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Hi all,
I'm new to the world of cameras and got a large Blackmagic Video Assist device for Christmas, to go with my Ursa Pro 4.6. I've plugged it in via SDI ports with a cable I grabbed from Amazon just to see if it was working okay or there was anything else I needed (why can't they include everything in the box and just charge a slightly higher price?!) but the picture is still black on the display. Is there anything else I need to do on the camera itself to get it talking to the device? Going through the instructions it looks as though it should just work.
I have no memory plugged into the device or the camera because I am not recording - I just wanted to make sure the picture came through properly and the device worked with regards to the touchscreen side of things.
Should it just work or do I need to set up memory cards as well?
Any advice gratefully received, I am a proper noob when it comes to this. Truth is, I only own all this because I am directing two features this year and it worked out cheaper to buy everything than keep renting it!
I'm new to the world of cameras and got a large Blackmagic Video Assist device for Christmas, to go with my Ursa Pro 4.6. I've plugged it in via SDI ports with a cable I grabbed from Amazon just to see if it was working okay or there was anything else I needed (why can't they include everything in the box and just charge a slightly higher price?!) but the picture is still black on the display. Is there anything else I need to do on the camera itself to get it talking to the device? Going through the instructions it looks as though it should just work.
I have no memory plugged into the device or the camera because I am not recording - I just wanted to make sure the picture came through properly and the device worked with regards to the touchscreen side of things.
Should it just work or do I need to set up memory cards as well?
Any advice gratefully received, I am a proper noob when it comes to this. Truth is, I only own all this because I am directing two features this year and it worked out cheaper to buy everything than keep renting it!