Latest post Fri, Jul 4 2008 11:29 AM by TerryO. 13 replies.
Page 1 of 1 (14 items)
Sort Posts: Previous Next

  • Tue, Feb 20 2007 6:57 PM

    • aiteam2
    • Not Ranked
    • Joined on Tue, Feb 20 2007
    • Posts 5
    • Points 75

    no SDI/composite video out from Mojo SDI

    Reply Contact
    I am trying to see 720p footage thru mojo SDI to an SD monitor. mojo SDI is hooked up as follows to a G5..Input to mojo:G5 Firewire to mojo-mojo firewire from deck/ output: dvi cable (breakout Cable) to monitor sdi or component or composite (no signal) to monitor SD. Now I can see a signal thru the deck via mojo/firewire/deck/monitor. But I would like to see it directly to the monitor thru the breakout cable SD. There is no output chioces in express pro...only to turn on/off thru deck 1394. using express pro 5.6. I do not want to leave the deck on all the time to see video. Is it a mojo issue? or express pro issue?
    [view my complete system specs]

  • Tue, Feb 20 2007 8:35 PM In reply to

    • aiteam2
    • Not Ranked
    • Joined on Tue, Feb 20 2007
    • Posts 5
    • Points 75

    Re: no SDI/composite video out from Mojo SDI

    Reply Contact
    Avid claims that the mojo sdi can do it, but yet to see it happen.
    [view my complete system specs]

  • Wed, Feb 21 2007 1:50 AM In reply to

    • curiosity
    • Top 75 Contributor
    • Joined on Thu, Oct 13 2005
    • Boulder, CO
    • Posts 626
    • Points 7,900

    Re: no SDI/composite video out from Mojo SDI

    Reply Contact
    In your 720p's project bin manager window: is your "Format" tab set to 720p or NTSC 30i?
    Macintosh: Intel 2.8GHz(8C - 2007), 4GB RAM, SUNIX [view my complete system specs]

  • Wed, Feb 21 2007 2:52 PM In reply to

    • aiteam2
    • Not Ranked
    • Joined on Tue, Feb 20 2007
    • Posts 5
    • Points 75

    Re: no SDI/composite video out from Mojo SDI

    Reply Contact
    its set to 720p /59.94.
    [view my complete system specs]

  • Wed, Feb 21 2007 7:18 PM In reply to

    • aiteam
    • Not Ranked
    • Joined on Tue, Nov 22 2005
    • Posts 19
    • Points 185

    Re: no SDI/composite video out from Mojo SDI

    Reply Contact
    Has anybody pushed any HD media thru the mojo SDI to a SD monitor and how?

    Right from their site:
    Avid Mojo SDI connects to both laptop and desktop systems, both Mac and PC, with a single IEEE-1394 (FireWire) cable. It lets you monitor and output HD timelines in SD with real-time down-convert and offers simultaneous output to both broadcast monitors and tape,
    [view my complete system specs]

  • Wed, Feb 21 2007 7:30 PM In reply to

    • curiosity
    • Top 75 Contributor
    • Joined on Thu, Oct 13 2005
    • Boulder, CO
    • Posts 626
    • Points 7,900

    Re: no SDI/composite video out from Mojo SDI

    Reply Contact
    Yep. I've done it. It works.

    You need to set your "Format Tab" to NTSC 30i.
    Macintosh: Intel 2.8GHz(8C - 2007), 4GB RAM, SUNIX [view my complete system specs]

  • Wed, Feb 21 2007 10:33 PM In reply to

    • aiteam2
    • Not Ranked
    • Joined on Tue, Feb 20 2007
    • Posts 5
    • Points 75

    Re: no SDI/composite video out from Mojo SDI

    Reply Contact
    In the format tab there is only 1 choice.. 720p/59.94 (what the project was set up for).

    Is it that the express pro is not seeing the mojo? How do you reset the mojo setup and/or driver?

    How do you have the mojo SDI wired? I tried different configs.

    Or should I just re-installed express pro....
    [view my complete system specs]

  • Wed, Feb 21 2007 11:23 PM In reply to

    • Gaffneyfilm
    • Top 500 Contributor
    • Joined on Thu, Oct 13 2005
    • chicago
    • Posts 158
    • Points 2,095

    Re: no SDI/composite video out from Mojo SDI

    Reply Contact
    Unless something has changed since i got rid of my mojo, only 1080i projects can be downconverted for SD output to mojo. it has to do with sister frame rates / sizes. And for what it's worth, Mojo doesn't downconvert anything, the software does. vince
    G5 Dual 2.7, 4 gigs ram,2 internal 400 gig sata, avid media drive, 6 way ultra 320 15k scsi array. sony 23"... [view my complete system specs]
    i find those little emoticons offensive

  • Thu, Feb 22 2007 1:37 AM In reply to

    • curiosity
    • Top 75 Contributor
    • Joined on Thu, Oct 13 2005
    • Boulder, CO
    • Posts 626
    • Points 7,900

    Re: no SDI/composite video out from Mojo SDI

    Reply Contact
    Apologies. GaffneyFilm is correct. I work mostly in 1080, so I misspoke.

