HDMI Input on Blackmagic Intensity Pro.. Possible?

[Mr_P]

yeh - but in basic terms - you can't put a 1080p 50 or 60 signal in to it from another computer...

[Gian]

Mac OS 10.6.5
on Octo 2010 computer
Decklink Intensity
Intensity software 3.8.1
Catalyst
All working just fine
HDMI
I can even capture DVI thru the HDMI input.... ( converts to video )

[samsc]

yeh - but in basic terms - you can't put a 1080p 50 or 60 signal in to it from another computer...

thats depends on decklink bandwidth and hardware support - and their designs restrictions - and which version of hdmi spec - im not an expert
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI

the kona LHi seems to be claiming something like this on hdmi input:

3Gb SD and HD-SDI, SMPTE-259/292/296/424
HDMI v1.3, 30/36 bits/pixel, RGB or YUV, 2.25Gbps, SD,HD, 1080p50/60

http://www.aja.com/products/kona/konalhi/specs.php

the kona 3g claims even greater input sizes
http://www.aja.com/products/kona/kona3g/specs.php

[samsc]

Mac OS 10.6.5
on Octo 2010 computer
Decklink Intensity
Intensity software 3.8.1
Catalyst
All working just fine
HDMI
I can even capture DVI thru the HDMI input.... ( converts to video )

yes it does usually work

but decklink is very picky on what it likes - edid/screen size/refresh has to be exactly right

i have used hdmi output from mac mini server into intensity and got it to work.

[samsc]

Thanks Simon!

I actually downgraded to 10.6.1 to keep Catalyst from locking up and closing after the Intensity install. Should I upgrade to Snow Leopard now and obtain the newest version of Catalyst from Richard?

I'm not really a fan of Snow Leopard, it has wreaked havoc on everything else I use as well.

I will try build m257 and see how that works out for me.

no - you should use m329 -

[Peter]

Mac OS 10.6.5
on Octo 2010 computer
Decklink Intensity
Intensity software 3.8.1
Catalyst
All working just fine
HDMI
I can even capture DVI thru the HDMI input.... ( converts to video )

Did you try importing powerpoint with the DVI capture? How does it compare to the DVI2USB?

[samsc]

Did you try importing powerpoint with the DVI capture? How does it compare to the DVI2USB?

you need to try that for yourself-
these things are dependant on your requirements -

intensity cards are cheap enough to test with

[mlorenz]

Did you try importing powerpoint with the DVI capture? How does it compare to the DVI2USB?

I used a Intensity Pro on my last tour in 2 machines to capture a signal from another Mac. We used 720p 50Hz. Worked very well. Latency was ok.

[Paul Breen]

I had a go at my cat just there. Running now in 32bit and also with catv4.4 (m329) running just fine. Decklink card is work beautifully with one or two exceptions:

These inputs work fine:
720p 50
720p 60
1080i 59.94
1080p 24
1080p 23.976

These do not:
720p 59.94
1080i 50

Also, since I did all this, now my LFG4 card will not work. Nor will it come up under inputs. What it does say however is Phoenix, which I don't have. If I click on any of the "phoenix" inputs it crashes and sometimes crashes the computer too. Now I'm really confused? The only thing I did was re-arrange the PCIe cards. Could that be it?
Aside from that its slick

[Paul Breen]

All fine now, both lfg4 and decklink running fine. must check 720p 59.94 & 1080i 50 to see if all is well with them