Hi guys, I have a Lindy 4 Port HDMI 2.0 18G Splitter. Used to work for 2 years, now only Output Port 4 is working. But the LEDs on the other 3 Ports still light up when a device is connected. The Splitter got an USB-Mini Port which says service but i can‘t find any firmware updates or software online so that i could use this USB-Port. Does anyone knows what is it‘s purpose?

Does anyone know of any audio video sync app? Been looking for a good one for a while and have not found any.

sudo ./ffmpeg -f decklink -i '81:759ac3b0:00000000:auto=0' -video_size 1920x1080 -pix_fmt yuv420p -c:v libx264 -b:v 10000k -bufsize 10000k -profile:v high -bf 2 -g 30 -r 30 -f mpegts udp://127.0.0.1:5000

Thinking about buying an unopened ikan bz500 wireless unit on Facebook marketplace. Priced at $350.

I couldn’t find much about these units online. Can anyone speak to their performance or reliability?

Hello,

I have a video wall that I’m trying to utilize. It was working fine up until a few hours ago. Now it is completely black and no picture will show. I’ve checked Novastar and everything is fine. The lights on the back are all flashing green in a synchronized manner. There is power flowing through it.

I’ve tried factory resetting the processor, receiving card, sending card and the configuration. It still won’t display an image.

I’ve disconnected two of the panels: one for the signal coming directly in and the other panel was pushing the signal through it. I connected both of those connections to an external panel and I get perfect picture on it.

Any ideas on how I can resolve this?

I’m no expert, but I’m pretty sure this is what you want you signal to look like 😂

I have a job coming up soon working with an aquilon for the first time. I’m used to hooking up to an e2 and pushing custom edids, like 4608x1720px over one dp cable. I run media servers, in this case Watchout.

This aquilon op is telling me it doesn’t do custom edids and the upper limit is 4096x2160.

I’m looking at the manual and it clearly states it can do custom edids, section 12.1

It says nothing about an upper limit anywhere.

Am I being lied to? There are so many “video engineers” these days. I suspect this person doesn’t actually know what they’re talking about.

My expectation is to be able to create any size rectangle as long as it’s less than 8.2 million pixels, 4k, just like the e2 does.

Someone please clarify for me.

Hello all,

Im using Belden 4855r 12g with NEUTRIK NBNC75BDD6 ends for an SDI patch bay, I'm having some trouble trying to find the correct stripper and cartridge, from all of your experiences. what is the best stipper to use in my scenario. I am aware that the BNC ends are for 3G cabling, and i have checked that 4855r will fit.

Many Thanks

James

Hello there !

I needed a 10m/32ft long HDMI cable to link my computer to my TV that is a bit too away from the source, using a switch to swap from my monitor to my TV from time to time.

I read that many copper based HDMI cables have issues with such length, so I decided to try an optical one, when I plug it directly on my GPU, it works flawlessly, but whenever I plug it to an HDMI switch, the TV detects a device, but the video signal is lost.

On the other cable, the 2.0 copper based one, the switch works flawlessly.

I tried to buy a powered switch, but nothing changed, and now I feel a bit lost.

Do I need to make every cable optical ? Is the switch not sending enough power ? (the switch requires 5v 1A, I plugged it to a 5v 2A charger to be sure it's enough)

Thank you for your help.

Edit: I bought a switch on purpose, the point is just to avoid getting behind the desk plugging and unplugging cables every time I want to use the TV for a movie or a game, to be able to swap between one of my monitors, or the TV when I need. This switch was advertised as working in both directions, actually this setup worked pretty fine with all copper cables, it's just the optical one that causes me trouble.

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The 2.1 optical cable :

https://amzn.eu/d/dr5Fa1U

The 2.1 cable from the computer to the switch :

https://amzn.eu/d/iVs6ypJ

The 2.1 switch :

https://amzn.eu/d/1xdkk0W

Hi, im using an atem mini pro, to stream. 3 cameras connected, 4th hdmi input it from the computer, where i play the videos. The sound from the computer is sent to a x32 sound mixer, where all of the sound is being sent to the atem. Right now how we do it is, we have the projector set as a screen, there we but the livestream. Then the atem computer screen we put the video, this works alright except for the sound. The projector video is couple seconds behind the audio. Any other ways. If u need other information tell me and ill answer Asap.

Wondering if there is a huge difference between shooting 4k compared to 1080p to be ingested into Xfile which then downscales it to 720p for broadcast? Thanks

Hello all,

I just bought 1 SRG-A12 to test it out a bit before venturing into more investments.
I gotta say, I am not having fun at all.

I am pretty well versed into setting any available kind of PTZ on the market and I cannot for the life of me get this one to work with a controller.

I own a PTZ Optics SuperJoy Controller cause I usually work with various AV suppliers as well as my own PTZ and it's an O.K. controller that works with every brand out there, including SONY....usually.

Dipswitch 3 (VISCA ON) on the PTZ is set up.

