Sat Apr 13, 2024 12:28 pm
Yes exactly! Horizontal Ancillary data. We DIT folks and VTR folks on set have a huge use for it. Metadata. It allows for the flow of metadata.
Just a couple days ago my colleague and I did a test at Arri Rental Toronto. We used a BMD Decklink Quad Duo and a AJA Kona 4 for comparison.
The AJA was able to receive metadata from camera via both direct BNC connection and via wireless transmission (Teradek Bolt 4K LT). This allowed for all of the metadata such as time code, all lens info, camera record settings, SDI flag, WB, Tint, shutter, Framerate, and much more ,… to flow through into our software (Pomfort Livegrade) automatically.
However,
When using the BMD Decklink we were only able to receive all of the same if we were hard wired from SDI. Which is great but not at all useful as 99% of the time, wireless transmission is used on set.
So if BMD could just incorporate this and allow this to be used on their capture card units it would greatly improve and bring beneficial results to us DIT folks.