How to send digital signal from EX1 to DV firewire at DVinfo.net

Christian Valtanen · January 24th, 2010, 07:06 AM

I tried to send from firewire to dvd recorder but it does not understand the signal.
There is box that can change SDI to firewire dv but it costs 1500€...is there some cheaper and simplier way to do this?

Craig Seeman · January 24th, 2010, 08:47 AM

Camera sends video out firewire only when in SP (HDV Compatible) mode. If you shoot in HQ (XDCAM EX) as you should, it does not output firewire. It outputs HD-SDI. Blackmagic has a bunch of converters but none to firewire.
Blackmagic Design: Mini Converters
They do have SDI to Analog which might give you a way to connect to a DVD Recorder.

Mark Bolding · January 24th, 2010, 11:07 AM

I don't know if the EX1 will do this but the EX1R will send standard def down the firewire on media playback. I was able to record footage shot at 1080 24p via firewire to my consumer sony mini dv camcorder which looked great. When I tried the same thing to my Panasonic DVD recorder it didn't work out; the recorder got confused every time I manipulated the thumbnails in the camera. This is not a simple process but playing back in camera and recording to dv and then recording mini dv to dvd recording is certainly cheap and should be fairly lossless in quality via firewire. The downside is it is quite time consuming.

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Craig Seeman · January 24th, 2010, 10:37 PM

EX1 is ONLY HDV over firewire.

Christian Valtanen · January 25th, 2010, 02:13 AM

or have you seen dvd recorder that can take hdv in?

Mark Bolding · January 25th, 2010, 09:25 PM

Hey Craig, your caps lock button is stuck

Craig Seeman · January 25th, 2010, 09:27 PM

I have a finger STUCK to the CAPS LOCK key. I'm not going to tell you which FINGER though. <wink>

January 24th, 2010, 07:06 AM	#1
Christian Valtanen Tourist Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finland Posts: 4	How to send digital signal from EX1 to DV firewire I tried to send from firewire to dvd recorder but it does not understand the signal. There is box that can change SDI to firewire dv but it costs 1500€...is there some cheaper and simplier way to do this?

January 25th, 2010, 02:13 AM	#5
Christian Valtanen Tourist Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finland Posts: 4	other solution? or have you seen dvd recorder that can take hdv in?

January 24th, 2010, 08:47 AM	#2
Craig Seeman Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Posts: 3,841	Camera sends video out firewire only when in SP (HDV Compatible) mode. If you shoot in HQ (XDCAM EX) as you should, it does not output firewire. It outputs HD-SDI. Blackmagic has a bunch of converters but none to firewire. Blackmagic Design: Mini Converters They do have SDI to Analog which might give you a way to connect to a DVD Recorder.

January 24th, 2010, 11:07 AM	#3
Mark Bolding Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pembroke Pines, Florida Posts: 109	I don't know if the EX1 will do this but the EX1R will send standard def down the firewire on media playback. I was able to record footage shot at 1080 24p via firewire to my consumer sony mini dv camcorder which looked great. When I tried the same thing to my Panasonic DVD recorder it didn't work out; the recorder got confused every time I manipulated the thumbnails in the camera. This is not a simple process but playing back in camera and recording to dv and then recording mini dv to dvd recording is certainly cheap and should be fairly lossless in quality via firewire. The downside is it is quite time consuming. mb

January 24th, 2010, 10:37 PM	#4
Craig Seeman Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Posts: 3,841	EX1 is ONLY HDV over firewire.

January 25th, 2010, 09:25 PM	#6
Mark Bolding Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pembroke Pines, Florida Posts: 109	Hey Craig, your caps lock button is stuck

January 25th, 2010, 09:27 PM	#7
Craig Seeman Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Posts: 3,841	I have a finger STUCK to the CAPS LOCK key. I'm not going to tell you which FINGER though. <wink>