, full frame playback.
Motion compensation forMPEG 2
Independant hardware controls for video overlay.
Hardware colour-space conversion (YUV 4:2:2 and 4:2:0)
5-tap horizontal by 3-tap vertical filtering
8:1 up and down scaling.

January 11th, 2009, 09:34 AM	#1
Hugh DiMauro Trustee Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,207	Third Monitor Setup Will this item here allow me to view full screen, timeline playback on a third, flat panel computer monitor: Blackmagic Design \| Decklink SP PCIe - \| BDLKSP-PCIE \| B&H Photo I am using PPro 2.0 with my interface stretched across two, widescreen, flat panel monitors. I would like to add a third monitor strictly to view my movie playback for color correction and exposure. (I used to view playback through the old firewire-into-the-handycam-S Video-out to the monitor. I think I fried my handycam and playback no longer works!) Thanks for your help! __________________ Interesting, if true. And interesting anyway.

January 11th, 2009, 07:40 PM	#2
Mike McCarthy Major Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 517	Yes it will give you SD output. Instead I would recommend the Blackmagic Intensity, which is even cheaper, all digital, and will allow you to edit HD in the future, if you don't already. __________________ For more information on these topics, check out my tech website at www.hd4pc.com

January 11th, 2009, 08:12 PM	#3
Hugh DiMauro Trustee Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,207	Thank You, Mike! Can you clarify something for me? Why would I not just order this: http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/hdlink/ Instead of this: http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/ __________________ Interesting, if true. And interesting anyway. Last edited by Hugh DiMauro; January 11th, 2009 at 09:23 PM.

January 11th, 2009, 10:14 PM	#4
Mike McCarthy Major Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 517	You would need an SDI output from your system for the SDI to DVI converting HDLink to work, plus the HDLink is more expensive. As long as your third monitor accepts HDMI, the Intensity is the way to go. What formats are you editing? __________________ For more information on these topics, check out my tech website at www.hd4pc.com

January 12th, 2009, 08:11 AM	#5
Hugh DiMauro Trustee Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,207	Okay! I just ordered this: Blackmagic Design: Intensity ...through Media Tools in Washington State. Thanks for your help! __________________ Interesting, if true. And interesting anyway. Last edited by Hugh DiMauro; January 12th, 2009 at 11:43 AM.

April 25th, 2009, 09:40 AM	#6
Robin Davies-Rollinson Trustee Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gwaelod-y-garth, Cardiff, CYMRU/WALES Posts: 1,215	Hugh, I'm interested how you got on with the Intensity card, since I need to be able to monitor HD material from CS3 on a third monitor...

April 28th, 2009, 02:07 PM	#7
Robert Bobson Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bay City, Michigan Posts: 585	So this Intensity card only feeds a single HD monitor? How are your other computer monitor(s) fed - via another graphics card?

April 29th, 2009, 02:16 AM	#8
Marcello Mazzilli Major Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ITALIA Posts: 416	I'm planning to buy a HD-SDi card from Blackmagic to connect my Mac (intel) with an HD-SDi input capable TV LCD monitor like the JVC for propr colour correction. In my workflow I don't need to capture or edit in HD-SDi but just to view (i have a JVC-HM700 so I input directly digital files in the timeline). I am buying the JVC monitor to use also on field (HD-SDi from camera directly to monitor), so in this way I can use the same monitor when I edit at home. The best for me would be to view all formats like 1080i50, 1080p25, 720p50 end PAL but none of Blackmagic cards does 1080p25. Is this a problem? Or I will see it anyway through the 1080i50 signal? Or again.. for 1080p (being progresive) I can use a normal PC monitor?

April 29th, 2009, 05:56 AM	#9
Gary Brun Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kråkstad Norway. Posts: 229	I just recently purchased a Quadro NVS450 and I can monitor 4 screens. Works well. HDV processor. Fullscreen, full frame playback. Motion compensation forMPEG 2 Independant hardware controls for video overlay. Hardware colour-space conversion (YUV 4:2:2 and 4:2:0) 5-tap horizontal by 3-tap vertical filtering 8:1 up and down scaling. __________________ http://www.mlotv.com