Switch 6 - SMPTE Levels - Betacam Levels
This setting selects between SMPTE or Betacam video levels. Set switch 6 to OFF for SMPTE
levels, or to ON for Betacam levels. SMPTE levels are more common and even Betacam SP
decks can use SMPTE levels so only switch this to Betacam if you are sure that Betacam levels
are being used.
Switch 5 - Component, Composite or S-Video
Set switch 5 to OFF to select analog component video input, or to ON for composite video and
S-Video analog inputs.
The switch legend on the base of your converter gives you all the
information you need to change conversion settings.
Switch 4 - Composite - S-Video
Set switch 4 to OFF to select composite video input, or to ON for S-Video input.
Switch 1 - Processing Off - Processing On
This switch is not used.
Mini Switch Settings Example
Experiment with the switches by setting your Blackmagic Mini Converter to Component and
Analog Audio input by setting switches 8 and 5 to the OFF position.
Blackmagic Converters Setup Settings
The Converters Setup utility can be used to change settings and update your Mini Converter’s
software. You can access these settings by moving between the ‘video,’ ‘audio,’ and
‘about’ tabs.
The ‘about’ tab is detailed in the ‘changing settings’ section in this manual.
The ‘video’ tab for Mini Converter Analog to SDI contains the following settings.
Input Levels menu
This lets you set the luminance and chroma levels, and the B-Y and R-Y component levels
independently.
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