The Mini Converters by BlackMagic Design have been around for a few months, but I don’t think I’ve written about them before. BlackMagic is the company behind the popular DeckLink capture boards which are a very good option if you need to get an SDI signal into Conduit Live affordably. Their new HDMI->SDI mini converters seems to be a nice solution for the other end of the computer’s video pipeline.
Until now DVI->SDI converters have cost something in the range of several thousand USD, making them out of reach for many people building a Conduit Live setup on a budget. BlackMagic’s converter box is only $495. Unless your video card has HDMI output, you’ll need a DVI->HDMI converter on top of that, but luckily that’s a very common piece of electronics you can buy in any computer store (DVI and HDMI are designed to be compatible without expensive signal conversion acrobatics).
Caveat lector: I haven’t tried the BlackMagic box myself. But if you do, I’d be intrigued to hear whether it’s as good as it seems!
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