Perhaps it's set to emulate or something like that. Good idea, I'll check when I'm back at the facility.
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Dom Q. Silverio" <domqsilverio@...> wrote:
>
> Go to the menu settings 202. See if changing that affects it.
>
>
> Dom Q. Silverio
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 1:26 PM, johnrobmoore <bigfish@...> wrote:
>
> > Relax coincidence point did the trick and I'm happily capturing frame
> > accurately from both Sony and Panny decks, based on the machines time code
> > window displaying time code at the bottom of the frame to avoid the field
> > offset when the tc window is at the top of the from. One curiosity after
> > all is said and done when I auto config to one of our SD Panny AJ-D930
> > decks it thinks it's a BVW-75. Usually the auto config is wrong on the
> > Panny decks but it at least gets the manufacturer correct on our 1200A and
> > 1400 models. Not a big deal but I hadn't noticed that behavior before but
> > then I've rarely used anything but the 1400 and 1200 decks.
> >
> > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Verne Mattson <vdmattson@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Go to Settings>Deck Preferences and check "Relax coincidence point
> > detection".  See if that helps.
> > >
> > > Verne
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: johnrobmoore <bigfish@>
> > > To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 5, 2013 10:17 PM
> > > Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: Symphony 6.0.4 with Decklink 4K Ext. can't find
> > coincidence point on capture?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Â
> > > I got back on the system and installed a keyspan USA 28x b. Using the
> > keyspan trying to batch capture from the Sony digibeta I got 51 aborts and
> > 10 successes that were all frame accurate.
> > >
> > > I switched back to the Decklink 4K card and I got 61 aborts and 1
> > captured clip that was also frame accurate. The successful clip happened
> > on attempt 24 not the very last one and I switched the digibeta to LTC from
> > Auto Time code read after attempt 30 just to see if that played a factor.
> > >
> > > The fact that the panasonic decks seem to capture reliably makes me
> > think there is something different in their RS-422 protocol that is more
> > forgiving or less likely to send an error flag to Avid through the decklink
> > interface. Clearly there seems to be an under the hood issue here. I
> > can't believe people are using these cards in a tape environment with
> > success but perhaps there is something weird on this fairly virgin system
> > that I just haven't found yet.
> > >
> > > I googled and found this relating to time code breaks but that's not
> > what I need. I think I need a desensitizer. Hers's what I found in a
> > forum:
> > >
> > > There is also a console command to increase the TC break tolerance
> > though I have had little success with that.
> > >
> > > Set tolerance of timecode break detection during capture across timecode
> > breaks
> > > SYNTAX tcbreaktolerance 4
> > > NOTES The digitize window/capture window must be open while entering the
> > console
> > > command.
> > > This command sets the interval after which the system will check for a
> > TC break. The
> > > default is to check the timecode every 6 frames during capture.
> > Shortening the interval
> > > will catch the breaks earlier. It may also avoid a Timecode `slip' which
> > happens
> > > occasionally where the timecode on part of a clip can be off by several
> > frames due to
> > > the (rather lengthy) timecode check interval.
> > > CAUTION A setting below 3 is impractical â€" it will generate too many
> > error messages when there
> > > are not any. The minimum practical setting seems to be 3.
> > > As stated above, type this change into the console with the Capture
> > window active for
> > > it to work.
> > >
> > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, John Moore <bigfish@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Now that I've swapped our Decklink 4K extreme it is now registering in
> > > > system info and it works with the media express app and Avid Symphony
> > > > 6.0.4 on MacPro 12Core OS 10.8.3 BlackMagic Desktop manager 7.7 the
> > > > latest one on the BM site. For some reason in Avid I can not capture
> > or batch capture with in and out points or even just an in point with our
> > > > Sony decks. We have a DVW-A500 and a BVW-70. Trying to capture
> > from in house blacked tapes it will pre roll and roll up to the in point and
> > > > then error out saying "coincidence point not found" or whatever the
> > > > exact verbage is. I can however roll the machine and hit record
> > and it will capture a frame accurate clip. If I hook up one of our
> > Panasonic
> > > > AF-D96 decks it will capture properly. I tried manually configuring
> > the deck protocol to Sony when hooked up to the Panny deck and I started to
> > get the coincidence point error. I also tried controlling the Sony
> > > > DVW-A500 with Panasonic protocol and I got the coincidence point
> > error. I have taken the digibeta out of 4F to 2F with no change. I have
> > > > extended the preroll to 10 seconds and I still get the error. These
> > are in house black and code tapes that captured fine with the Black Magic
> > > > Media express app. I switched the capture setting from best available
> > > > time code to standard time code and no change. I pulled the reference
> > > > input off the Decklink 4K no change. I blanked all the Vertical
> > Interval to avoid a VITC conflict.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > In the past I've seen cases where different Rosetta Stone devices
> > worked
> > > > for different brands of decks. For example an Avid all in one PC com
> > > > port to RS 422 adapter would work with a Panny deck but not a J30SDI.Â
> > > > It wouldn't communicate at all. In my current case it communicates
> > but
> > > > can't find a coincidence point when there is an in point or a batch
> > > > capture. I trashed the .avs file in the project because I've seen
> > that
> > > > mess with batch capture before. This is a new install on a system
> > that
> > > > had the trial expire on Ver. 7 media composer. I uninstalled V. 7 and
> > > > installed V. 6.0.4 for a trial and then installed the Black magic
> > driver desktop manager. Everything works as expected except for capturing
> > > > from our Sony decks. I seem to recall someone mentioning a console
> > > > command to relax tolerance on deck control recently but I can't seem to
> > > > find that in the topics list. Anybody got any suggestions? And is
> > > > anybody running the decklink 4K extreme with Avid and capturing from
> > > > Sony decks.
> > > >
> > > > My next steps when I'm back in the room will be to try a keyspan and
> > set
> > > > the digibeta to read ltc only at the deck. I doubt the ltc only will
> > > > have an effect because the BVW-70 tape I used had no VITC and it still
> > > > couldn't find the coincidence point.
> > > >
> > > > Â
> > > > John Moore
> > > > Barking Trout Productions
> > > > Studio City, CA
> > > > bigfish@
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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