Decklink Quad 2 1080p59.94 Color Space (pixel format) and Sync

krushd · December 28, 2019, 3:39pm

Hello. I’m changing over some workflows from 1080i59.94 to 1080p59.94 and get a warning on the Quad 2 that 1080p59.94 is not supported on the device when it is. It seems that the test to determine compatibility is based on 8 bit RGB, but past 1080p30, the Quad 2 is only 8 or 10-bit YUV 4:2:2.

The output seems fine, but I’m wondering if there is any sacrifices or performance hits behind the scenes.

Also, when using the decklink producer at 1080p, it throws a lot of out-sync warnings. The out-sync messages don’t appear if playing a 1080p file or html page. Any insights are appreciated!

hreinnbeck · December 28, 2019, 5:07pm

IIRC Decklinks only support alpha in 8-bit BGRA and that’s the reason for using that format. Is your alpha output correct?

(On a sidenote, I guess that’s a limitation for the internal keyers. Perhaps we should be able to support 10-bit YUV when we do separate key outputs.)

krushd · December 28, 2019, 5:35pm

I have all 8 channels set as individual channels - with none as keys. In the config, to help test, I’ve tried it with just 1 channel and with multiple. I don’t think there’s a way to use the config to turn off the keyer, instead I settle for the “failed to enable external keyer” error.

hreinnbeck · December 28, 2019, 5:42pm

I guess CCG sends 8bitBGRA to the card and it transforms it to 10bitYUV, and that could be delaying frames and giving you those out-sync messages. Please post a log of one run with CCG.

didikunz · December 28, 2019, 9:43pm

Set the keyer to default instead of external to get rid of that error.

krushd · January 1, 2020, 7:41pm

Sorry for the delay in posting this (and Happy New Year!) - using the latest build with a pretty simple config to help eliminate possible issues. Playing back a 1080p59.94 clip that was recorded on a BMD Video Assist via Decklink 1 earlier.

Also, @didikunz - I tired keyer = default, but pretty sure that is the same as setting it to external (in the decklink consumer code)

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[2020-01-01 14:34:42.929] [info]                   <embedded-audio>false</embedded-audio>
[2020-01-01 14:34:42.929] [info]                   <latency>normal</latency>
[2020-01-01 14:34:42.929] [info]                   <keyer>default</keyer>
[2020-01-01 14:34:42.929] [info]                   <buffer-depth>3</buffer-depth>
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[2020-01-01 14:34:42.969] [warning] Device does not support video-format: 1080p59.94
[2020-01-01 14:34:42.970] [info]    DeckLink Quad 2 [1-1|1080p5994] Disabled low-latency mode.
[2020-01-01 14:34:42.971] [error]   DeckLink Quad 2 [1-1|1080p5994] Failed to enable external keyer.
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[2020-01-01 14:34:43.022] [info]    DeckLink Quad 2 [1-1|1080p5994] Reference signal: not detected.
[2020-01-01 14:34:43.316] [info]    async_event_server[:5250] Accepted connection from 127.0.0.1 (1 connections).
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[2020-01-01 14:34:43.327] [info]    Sent message to 127.0.0.1:200 INFO OK\r\n1 1080p5994 PLAYING\r\n\r\n
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[2020-01-01 14:35:16.366] [warning] DeckLink Quad 2 [2|1080p5994] out-sync changed: -1718.4
[2020-01-01 14:35:16.382] [warning] DeckLink Quad 2 [2|1080p5994] out-sync changed: -1735.06
[2020-01-01 14:35:16.399] [warning] DeckLink Quad 2 [2|1080p5994] out-sync changed: -1751.75
[2020-01-01 14:35:16.416] [warning] DeckLink Quad 2 [2|1080p5994] out-sync changed: -1768.44
[2020-01-01 14:35:16.434] [warning] DeckLink Quad 2 [2|1080p5994] out-sync changed: -1785.13

didikunz · January 2, 2020, 11:01am

Try with the command: PLAY 1-1 DECKLINK DEVICE 1 FORMAT 1080p5994 That usually works for me.

krushd · January 3, 2020, 2:42am

Same result with that too

hreinnbeck · January 3, 2020, 5:45am

I notice that you have a mobile GPU, so are you perhaps using an extension chassis? 1080P is twice the bandwidth of 1080I, could this be a bandwidth issue?

Julusian · January 5, 2020, 5:17pm

Yes, the only format with alpha supported by the decklink is 8bit RGBA. So caspar always sends that off.
I believe it is the driver doing the conversion rather than the cards themselves, so I expect some cpu cost and potential timings variances there.

While I would like to be able to send YCbCr to the decklinks where possible, that doesnt fit into the existing mixed frame flow at all.