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Hi,

is anyone using IDeckLinkOutput::DisplayVideoFrameSync() to output video frames? I have following problem - I am trying to playback 1080i50 content. When I use ScheduleVideoFrame(), everything is OK. However, when I use DisplayVideoFrameSync() with the same content, framebuffer with both fields interleaved, first line from upper field, second from lower etc., resulting stream looks like to have the fields switched (as if the output framebuffer should have been with lower field first).

Does anyone has a similar experience? Or, on the contrary, can confirm that the behaviour is correct and I should search for the solution elsewhere?

Thanks,
Martin

Posting result of discussion in developer support for general information.

This was identified as the interaction of DisplayVideoFrameSync and the "Remove Field Jitter On Pause" option, which if selected outputs only the first field while playback is paused or seeking (typically implemented using DisplayVideoFrameSync).

If using DisplayVideoFrameSync for video playback, disabling the "Remove Field Jitter On Pause" option will display both fields as expected / intended.

-nick

Yes, I can confirm that disabling this feature has really solved the issue.

Thanks a lot for the assistance,
Martin

Nicholas Gill wrote:Posting result of discussion in developer support for general information.

This was identified as the interaction of DisplayVideoFrameSync and the "Remove Field Jitter On Pause" option, which if selected outputs only the first field while playback is paused or seeking (typically implemented using DisplayVideoFrameSync).

If using DisplayVideoFrameSync for video playback, disabling the "Remove Field Jitter On Pause" option will display both fields as expected / intended.

-nick

Worked also for me.
Thanks

Anyone has same problem, here is C++ code snipped, that is what you should do to fix output, as example:

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HRESULT result = deckLinkConfiguration->SetFlag(bmdDeckLinkConfigFieldFlickerRemoval, false);
if (result != S_OK) {
   fprintf(stderr, "SetFlag(bmdDeckLinkConfigFieldFlickerRemoval, false) failed - result = %08x\n", result);
}


deckLinkConfiguration here is pointer to IDeckLinkConfiguration instance.

Hope that helps.