Existing field monitors with BMPC?

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Taz Goldstein

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Existing field monitors with BMPC?

PostThu Aug 01, 2013 2:48 am

Sorry for the newbie question, but I'm having trouble following the whole 6G SDI thing. Will I be able to use my Marshall HD SDI or 3G SDI field monitors with the 4K production camera?

Thanks very much!

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Re: Existing field monitors with BMPC?

PostThu Aug 01, 2013 4:25 am

Yes, according to posts here by BMD representatives, and the current user manual from BMD's support site, the BMPC-4K is designed to work with conventional 1080 HD-SDI devices and also 4K capable 6G-SDI devices.

Of course, there's always a chance a particular HD-SDI device might not be compatible with the BMPC-4K. We'll have to wait for the cams to ship before we know for sure.

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Re: Existing field monitors with BMPC?

PostThu Aug 01, 2013 8:35 am

Peter J. DeCrescenzo wrote:Yes, according to posts here by BMD representatives, and the current user manual from BMD's support site, the BMPC-4K is designed to work with conventional 1080 HD-SDI devices and also 4K capable 6G-SDI devices.

Fantastic! Thanks for the speedy response, Peter! Hopefully, things won't change between now and the camera's eventual release.
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