From: "Robert Kjettrup" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
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Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 20:29:17 +0200
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Subject: Re: [AE] Video Monitor
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Im using the exact same Decklink Mini Monitor 4K and Flanders too, and its
fairly reliable in AE and Premiere, the 4K model is much better than the
older Mini Monitor that i experienced some trouble with.
I would say that for simple output only its not worth to invest in the more
hardcore decklinks anymore, i had a 4K extreme that i 99% of the time just
used as an output card and went the 4K Mini Monitor model and havn't
noticed any worse performance than before.

Unfortunately with the way Adobe has implemented the Mercury Transmit in AE
and Premiere its far from as nice and smooth to work with as in Resolve.
Adobe tries to switch resolution all the time so expect a lot of loss of
SDI signal with the Flanders when you open anything not within spec to the
decklink or the Flanders monitor.
In Resolve you set a fixed output res+framerate and everything will be
scaled to this, resulting in a much much smoother experience.

btw... there is a bug in either the current AE or the latest BM drivers,
that will loose the output signal after some minutes working in a comp,
then you need to force an update by switching to another comp with a
supported res and back again, then the Transmit output updates.

all in all, a semi nice experience, but 100% nessesary for all work i do.

Robert


Den ons. 5. sep. 2018 kl. 16.33 skrev Byron Nash <AE-List@media-motion.tv>:

> It's been a while since I tried a broadcast monitor for AE previews. I'm
> looking at a Decklink mini Monitor 4K so I can use SDI to get to a Flanders
> monitor I have here. In the past, I always had issues getting AE to play
> back realtime when an external monitor was connected. It felt as if the
> external monitor was a huge strain on the system. I thought I'd get a
> consensus before I use hard earned budget dollars.
>
> Thanks
> Byron
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Im using the exact same Decklink Mini Monitor 4K and Fland=
ers too, and its fairly reliable in AE and Premiere, the 4K model is much b=
etter than the older Mini Monitor that i experienced some trouble with.<div=
>I would say that for simple output only its not worth to invest in the mor=
e hardcore decklinks anymore, i had a 4K extreme that i 99% of the time jus=
t used as an output card and went the 4K Mini Monitor model and havn&#39;t =
noticed any worse performance than before.</div><div><br></div><div>Unfortu=
nately with the way Adobe has implemented the Mercury Transmit in AE and Pr=
emiere its far from as nice and smooth to work with as in Resolve. Adobe tr=
ies to switch resolution all the time so expect a lot of loss of SDI signal=
 with the Flanders when you open anything not within spec to the decklink o=
r the Flanders monitor.</div><div>In Resolve you set a fixed output res+fra=
merate and everything will be scaled to this, resulting in a much much smoo=
ther experience.</div><div><br></div><div>btw... there is a bug in either t=
he current AE or the latest BM drivers, that will loose the output signal a=
fter some minutes working in a comp, then you need to force an update by sw=
itching to another comp with a supported res and back again, then the Trans=
mit output updates.</div><div><br></div><div>all in all, a semi nice experi=
ence, but 100% nessesary for all work i do.</div><div><br></div><div>Robert=
</div><div><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div d=
ir=3D"ltr">Den ons. 5. sep. 2018 kl. 16.33 skrev Byron Nash &lt;<a href=3D"=
mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv">AE-List@media-motion.tv</a>&gt;:<br></div><=
blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px=
 #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">It&#39;s been a while since =
I tried a broadcast monitor for AE previews. I&#39;m looking at a Decklink =
mini Monitor 4K so I can use SDI to get to a Flanders monitor I have here. =
In the past, I always had issues getting AE to play back realtime when an e=
xternal monitor was connected. It felt as if the external monitor was a hug=
e strain on the system. I thought I&#39;d get a consensus before I use hard=
 earned budget dollars.=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>Thanks</div><div>Byron</di=
v></div>
</blockquote></div>

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