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Short story, I'm building a 4k60p system, and one of the cameras I'm considering is the Ursa Mini Pro for live events and broadcasts. I have pretty much designed the whole system, just about to get into the testing and demo'ing phase, but I just realized I missed something pretty big.... Genlock to the cameras. (Doh!)
All the cameras will be connected through bi-directional 12G fiber, using hybrid fiber cable (2 optical, 2copper for power). This will get me my camera signals to the truck and the return to the camera, and with a mix of ATEM (not my primary switcher), 4k Camera Converter, and some Skaarhoj devices, I will be able to get 100% of the control I need through the SDI return.... EXCEPT.... Reference...
So if I'm sticking with the cabling option I have planned, the only way I get reference to the camera is to do Passive Optical Splitting on both ends, and do some CWDM mux/demux on one of the stands and get Genlock over fiber using some higher wavelength fiber SFP's, but honestly, this is a PAIN in the but for a 10-12 Camera system.
So here is what I would LOVE to see BM put in their next camera update is to allow setting camera reference to the timing of the SDI return channel. This is similar to what Decimator does on the MDHX to allow ref input, as it strips the timing of the SDI input.
(unless its currently there as I haven't physically tested UPM yet, but nothing in documentation)
Does anyone else have thoughts one how to handle Reference to the cameras in this scenario?
All the cameras will be connected through bi-directional 12G fiber, using hybrid fiber cable (2 optical, 2copper for power). This will get me my camera signals to the truck and the return to the camera, and with a mix of ATEM (not my primary switcher), 4k Camera Converter, and some Skaarhoj devices, I will be able to get 100% of the control I need through the SDI return.... EXCEPT.... Reference...
So if I'm sticking with the cabling option I have planned, the only way I get reference to the camera is to do Passive Optical Splitting on both ends, and do some CWDM mux/demux on one of the stands and get Genlock over fiber using some higher wavelength fiber SFP's, but honestly, this is a PAIN in the but for a 10-12 Camera system.
So here is what I would LOVE to see BM put in their next camera update is to allow setting camera reference to the timing of the SDI return channel. This is similar to what Decimator does on the MDHX to allow ref input, as it strips the timing of the SDI input.
(unless its currently there as I haven't physically tested UPM yet, but nothing in documentation)
Does anyone else have thoughts one how to handle Reference to the cameras in this scenario?