Camera Latency

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Camera Latency

davidmartinjr

CAMERAS: x2 BMPCC6K, x1 PZTOptics Cam
SWITCHER: ATEM Television Studio HD
RESOLUTION: 1080p
FPS: 29.97, will switch to 24 soon

I'm sending audio to my ATEM from Logic Pro where I'm mixing the service. This audio is processed with a lot of plugins plus a delay from Dante, so by the time it reaches the ATEM, it has some latency.

Is there any piece of equipment that could create a slight delay in my cameras to sync audio and video?

I found this $12K 3G SDI delayer, but that's too much for us to spend on this.

Would another Blackmagic switcher be able to account for this and delay the incoming video sources?

joelwsmith

davidmartinjr

Thanks for reaching out. And thanks for your patience. We just sold our house and went through a crazy couple of weeks.

Unfortunately, delaying video is not a normal or recommended practice in broadcast and live production. That is why there are only a few hardware options and most of them are not cheap.

This is also ultimately a practice I do not recommend.

But if you're adamant about delaying your video (again, I can't recommend this at all) then you can check out the Theatrixx 3G-SDI Line Delay or the Roland VC-1-DL converter (only provides a max of 4.5 frames of delay).