pmw350 in SD

Alister Chapman · December 24th, 2009, 12:09 PM

To enable SD you must by the SD option which is a hardware dongle. Without the dongle the camera does not do SD.

Boris Barel · December 25th, 2009, 03:48 PM

Another question...
Does the sdi output sound as well or only video? THX.

Alister Chapman · December 26th, 2009, 08:56 AM

SDI contains sound and timecode.

Boris Barel · December 26th, 2009, 09:53 AM

So, I can run simple BNC from camera to an uplink unit that will contain
video and sound, right? No need for xlrs? What length can I run? Is it safe to say 60 meters
without quality loss?

Thierry Humeau · December 26th, 2009, 11:27 AM

Yes, but this is very dependant of the HD/SDI cable quality you will use. With proper cabling, you can safely do 50 meters and quite more.

Here is a bit more background info on this:

Extron Electronics - Distributing High Definition, High Performance Imagery for InfoComm's Large Venue Display Gallery ? How We Do It
http://www.whirlwindusa.com/ftp/tech/beldtb65.pdf

Thierry.

Steve Cottrell · December 26th, 2009, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alister Chapman

To enable SD you must by the SD option which is a hardware dongle. Without the dongle the camera does not do SD.

Thanks for that. Okay, I've got a PMW-350 and I've got a hardware dongle. Can I still record SD in the camera onto the SxS cards, or does the dongle mean that I have to record the SD externally, say onto a Nanoflash or similar?

Sorry to be a pain.

Steve

Boris Barel · December 26th, 2009, 02:40 PM

With the optional dongle you can record sd dv to sxs media as avi files.

Boris Barel · December 26th, 2009, 03:05 PM

Thierry Humeau thank you so much for those links. It is exactly what I needed.

Alister Chapman · December 27th, 2009, 03:11 AM

Just to clarify the SD situation once more.

With the dongle you can record the cameras output as AVI files on the SxS cards or other internal media. The camera will output SD over SDi, component, firewire, composite or HDMI. It will not record SD or DV from external sources including firewire.

HD in is possible using the 1440x1080 SP mode and inputing HDV over firewire.

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December 26th, 2009, 11:27 AM	#20
Thierry Humeau Telecam Films Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Washington DC Posts: 723	Yes, but this is very dependant of the HD/SDI cable quality you will use. With proper cabling, you can safely do 50 meters and quite more. Here is a bit more background info on this: Extron Electronics - Distributing High Definition, High Performance Imagery for InfoComm's Large Venue Display Gallery ? How We Do It http://www.whirlwindusa.com/ftp/tech/beldtb65.pdf Thierry. __________________ Thierry Humeau, DoP Télécam Films www.telecamfilms.com

December 27th, 2009, 03:11 AM	#24
Alister Chapman Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 4,957	Just to clarify the SD situation once more. With the dongle you can record the cameras output as AVI files on the SxS cards or other internal media. The camera will output SD over SDi, component, firewire, composite or HDMI. It will not record SD or DV from external sources including firewire. HD in is possible using the 1440x1080 SP mode and inputing HDV over firewire. __________________ Alister Chapman, Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.xdcam-user.com/alisters-blog/ My XDCAM site and blog. http://www.hurricane-rig.com

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December 25th, 2009, 03:48 PM	#17
Boris Barel Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Israel Posts: 45	Another question... Does the sdi output sound as well or only video? THX.

December 26th, 2009, 09:53 AM	#19
Boris Barel Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Israel Posts: 45	So, I can run simple BNC from camera to an uplink unit that will contain video and sound, right? No need for xlrs? What length can I run? Is it safe to say 60 meters without quality loss?

December 26th, 2009, 02:40 PM	#22
Boris Barel Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Israel Posts: 45	With the optional dongle you can record sd dv to sxs media as avi files.

December 26th, 2009, 03:05 PM	#23
Boris Barel Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Israel Posts: 45	Thierry Humeau thank you so much for those links. It is exactly what I needed.