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Good morning,

I'have a mini dv camera, specifically : GY DV5000 from JVC.
I am trying to connect it to a regular sdi through an MINI CONVERT ANALOG TO SDI from blackmagic.
Looking in the manual i found out that the camera have a composit video from a single bnc connector output.
Connect this output through the Mini convert to an Atomos Shogun inferno dosen't work.
I think I setup the convert right following the info in the back for composite video.
The cable works fine, the output from the camera works.

Where i did wrong?

Pls help me.

Check to make sure you're using composite BNC and not SDI BNC.

The Atomos does not accept SD input. You would have to upconvert.

ConnorLawson wrote:Check to make sure you're using composite BNC and not SDI BNC.

Analog video transmission is improved using high frequency (SDI) coax.

Blair Christensen wrote:The Atomos does not accept SD input. You would have to upconvert.

Winner.

However, 25mbit 4:1:1 to analog composite to HD to Ninja is the long way around. You’ll get far superior (lossless) results capturing over firewire. https://leolabs.org/blog/capture-minidv-on-macos/ …. Also the long way around. I’d find an old G4 laptop and capture with iMovie or FCP.

Good Luck

The MINI CONVERT ANALOG TO SDI only converts the composite standard definition video output of your camera to a serial digital standard definition video. The resolution is unchanged.

In order to view the signal on the Shogun (or any other monitor that does not support a standard definition signal) you need to then run the signal through an MINI CONVERT UPCROSSDOWN to scale the video to 720p or 1080p, etc.