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We currently are running Mac Pro towers with Matrox MX02 Minis. We're about to upgrade all of our rooms to trashcans, and since Matrox announced they're giving up on avid support, we have to ditch them. What I need is an inexpensive solution that allows me to split out HDMI video to edit and client monitors, and analog audio to a mixer and keep everything in sync. We are looking at a T-tap, but we need another box to split the audio out of the SDI signal, and I'm worried its going to introduce an audio delay by going through 2 different boxes.
Any advice on how to do this for around $500ish each would be appreciated. Anyone using the Blackmagic Design Utrastudio SDI USB 3 successfully?
I'm an AJA user but the new Mac Pro has made me willing to look at BM if it's stable. I can't speak about that one but I'm using the bigger brother, the Ultrastudio 4K thunderbolt, and it's been great. No issues so far. BM products strike the balance of being affordable but also have solid build quality, consistent driver updates, and good tech support. Only downside is at least with the Ultrastudio 4k it's really loud, like you can hear the fan across the room. Kinda wish they could fix that. We've got a mixture of AJA and Blackmagic hardware in PC's.
We've found that taking the focus off Media Composer and switching to the desktop yields a bit of lag on our Blackmagic products, we often see little frame buffer error messages that appear in the source/record monitors too but resuming playback seems to kick the hardware back into play. Just minor things but we don't get anything of that sort on our AJA based systems. If you plan to record VO via analaogue inputs you should test it as soon as you get the hardware or perhaps check with the shop/site that they would accept it back if it doesn't capure analague audio in a stable manner. We've found numerous problems trying to capture VO and the idiosyncracies often change with different driver releases.
Right now we are feeding dummy video, paired with sync to the cards and that allows us to capture but only if we record the video too, previously we got away with out that but thats where we are now. Obviously for Resolve you'll need BM hardware for monitoring. Hope that helps a bit!
Matrox To Showcase Its Complete I/o Solution For Machine
Mobile Viewpoint to showcase Artificial Intelligence-driven production and storage solutions at NAB2018 posted: AI solutions to be exhibited alongside Mobile Viewpoint's complete IP contribution Multicam portfolio Mobile Viewpoint, a leader in IP contribution solutions, will use NAB to showcase three new products that use Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) to automate low-cost delivery of content from remote locations, and improve efficiency of content indexing, storage, and search. In addition, Mobile Viewpoint will also exhibit its broader range of IP contribution solutions at the event, which takes place in Las Vegas, 9th-12th April 2018. Artificial Intelligence is the subject of much industry hype but is now maturing to feature in practical applications. Mobile Viewpoint is incorporating AI capabilities into two new products that will allow smaller broadcasters and brand owners to automate live content production and delivery without having to invest in costly camera crews, production facilities and distribution platforms. They are targeted at sports stadia and other live events, including studio and field news production. In addition, Mobile Viewpoint will also launch a new Smart storage solution that uses AI for voice, object and speech recognition to enhance video content indexing, logging and search.
Details for all three products will be announced in late March. Mobile Viewpoint's solutions meet the broadcasters' requirements for fast, simple and cost-efficient content contribution as they adapt their strategies to meet the rapid rise in online content consumption. Alongside its new AI-based solutions, Mobile Viewpoint will also exhibit its complete Multicam Wireless IP transmission portfolio at NAB, which includes the WMT TerraLink-4C Multicam rack mount bonded transmitter, and the WMT AirLink H.265-enabled encoder backpack device. Both transmitters feature multiple (2-4) H.265- encoders and 8 channel audio, enabling multicamera, OB and 360 productions that can be remotely controlled. Mobile Viewpoint will also showcase the EyeLink wearable 4G action camera, and demonstrate LinkMatrix, an online dashboard that allows users to manage their complete live IP-based production workflow. LinkMatrix provides a clear overview of all live feeds from the field, and turns them into real online TV channels by creating playlists, adding logos and graphics, advertising insertion, and pre-roll. Content can then be published live on any social media platform or CDN instantly.
Finally, and following a strategic OEM agreement reached in February, Mobile Viewpoint will also demonstrate its IP-based multicamera transmission solutions with CP Communications, a provider of live event broadcast production solutions in the USA. These solutions are used by CP Communications to produce live coverage of sports events - large and small - such as the New York Marathon and college football games. CP Communications' customers include MLB Network, IMG, and New York Road Runners (NYRR). Michel Bais, CEO at Mobile Viewpoint said: As the industry continues to adapt to new consumption habits and a thirst for live content grows, broadcasters must adapt to new ways of working. We are also adapting our solutions to meet those needs: artificial intelligence will bring new and exciting capabilities to the next generation of content solutions, and we're delighted to be able to showcase our own AI products at NAB this year.
These will add to our existing, strong line-up of mobile content contribution solutions, already in use globally with customers such as BBC News and Sky Sports. To find out more about Mobile Viewpoint's solutions visit its booth in Central Hall, stand C2807 at NAB at 7th-12th April. About Mobile Viewpoint Mobile Viewpoint is a global player, focusing on the development and implementation of IP transmission solutions for both the broadcast and security industries. Their H.264 and now H.265 HEVC codec implementations, combined with patented technology, allow for HD video to be transmitted over bonded IP connections. Customers include major broadcasters, such as BBC News, Al-Arabiya, Sky Sports News, NBC Sports.