![]() ![]() In the past 2 weeks, I’ve been using ScopeBox as a digital recorder, and it’s worked out really well. I was starting to panic when my buddy Joey D’Anna reminded me of the recording functionality of ScopeBox. I’ve been in touch with BlackMagic and they’re taking care of me, but I still have shows to get out the door! The update bricked the HyperDeck Pro, making it useless – I’ve lost serial control, I can’t record anything (regardless of SSD) without dropping frames and the unit frequently power cycles itself. ![]() Recently, I saw that a firmware update was available for the HyperDeck and performed the update. Resolve/NLE > Legalizer > (Terranex Standards Conversion if Needed) > Hyper Deck Studio Pro For the past year or two, I’ve fed this device from the output of the DL-860 to record the legalized content. Ultimately, for cost and feature reasons I settled on a HyperDeck Studio Pro. Over the years I’ve tried quite a few recorders out there from AJA, Blackmagic, CineDeck and others. That’s where the digital recorder comes in. Unfortunately, there is no way with the DL-860 to record the files we feed it. We must pipe video into it as SDI – but how the heck do we record the final legalized video from the SDI output of the DL-860? Back in Insight 150 we took a look at using the trusty Harris DL-860 to do just this. The reason I can’t just export from my color grading app is that I need to take advantage of outboard hardware legalization. So, that workflow sounds simple enough and you’re probably thinking – “you just export from Resolve or an NLE right?” Well… not quite. Instead, I’m delivering ProRes and DNxHD files either as QuickTime or in the case of DNxHD as MXF wrapped files. While that can mean a few things – like on LTO tape, SSD or as an upload – I’m not doing nearly as many tape laybacks as I once did. I haven’t recorded with my trusty Sony 5500 HDCAM SR deck in a few months.Īlmost all of the projects I work on – both broadcast and non-broadcast – are being delivered digitally. ScopeBox as A Hardware Legalizer? Sort of. While I always knew about this functionality, it wasn’t until a recent hardware failure that I put it to the test, and I’m glad I did. In this Insight, I want to share with you another way of using ScopeBox – as a digital recorder. In a world of high-cost hardware scopes and rasterizers, ScopeBox is an amazingly flexible and powerful tool.įactor in some specialized scope options like HML Balance, Channel Plots, a great implementation of Alexis Van Hurkman’s Hue Vectors Graticule for the Vectorscope, and ScopeLink for integrating with Adobe Creative Cloud and Final Cut Pro X, there is no doubt that if you have a Mac and an extra $99 USD, ScopeBox is a no brainer purchase. Pat, Dan and I have expressed our love of Divergent Media’s ScopeBox A LOT over the years. ![]() With the ability to save layouts and source settings, you can easily create a "turnkey" scope station, which launches directly into your preferred configuration.Tutorials / Using ScopeBox as a Digital Recorder Cost-Effective, Powerful Scopes Also Double as a Digital Recorder From SD to 4K, if you can feed the signal into your Mac, ScopeBox will monitor it. ScopeBox doesn't limit the frame size you can monitor. When combined with an inexpensive Thunderbolt capture device, ScopeBox turns your Mac laptop into the ultimate portable quality analysis solution. Whether you're in YCbCr or RGB, 8 bit or 10bit, 4:2:2 or 4:4:4, ScopeBox will display your image perfectly. Scopes can be used far more accurately when they work in the same format as the rest of your production pipeline. By leveraging the Mac you've already got, you can have scopes in any environment. Turn your older Mac Mini into a dedicated scope system, or take your scopes on the go with a Macbook, Macbook Air, or Macbook Pro. Whether you're working in editing and compositing applications like Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X, or After Effects DIT tools like Prelude, Silverstack, or LiveGrade or color grading software like SpeedGrade you can use the same professional scopes. ScopeLink allows you to feed video directly from many popular applications directly to ScopeBox. Now whether you're building a new color correction suite, or looking for a way to ensure you get the shot in the field, ScopeBox offers you all the tools you need on your Mac. ScopeBox replaces a cart full of tools: Preview Monitor, Waveform, Vectorscope, Audio Meters, Direct Disk Recorder and goes even further, adding Luminance Histogram, RGB Histograms, and RGB Parade. ![]()
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