Long HDMI cable run question

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frubsen

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Long HDMI cable run question

PostMon Jan 20, 2025 1:45 am

Hey all,
Recently purchased a Atem Mini Extreme ISO to use for a church production. Using 3xBirddog X1 cameras in 1080p59.94.

We are in a temporary space right now and I need to use long 50ft HDMI cables for the camera runs. Camera 1 and 2 have no issues, however on Camera 3 I am getting intermittent signal. Now as I understand it, Input 1 and 2 on the switcher are quite different than 3-8 and that is why I am having issues.

I've heard some people say using Fiber optic HDMI cables may help in this situation. Anyone have experience using a 50ft fiber optic hdmi cable on inputs 3-8?
My next question is that in the space we are eventually moving to, the cameras are going to be quite a distance from the switcher. My plan was to use OREI HDMI ethernet extenders for this...probably 300ft runs of ethernet. Am I going to be ok with doing this on with this switcher? Or am I going to run into a similar situation? My plan would be to use very short HDMI runs on both the transmitter and receiver side since they would be placed close enough to the switcher/camera.
Thanks
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Re: Long HDMI cable run question

PostWed Jan 22, 2025 6:55 am

Have you A/B tested the 3rd cable by plugging it into port 1 or 2 yet and see if it has the same issues?
In my experience with long, monodirectional HDMI cables, they're hit and miss.

If I can, in those situations, I'll run an SDI cable instead, and convert it back to HDMI at the switcher with a converter (like the Micro Converter BiDirectional SDI/HDMI, probably 3G if you're just doing 1080p, these are good to have in the bag anyway) or I'll use a HDMI to Ethernet adapter, which can be a little more expensive but ethernet is cheaper than either SDI or HDMI in my experience and easier to terminate.
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Re: Long HDMI cable run question

PostMon Jan 27, 2025 4:32 pm

Thanks Fred, I've switched to HDMI-->Ethernet converters and all seems to be good so far.
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Re: Long HDMI cable run question

PostSun Feb 02, 2025 7:46 am

Good to hear mate, it looks like the industry is going to broadcast over IP anyway so start building out your ethernet runs now :lol:

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