    Here is the skinny:
    If you are working in 1080, under the Format tab you have the option to switch to SD (30i) and the Mojo will play a "live" downconvert of your seqeunce in SD (single field only - so its not really a "true" downconvert of your material). This option is not available for 720 projects using a Mojo (it is available under the Video Output Tool with an Adrenaline.)

    If you are working in some variation of 720 you'll need to find it's compatible SD format and create a new project in that SD format (So for 720p/59.94 you would open a 30i NTSC project.)
    1. Use your HD deck or camera to downconvert the footage as you capture it into the 30i project.
    2. When you are finished editing - open a new 720p project and then open your 30i project's bin into the 720 project.
    3. Duplicate the finished 30i seqeunce to a new bin.
    4. "Modify" the seqeunce to 720p.
    5. Decompose the seqeunce, and batch capture using 720p.

    So the advertising is a half-truth. The Mojo and SDI will do a live convert of your 1080 HD projects, but not your 720 projects.
    Macintosh: Intel 2.8GHz(8C - 2007), 4GB RAM, SUNIX [view my complete system specs]

  • Thu, Feb 22 2007 3:15 PM In reply to

    • aiteam
    • Not Ranked
    • Joined on Tue, Nov 22 2005
    • Posts 19
    • Points 185

    Re: no SDI/composite video out from Mojo SDI

    Reply Contact
    So I have a $2500.00 box that can not do anything....Great!

    Thanks for all your help!
    [view my complete system specs]

  • Thu, Feb 22 2007 5:13 PM In reply to

    • FunkyDragon
    • Top 100 Contributor
    • Joined on Thu, Oct 13 2005
    • Boston MA
    • Posts 456
    • Points 5,380

    Re: no SDI/composite video out from Mojo SDI

    Reply Contact
    I wouldn't say it cannot do anything.

    it allows you to capture and output SD over SDI, Componant, Composite, S-Video, AES/EBU, DV, and S/PDIF.

    It also does a real-time Down-convert of 1080i (for certain) to your SD monitor in 3 different flavors, Center Cut, Anamorphic and Letterboxed. 

    sounds like it does a lot to me, but maybe not one specific  thing you'd like it to do. 

    you can also try going to the HD tab on the Video Output Tool, and see if you can enable a downconvert in 720p.


    MC 3.0! HP nw9440 Laptop Mojo SDI Camera: DVX100A Deck: DSR 1500a [view my complete system specs]

     The FunkyDragon 

    Happy Editing!

  • Thu, Feb 22 2007 6:00 PM In reply to

    • curiosity
    • Top 75 Contributor
    • Joined on Thu, Oct 13 2005
    • Boulder, CO
    • Posts 626
    • Points 7,900

    Re: no SDI/composite video out from Mojo SDI

    Reply Contact
    FunkyDragon:
    you can also try going to the HD tab on the Video Output Tool, and see if you can enable a downconvert in 720p.

    That tab doesn't exsist on Mojo based systems. It only shows up if you plug in an Adrenaline. With Mojo attached, when you open the Video Output Tool you only have the SD tab, with no options for downconverting.
    Macintosh: Intel 2.8GHz(8C - 2007), 4GB RAM, SUNIX [view my complete system specs]

  • Thu, Mar 1 2007 2:39 PM In reply to

    • aiteam
    • Not Ranked
    • Joined on Tue, Nov 22 2005
    • Posts 19
    • Points 185

    Re: no SDI/composite video out from Mojo SDI

    Reply Contact
    Its amazing how Avid just does not quite tell you the full capabilties (what it can and can not do) of its products. Instead of beating around the bush, so we have to find out the hard way, after you purchase the items, that this does not work with that, etc.
    [view my complete system specs]

  • Fri, Jul 4 2008 11:29 AM In reply to

    • TerryO
    • Not Ranked
    • Joined on Mon, Oct 24 2005
    • Oslo, Norway
    • Posts 75
    • Points 845

    Re: no SDI/composite video out from Mojo SDI

    Reply Contact

    curiosity:

    FunkyDragon:
    you can also try going to the HD tab on the Video Output Tool, and see if you can enable a downconvert in 720p.


    That tab doesn't exsist on Mojo based systems. It only shows up if you plug in an Adrenaline. With Mojo attached, when you open the Video Output Tool you only have the SD tab, with no options for downconverting.

     

     Actually, the Adrenaline has to have the HD hardware option built in to get the downconvert possibility.

     

     

    Work machines: 5 Avid Media Composer Adrenaline version 2.8.3 / 3.0 Avid built HP machines 3 GB RAM, Dual Xeon processor 3,2 GB 1 Avid Symphony Nitris... [view my complete system specs]

     
Page 1 of 1 (14 items)

Avid Technology, Inc. brands:
Digidesign  |   M-Audio  |   Sibelius  |   Pinnacle Systems  |   Sundance Digital  |   Softimage

© Copyright 2000-2008 Avid Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved —  Legal Notices |  Terms of Use |  Privacy Policy |  RSS Feeds |  Site Map