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Posted by David McCall on 01/12/06 17:32
"Jeff_BTFP" <jeffstroming@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1137085786.523709.62130@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hi,
>
> I just bought a Sony SEG-2550a Video Switcher (a relic, I know) and am
> having problems with it. When I hook up an external source (I tried
> with both a Camera and a commercial grade DVD deck) the picture jitters
> a million which ways, and looks very unstable. All of the internal
> video sources (color backgrounds and the like that generate inside the
> actual unit) all work fine.
>
> My Question: Do all of the sources on this switcher (or any real Video
> Switcher for that matter) NEED to be synched to run decent video
> through it?
>
> When I say decent, I mean using the Mix or Wipe modes from 1 source to
> another and not feeling like im in the twilight zone. I upgraded
> (however slightly) from a Sima FX-9 video mixer that wouldn't allow me
> to do straight cuts because the sources weren't synched. I really only
> need that mixing feature on the new switcher.
>
> Should I be able to run video that isn't Genlocked through the board
> and still get a decent picture when mixing, or did I screw up and now
> need to go buy some TBC's??
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff
>
Time to look for some good TBCs
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