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Old May 20th, 2007, 12:22 AM   #16
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hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
well, mine dont work. i have a cable called "ultralink" which was like $120cdn.

ill take the cable back monday and try a different one. cant imagine why its so picky.

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Old May 20th, 2007, 07:55 AM   #17
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hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
well, mine dont work. i have a cable called "ultralink" which was like $120cdn.

ill take the cable back monday and try a different one. cant imagine why its so picky.

terence

As a wise man once said "Cables are cables."

The intensity and the hv20 work just fine together.

I can only imagine that either you have the wrong bm drivers, or you screwed something up (I cant imagine what though, theres not much for you to screw up).


Hehe, just kidding...
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Old May 20th, 2007, 08:30 AM   #18
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Those screenshots are exactly what I get: the 1920x1080 for my good cable, and DVI for my bad cable.
That's great information to have. Thanks. I think your idea for creating a list of working vs non-working cables could be very helpful until a real fix comes in the form of a driver revision.

Until we have multiple instances of the same cable model working, we have nothing more than information that particular individual cables work.

Derek, can you add your information; nonworking cables and the length of your VELOCITY? Maybe Terence can add some too.

So:

Working
Brand / Model / Length / Number Reported

Impact Acoustics / VELOCITY / ?M / 1


Non-working
Brand / Model / Length / Number Reported

Impact Acoustics / SONICWAVE / 2M / 1
Phiips / M62809 / 6FT / 1
StarTech / MDMIMM15 / 15FT / 1
ULTRALINK / ? / ? / 1
Monster / ? / ? / 1
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Old May 20th, 2007, 10:06 AM   #19
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so, the camera in la that was working.. now is not.
nothing was changed other than the camera unplugged and put away, then plugged back in a day or so later.

that was this cable: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16812189136
he had another cable in a box of unknown origin, which didnt work either.

its possible the cable got damaged, but man, this setup seems way too finiky.

im going to go buy another cable at best buy and see what happens. this is getting annoying though.
the one i have right now is "ultralink matrix 2, 4metre"

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Old May 20th, 2007, 10:12 AM   #20
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and now mine WORKS.
i just turned the cam off and on again.

actually, no, i also closed my pc case (was left open after installing the card).

this has to be some sort of grounding or impedence issue with the BM card. the cables working/non working is just coincidence or just a tipping point.

time to email black magic and see if these clues are of any use to them.

in any case, im not turning my cam off :-P must play.

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Old May 20th, 2007, 10:23 AM   #21
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Updated

Working:
Brand / Model / Length / Number Reported

Impact Acoustics / VELOCITY / 5M / 1
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Non-working:
Brand / Model / Length / Number Reported

Energy/ A/V Cable / 1M/ 1
Impact Acoustics / SONICWAVE / 2M / 1
Phiips / M62809 / 6FT / 1
StarTech / MDMIMM15 / 15FT / 1
ULTRALINK / ? / ? / 1
Monster / ? / ? / 1
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Old May 20th, 2007, 10:29 AM   #22
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its possible the cable got damaged, but man, this setup seems way too finiky.

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I'm scarred to even touch mine now in case it stops working haha...
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Old May 20th, 2007, 10:29 AM   #23
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turned cam off, then back on.. and now its "dvi" again.

gonna try re-seating the capture card.

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Old May 20th, 2007, 10:36 AM   #24
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and now mine WORKS.
i just turned the cam off and on again.

actually, no, i also closed my pc case (was left open after installing the card).

this has to be some sort of grounding or impedence issue with the BM card. the cables working/non working is just coincidence or just a tipping point.

time to email black magic and see if these clues are of any use to them.

in any case, im not turning my cam off :-P must play.

terence
Well, pinch my toes and call me a jelly donut! Mine is working now!

I had tried all kinds of combinations of turning the camera on, off, rebooting with camera on, rebooting with camera off, monitor on, monitor off, monitor connected, monitor disconnected, rebooting while standing on my chair, swinging a cable over my head and singing "La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, means I love you!"

Just now, I tried turning the camera on and off several times, I unplugged and reinserted the cable into the camera, and "wiggled/readjusted" it's seating in the socket.

One or all of these things worked.

Let the head scratching begin.
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Old May 20th, 2007, 10:45 AM   #25
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ffs.

now which side is the culprit, the cam or the card... grr
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Old May 20th, 2007, 02:41 PM   #26
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after reading a bit about the hv20 and hdmi issues with another device.. i think i have a notion as to how this all works.

it seems to have something to do with initialization sequences. basically, i have found (so far so good) that you need to turn things on in a certain way.

1: turn on pc
2: connect hdmi cable to pc
3: turn on camera in tape mode
4: connect hdmi cable to camera

this seems to get me in HD mode. my luck it will all go to hell after i post this, but so far, its working. if anyone would like to try and confirm this "always works" id appreciate it.

edit: nevermind :(

terence.
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Old May 20th, 2007, 07:17 PM   #27
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Hi guys,

Sorry the the lack of postings regarding this issue. I don't come to dvinfo very often (I really should). Thanks to Roy for informing me about his thread.

We've making good progress with compatibility with HV20. The v1.4 update will not enable Intensity to work with HV20. However, we expect to get this up and running with the next driver update.

It's definitely not a cable related issue.
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Old May 20th, 2007, 08:07 PM   #28
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do you have any idea why its so intermittent? i guess you are thinking its fixable on the intensity end.. thats good :) cause i think canon would be much less responsive.

thanks for looking into this
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Old May 20th, 2007, 08:19 PM   #29
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Not too sure. I think the EDID negotiation between devices could have been tripped or interrupted by either the cables or the sequence in which devices are powered up / connected. Not an entirely reliable way to get things done though. :)
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Old May 21st, 2007, 12:55 PM   #30
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We've making good progress with compatibility with HV20. The v1.4 update will not enable Intensity to work with HV20. However, we expect to get this up and running with the next driver update.
Thanks for stopping by and giving us the update, Kristian.

That's encouraging news. I've got to agree with Terence that if Canon had needed to do something, we'd be out of luck. So I guess what's needed now is some patience.
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