Black Magic Decklink HD EXtreme HDMI Question

I recently got the Blackmagic Decklink HD Extreme card and when i connect the card up via HDMI to the client monitor I get a "Not Supported" on screen. This is within FCP and on the finder level as well and suggestions why I can get picture. I've tried two displays with no luck.

Thanks,
Ken

I have a MAC PRO
With the following configuration:
Two 2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Xe
Memory 16GB (8x2GB)
2x NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 512MB
1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
One 18x SuperDrive
the mac 30" monitor and a Insignia (cheap i know) 22" 1080p hdtv

Have you tried both HDMI connections on the Blackmagic? Though it's not labeled, one is In and one is Out.

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Tried that, I get depending on each one "No Signal" and on the other "Not Supported".

There are a lot of minor differences between BlackMagic video playback settings. (720P 59.94 Hz vs. 720P 60Hz, for example) It took us a while to dial everything in using a similar setup as you describe. Are you sure your playback and sequence settings match?


Adam

Also crack out the manual of the display- I'm sure it only accepts a certain number of resolutions/frame rates.

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It was the display I bought got a different type and its for the most part working fine. Still have some strange issues where I can get everything to the external display via HDMI but the canvas is then frozen. And the lag between default audio and the HDMI source is way off. Anyone encounter this and if so any remedy would be helpful!

Insignia LCD 1080P 22" displays will not work with this card.

Test all the settings out to the monitor as I can only run certain resolutions from my blackmagic to my HD CRT and my HD Plasma via, SDI, Component or HDMI.

As you have discovered - not all displays are made equal...



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