Hi everyone.
My first post but it maybe interesting to some you.
I have recently moved to Black magic kit due to upgrading my satellite truck to HD.
My first piece of kit was the Intensity Pro but never got it working, It's still in my machine taking up a slot so next step for that is eBay with my other SD kit.
Second piece was the H264 encoder and have been very impressed, works very well specially with Livestream and to cap that, I had to get a Ultra Studio SDI so I could test the M-Link Newscaster.
My latest buy was this week I’ve just got in teranex 2D, Hyper deck studio, television studio, smart view dual, studio converter and a camera converter.
I sent out a email to 10 Black magic dealers I found on the BM website asking then to quote on the above kit. The first reply’s back were interesting. There was only a difference of around £200 / $300 so I then sent a reply back to the 3rd and 2nd highest and the 3rd and second lowest saying where they came in price. Then it got really interesting. My 3rd highest quote then came back with the best price. Total saved was just over £400 / $600. So it pays to get everyone bidding for your business.
First thing I tested was the smart view dual, my source for that was a BM shuttle (my 3rd purchase) WOW. The picture was incredible, I recoded from a Panasonic HPX-370 in AVCI 100 4.4.2.
My only impulse buy was the teranex 2D. I was watching the Broadcast show live from BVE and there was a guy on from camera diner.com. He had the teranex 2D and described how it worked and what devices could be used; basically he sold it to me. The guys from Holden and black magic were basically a waste of time. PLEASE TAKE NOTE BLACKMAGIC!
If your sales for the teranex 2D have increased in the last 7 days, that’s why!
Anyway. The reason I joined this forum was to show off my V-Lock shuttle. The mounting plate that I ordered with the shuttle was over engineered, over priced, heavy and a poor design, So that got sent back. My problem was where do I put the dam thing on my Sony broadcast camera?
Then I had the idea to make it v-lock mountable. So I attached an IDX camera side v-lock plate, removed all the insides from the shuttle, taped over the control pannel / ribbon, drilled and tapped the screw holes and fixed that plate. The battery wire for that goes inside the case and connects to the battery side v-lock plate. I decided not connect the wires to the circuit board; I did not want to take any more chances. When you remove the shuttle battery from the drive and re-install back together. To get it to power up, You need to plug in the power supply FIRST or it will NOT work. Figured that out after 30 minutes of worrying and thinking i cocked that up. I can now charge the shuttle via a d-tap from the battery or the v-lock plate and it just plugs in via the power socket. I also put a small toggle switch on to the d-tap socket and I can turn on/off the charger mode.
The whole job was a bit fiddly but I can be done, But dont ask me to do one again!
My first post but it maybe interesting to some you.
I have recently moved to Black magic kit due to upgrading my satellite truck to HD.
My first piece of kit was the Intensity Pro but never got it working, It's still in my machine taking up a slot so next step for that is eBay with my other SD kit.
Second piece was the H264 encoder and have been very impressed, works very well specially with Livestream and to cap that, I had to get a Ultra Studio SDI so I could test the M-Link Newscaster.
My latest buy was this week I’ve just got in teranex 2D, Hyper deck studio, television studio, smart view dual, studio converter and a camera converter.
I sent out a email to 10 Black magic dealers I found on the BM website asking then to quote on the above kit. The first reply’s back were interesting. There was only a difference of around £200 / $300 so I then sent a reply back to the 3rd and 2nd highest and the 3rd and second lowest saying where they came in price. Then it got really interesting. My 3rd highest quote then came back with the best price. Total saved was just over £400 / $600. So it pays to get everyone bidding for your business.
First thing I tested was the smart view dual, my source for that was a BM shuttle (my 3rd purchase) WOW. The picture was incredible, I recoded from a Panasonic HPX-370 in AVCI 100 4.4.2.
My only impulse buy was the teranex 2D. I was watching the Broadcast show live from BVE and there was a guy on from camera diner.com. He had the teranex 2D and described how it worked and what devices could be used; basically he sold it to me. The guys from Holden and black magic were basically a waste of time. PLEASE TAKE NOTE BLACKMAGIC!
If your sales for the teranex 2D have increased in the last 7 days, that’s why!
Anyway. The reason I joined this forum was to show off my V-Lock shuttle. The mounting plate that I ordered with the shuttle was over engineered, over priced, heavy and a poor design, So that got sent back. My problem was where do I put the dam thing on my Sony broadcast camera?
Then I had the idea to make it v-lock mountable. So I attached an IDX camera side v-lock plate, removed all the insides from the shuttle, taped over the control pannel / ribbon, drilled and tapped the screw holes and fixed that plate. The battery wire for that goes inside the case and connects to the battery side v-lock plate. I decided not connect the wires to the circuit board; I did not want to take any more chances. When you remove the shuttle battery from the drive and re-install back together. To get it to power up, You need to plug in the power supply FIRST or it will NOT work. Figured that out after 30 minutes of worrying and thinking i cocked that up. I can now charge the shuttle via a d-tap from the battery or the v-lock plate and it just plugs in via the power socket. I also put a small toggle switch on to the d-tap socket and I can turn on/off the charger mode.
The whole job was a bit fiddly but I can be done, But dont ask me to do one again!
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V-Sat Satellite truck, Panasonic HPX370, Sony HVR270, SonyZ1, Mics & lighting.
Teranex 2D, Hyper deck studio, Hyper deck shuttle, Television studio, Smart view dual, Studio converter, Camera converter, H264 encoder, Intensity Pro, Ultra Studio SDI.
Teranex 2D, Hyper deck studio, Hyper deck shuttle, Television studio, Smart view dual, Studio converter, Camera converter, H264 encoder, Intensity Pro, Ultra Studio SDI.