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Michael Estepp · May 31st, 2003, 08:07 PM

Hey Folks,

I have a video card with SDI, and Im looking for a decent playback deck. Im using mini DV. Does anyone have any suggestions. I thought I would check here before I got sick from research. The research I have done already is making the room spin. HELP!!!
Michael

Jeff Donald · June 1st, 2003, 06:57 AM

I'm not sure what you want to do. SDI is like FireWire, they are a means of moving digital information. SDI is not a video format, but a means of moving uncompressed video. FireWire can move uncompressed video also. Most of the decks that support SDI either support DVCam (Sony) or DVCPRO 50 (Panasonic). Do you have a preference as to formats to record to? SDI (uncompressed) out of your card and recorded in DV format will still be compressed 5:1. DV is a compressed format, no way around it.

Zac Stein · June 1st, 2003, 07:12 AM

Jeff,

the tv monitor i have, has sdi in, would that be better to use than s-video for colour correction?

Zac

Michael Estepp · June 1st, 2003, 10:11 AM

well my video card has sdi in/outs only.... so i have to go in SDI from a deck... and I shoot in miniDV... see my problem?

Jeff Donald · June 1st, 2003, 08:32 PM

Zac, what do you have that will output uncompressed video. Think of SDI as a pipe, what are you going to flow through the pipe?

Yes, uncompressed video is better to view than compressed video, for critical color evaluation and correction.

Michael,

Sony has some high end DVCam decks that support SDI input and internally transcode the video to DV.

DSR 1800 has SDI and FireWire as an option ( FW requires optional board). It plays back mini DV without an adapter, but may not record mini DV (I'm not sure). This replaces the DSR 85 which had some quality issues transcoding via the SDI in put to DV.

Zac Stein · June 1st, 2003, 11:22 PM

Jeff i dunno,

The tv itself has a sdi input... if i had an output couldn't i could plug right in, i really dunno much about it.

Zac

Michael Estepp · June 2nd, 2003, 07:07 AM

I appriciate the information. I was hopping for something less then 2g. That one I looked up and it is 10g. Is there much of difference If I bypass the SDI using Fire wire... I haven't captured with the SDI yet. Im sure there is a difference. I really cant afford something like that though. Its a shame.

May 31st, 2003, 08:07 PM	#1
Michael Estepp Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 95	Sdi Deck Hey Folks, I have a video card with SDI, and Im looking for a decent playback deck. Im using mini DV. Does anyone have any suggestions. I thought I would check here before I got sick from research. The research I have done already is making the room spin. HELP!!! Michael

June 1st, 2003, 06:57 AM	#2
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	I'm not sure what you want to do. SDI is like FireWire, they are a means of moving digital information. SDI is not a video format, but a means of moving uncompressed video. FireWire can move uncompressed video also. Most of the decks that support SDI either support DVCam (Sony) or DVCPRO 50 (Panasonic). Do you have a preference as to formats to record to? SDI (uncompressed) out of your card and recorded in DV format will still be compressed 5:1. DV is a compressed format, no way around it. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

June 1st, 2003, 08:32 PM	#5
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	Zac, what do you have that will output uncompressed video. Think of SDI as a pipe, what are you going to flow through the pipe? Yes, uncompressed video is better to view than compressed video, for critical color evaluation and correction. Michael, Sony has some high end DVCam decks that support SDI input and internally transcode the video to DV. DSR 1800 has SDI and FireWire as an option ( FW requires optional board). It plays back mini DV without an adapter, but may not record mini DV (I'm not sure). This replaces the DSR 85 which had some quality issues transcoding via the SDI in put to DV. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

June 1st, 2003, 07:12 AM	#3
Zac Stein Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 730	Jeff, the tv monitor i have, has sdi in, would that be better to use than s-video for colour correction? Zac

June 1st, 2003, 10:11 AM	#4
Michael Estepp Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 95	well my video card has sdi in/outs only.... so i have to go in SDI from a deck... and I shoot in miniDV... see my problem?

June 1st, 2003, 11:22 PM	#6
Zac Stein Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 730	Jeff i dunno, The tv itself has a sdi input... if i had an output couldn't i could plug right in, i really dunno much about it. Zac

June 2nd, 2003, 07:07 AM	#7
Michael Estepp Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 95	I appriciate the information. I was hopping for something less then 2g. That one I looked up and it is 10g. Is there much of difference If I bypass the SDI using Fire wire... I haven't captured with the SDI yet. Im sure there is a difference. I really cant afford something like that though. Its a shame.