Monitoring HDV 720 25p 'ggghhhrrr'

[Trevor Allin]

Hi

Anyone know how to monitor hdv 720 25p without it costing an arm and a leg?

I have a Sony SD monitor. If I understand correctly there doesn't seem to be any cards that support live down conversion from 720 25p to PAL.

I have been trying to use a dvi splitter cable that then converted to s video but that just gave me lines across the screen. (Video card not powerful enough?)

uggestions very welcome before thermal nuclear exasperation!

Thanks

Trevor

[Brian Drysdale]

Is this during the shoot or in post?

I've used my old Sony SD monitor whilst shooting HDV 720 25p by using the camera's composite out.

[Trevor Allin]

Hi

Its in post using FCP

Thanks

Trevor

[Antony Michael Wilson]

Hi Trevor

It's a good question. What's an arm and a leg to you? I have some suggestions but there's not much point putting them to you without an idea of your budget.

[Sergio Barbosa]

Hi Trevor. In the ''displays'' tab on the system preferences (on the Mac), make sure that you secondary display - TV - is set to Pal television, or something like that. Most likely it's set to NTSC.
That should do it.

[Trevor Allin]

Hi Sergio

The only options in the display part of preferences seem to be:

a. Resolution size
b. Colors i.e millions
c. Refresh rate
d. Detect Displays
e. Rotate

Am I in the wrong place or missing something?

Thanks

Trevor

[Trevor Allin]

Hi Antony

No doubt the budget will increase the more desperate I get! At the moment prbably upt o a max of about £1000. But I would obviously rather spend less!

However, I have imminent work to do that I need accurate monitoring for.

Thanks

Trevor

[Sergio Barbosa]

Originally Posted by Trevor Allin

Hi Sergio

The only options in the display part of preferences seem to be:

a. Resolution size
b. Colors i.e millions
c. Refresh rate
d. Detect Displays
e. Rotate

Am I in the wrong place or missing something?

Thanks

Trevor

Trevor, it should be under Refresh Rate... set it to 50 Hz (PAL)

[Trevor Allin]

Serge

Thanks. For some reason there isn't a 50hz and 60 & 75hz are the only options that are not greyed out. Don't know why that should be?

Trevor

[Sergio Barbosa]

Trevor, check this post of mine from a while ago. There, I describe exactly how I do to connect my TV, and use it within FCP. In the attachment #1, ypu can see that I have 50Hz selected... Make sure that you're tuning the NTSC/PAL display, and Not tour primary display... Click 'gather windows' and both displays' preference windows will show up. See if that helps!

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showpost....3&postcount=21

Sergio

[Werner Wesp]

A LCD monitor? Af least you'll have a fine view on the definitio when previewing. Color and contrast my be not quite as good. There's another tread going on right now on LCD TV's for watching HD100 footage...

[Trevor Allin]

Hi Sergio

I can only say that you are blessed! I do not have the same configuration options as you. I do not have 720x576 or anything like it.

Are you using additional software?

Thanks

Trevor

[Trevor Allin]

Hi werner

As this is for colour correction an LCD doesn't seem to be ideal. I have three but none of them accurately represent colour.

Trevor

[Sergio Barbosa]

Originally Posted by Trevor Allin

Hi Sergio

I can only say that you are blessed! I do not have the same configuration options as you. I do not have 720x576 or anything like it.

Are you using additional software?

Thanks

Trevor

Maybe I really am blessed... I have no additional hardware or software, so I really don't know!

I tried...

Good luck,
Sergio.