I have tried all the available protocol on it and it cannot drives this PTZ. (UDP,TCP, SONY UDP, Websocket, NDI, Panasonic even cause I'm that desperate)

Is there anything I am missing or does it only work in Web Browser mode?

Thank you kindly!
Fred

Does anyone know of any clients that need remote producers? I have a client that needs regular Fridays and Saturdays but I think there might be some room for some other remote productions. Since I’ve upgraded my PC to do this work I want to capitalize as much as possible on the investment. I have a full time job but I’m available nights and weekends. Any recommendations?

I am a co-host of a competitive 1/10th scale drift series at the local RC Track. We have an area that covers about 25'x60'. During our competitions, it is very helpful for the judges to have access to replay footage of each competitive run which lasts about 120 seconds. The best vantage point for this footage would be from the ceiling looking straight down. I figure we'll need 2-4 cameras to cover the whole track. We need the footage to be readily accessible by the judges, at least 720p and 60 fps. The frame rate is key because our cars can move a long way in 1/60th of a second. Beyond on that I have no clue what I am looking for, or what equipment is required. My budget for this project is fairly low, though I am aware that nothing in this industry is cheap. Creativity for keeping this as inexpensive as possible is appreciated. I am hoping someone can at the very least point me in the right direction.

As part of my exhibition display, i want to show an image on two 75 inch TVs top of each other.

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The image need to be split between two screens and people will be able to zoomin/zoomout via a mouse/ touchpad. I have a desktop with video card but when i connect it, the desktop gets extended but window maximizes to one screen only. Am i missing something? Is there an easy way or technology?

I'm building out a mobile production van that will need a 4 channel bi directional run of fiber for 4 BMD cams. Plan for 200+ feet of Fiber in van. Is staying all BMD preferred or do you use alternatives that are more cost effective for 4+ channels of Bi-Directional?

Not expecting to expand beyond 4 soon.

Thanks

We don't have any blueprints for this space so we're trying to track down where this text is coming from?

I'm almost positive its coming from a crestron device but this room has hundreds of dongles and converters. Using a ross carbonite switcher, lots of extron extenders, crestron hd scaler, vaddio av bridge etc.

Does seem to be coming from the extender but maybe the switcher? Hoping someone just happens to recognize this banner/text.

New Panels arrived here and Blue is so dark relative to R,G. How can I boost the blue to get them to match? Thank you PS I am using NovaLCT, but can change the software if needed.

Hi everyone, just wanted to get some input on something I heard on a gig the other day. When calculating the distance for a projector, is the width of the screen multiplied by the throw ratio of the lens a good starting point?

I know there's throw distance calculators online, but when making quick decisions on the fly, is this a good way to calculate? Additionally, does anyone know how much the margin of error would be for using this calculation? TIA!

I have a live show with several fixed position Marshall cv566 cameras in addition to venue FOH cameras that change all the time. As an experiment I added a Sony a74 camera to cover the main talent and the client really liked the image from the Sony camera- and would now like to add more Sony cameras to replace marshalls.

The lighting team works closely with the camera team so the levels can be adjusted as needed and/ or stay consistent from show to show (for interior theaters) though we sometimes do exterior venues where there is less ability to set levels before the show.

Is there a way to remotely adjust Sony mirrorless camera settings (mainly exposure) for multiple cameras? Or create a wired network of some kind?

There is a consumer app called monitor plus that does this over 5G camera wifi but I don’t think it would be reliable enough for use in a crowded venue.

I’m aware that blackmagic micro g2 cameras are designed with this in mind and there’s also software to control red Komodo settings for multicam- just checking Sony options because we have a few Sony mirrorless cameras already.

At an events venue, we have 4 PTZOptics cameras we use which are connected via SDI to a Roland v160hd. If we don’t make sure to mute the audio feed from the SDI inputs on those cameras (on by default and gets reset sometimes) we get a bizarre audio whine at exactly 3Khz, 6Khz, 9Khz, 12Khz and possibly 15Khz, but that one’s harder to verify. A notch filter mostly takes care of it in post but I couldn’t find anything explaining why this might happen and was curious if anyone else had experienced anything similar.

Hey hey

I’m trying to set up some control bits for an S3 using the JSON API which is mostly very good, however I can’t find a command to change transition time. I can save it in presets, and recall it that way but it’s a bit more dull.

Is there a command that exists to change that?

Thanks thanks thanks

Hey y'all! I'm looking to set up a small camera on the side of my reptile enclosure. I'm really looking for something that has livestreaming capabilities, a decent battery life and it has to be small enough to comfortably capture a 12x12 space. The options I've considered so far are the Sony action cam and possibly a model of go-pro but those feel very action based and I'm unsure what other options may be available. Anything helps I'm currently ripping my hair out over here trying to scrounge the internet.

I'm shooting freelance tv news and looking to buy a full-size used ENG broadcast camera in the $2-$5k range. Any recommendations on what other freelancers or crews are using these days?