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Guillermo Ibanez · October 1st, 2013, 07:55 AM

Hi,

we produce wedding films and we have recently realized that we probably don't do enough audio/video testing of our products in a similar device to what the final customer will have experience it, ie: HD TV

Therefore I would like to connect out 2/3 editing machines to a single HD TV with a 'switch' to choose which PC signal the TV shows. I guess this is possible?!? what kind of equipment would I need besides the HD TV?

thanks!

Arnie Schlissel · October 1st, 2013, 12:00 PM

take your pick, based on your software and other needs:

AJA Video Systems
Blackmagic Design: Home
Matrox Video

Guillermo Ibanez · October 2nd, 2013, 03:19 AM

thanks for your reply

so could i get something like a 'Decklink Mini Monitor' and plug a HDMI to the HDTV? would that give us accurate monitoring over the video?
Blackmagic Design: DeckLink Models
what's the difference between that and going through SDI to a mini converter?

thanks!

Roger Gunkel · October 2nd, 2013, 05:09 AM

Do your clients usually watch their wedding video by plugging their PC into their TV? I think it is highly unlikely and I have not experienced it in 30 years of producing weddings. My clients require their wedding delivered on either dvd, Bluray, USB stick or SD card.

I really don't see that viewing your editing PC output on HDTV will give you a realistic idea of what the customer will see, particularly as you will be converting after editing into the delivery format. Why not quickly make up a couple of minutes of a scene from the wedding, put it onto a dvd or USB stick, or whatever you deliver on, and play it on your HDTV. If you feel you need to make adjustments to the editing system, just compare the two until you get them how you want. It should then be straightforward to keep the same settings regarding colour matching, processing etc for further weddings, assuming you are using the same equipment to capture and edit.

The main problem that I always encounter when delivering a wedding though, is that most people have no idea how to set up their tv. If you show your finished work on 50 domestic tvs, you will see 50 different versions of it. It will be stretched, squashed, flattened, over saturated, lacking in colour, high contrast, low contrast etc. etc. depending on how they have set up their tv. All you can really do if you are that concerned is to use a properly calibrated professional monitor for your editing and just accept that you have got it right, but it will rarely look the same when you deliver it.

Roger

October 1st, 2013, 07:55 AM	#1
Guillermo Ibanez Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 111	editing PCs to HD TV Hi, we produce wedding films and we have recently realized that we probably don't do enough audio/video testing of our products in a similar device to what the final customer will have experience it, ie: HD TV Therefore I would like to connect out 2/3 editing machines to a single HD TV with a 'switch' to choose which PC signal the TV shows. I guess this is possible?!? what kind of equipment would I need besides the HD TV? thanks!

October 1st, 2013, 12:00 PM	#2
Arnie Schlissel Major Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New York NY Posts: 322	Re: editing PCs to HD TV take your pick, based on your software and other needs: AJA Video Systems Blackmagic Design: Home Matrox Video __________________ Post production is not an afterthought! www.arniepix.com

October 2nd, 2013, 03:19 AM	#3
Guillermo Ibanez Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 111	Re: editing PCs to HD TV thanks for your reply so could i get something like a 'Decklink Mini Monitor' and plug a HDMI to the HDTV? would that give us accurate monitoring over the video? Blackmagic Design: DeckLink Models what's the difference between that and going through SDI to a mini converter? thanks!

October 2nd, 2013, 05:09 AM	#4
Roger Gunkel Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: LIncolnshire, UK Posts: 2,213	Re: editing PCs to HD TV Do your clients usually watch their wedding video by plugging their PC into their TV? I think it is highly unlikely and I have not experienced it in 30 years of producing weddings. My clients require their wedding delivered on either dvd, Bluray, USB stick or SD card. I really don't see that viewing your editing PC output on HDTV will give you a realistic idea of what the customer will see, particularly as you will be converting after editing into the delivery format. Why not quickly make up a couple of minutes of a scene from the wedding, put it onto a dvd or USB stick, or whatever you deliver on, and play it on your HDTV. If you feel you need to make adjustments to the editing system, just compare the two until you get them how you want. It should then be straightforward to keep the same settings regarding colour matching, processing etc for further weddings, assuming you are using the same equipment to capture and edit. The main problem that I always encounter when delivering a wedding though, is that most people have no idea how to set up their tv. If you show your finished work on 50 domestic tvs, you will see 50 different versions of it. It will be stretched, squashed, flattened, over saturated, lacking in colour, high contrast, low contrast etc. etc. depending on how they have set up their tv. All you can really do if you are that concerned is to use a properly calibrated professional monitor for your editing and just accept that you have got it right, but it will rarely look the same when you deliver it. Roger