Fri Oct 11, 2019 2:17 pm
I'm guessing this is all about HDCP, all of my BMD converters go to blank (no signal) when I feed a signal that has HDCP on it.
There are workarounds to this but please note that this can be used for illegal activities. I assume we are all professionals here and know when we can and can not break the rules for our specific use cases. Unless otherwise noted, you can assume that all BMD devices will block the signal if they detect copy protection on that signal. Yes it sucks, but it keeps them from having to defend themselves in court and maybe having the products removed from sale in many countries. I know the original Video Assist (5 inch) blocks HDMI if there is copy protection present, as does all of our HDMI to SDI converters (original versions).
Now all that said, I have a Pi3b but have not tried to connect it to any of my BMD devices. I guess I better give it a try and see what is happening before I find a real need for it and get stopped in my tracks.
One specific use case I will site:
Playing back commercially produced DVD/Bluray that has been licensed for public performance as part of a film festival with projectors that are either too far away or otherwise only on SDI inputs.
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