Timothy Dolan Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 I fly a Master Series and I have a shoot coming up for a student project that is shooting with a RED Epic. I was wondering what downconverter or any other accessories I would need in order to send the HD signal through the sled. Also any suggestions on any more accessories I should look into. Thank you, Tim Dolan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Alan Rencher Posted November 30, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 There are three major brands that are most often used. I have a Decimator 2, and it works perfectly. The Blackmagic miniconverters are the cheapest (I have the HDMI to SDI, and it has always worked flawlessly for me at about $200 cheaper than the competition.) AJA's are probably the best known. Decimator : http://www.decimator.com/Products/Decimator2/decimator2.html Blackmagic: http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/miniconverters/models AJA: http://www.aja.com/en/products/mini-converters/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Dolan Posted November 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Thank you very much I will look into them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evrim KAYA Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Hello Timothy, You should know that blackmagic’s down-converter unit’s voltage range is much smaller than decimator’s. I saw in first hand many blackmagic down-converters burn-up because of unregulated power from a hot-off-the-charger battery. That’s why I use decimator2 and very content about it. I never user Aja down-converter so I couldn’t say anything about it. But between decimator and blackmagic I can safely suggest you should invest on a more versatile decimator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Victor Lazaro Posted December 1, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 I believe the new Blackmagic have a wider range of voltage. Chech for every converter as it varies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Dolan Posted December 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Is there anything else I should get along with the downconverter to help me out on HD shoots? Thank you to everyone who is responding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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