Decimator MD-HX HDMI and SDI Cross Converter with Scaling & Frame Rate Conversion

Used this to hook HDMI input to a Blackmagic 4K SDI card. Worked great. LOVE this product.

Decimator MD-HX est vraiment un très bon produit. Il est robuste et performant. Linterface est vraiment simple. Je le recommande vivement. Decimator MD- HX is really a great product . It is robust and powerful. The interface is really simple. I highly recommend it.

This unit sends and receives video and audio flawlessly. We generally use it as a simple converter. But, there have been a few shows where we needed to scale the signal so a receiving unit (BMD) could pass the feed.

It does just what it says and all in a nice compact format. I dont know how other manufacturers get away with charging many times the price of the Decimator to do the same thing, but this little box seems to have the most bang for the buck. I really like the ability to change settings via the OSX app, too.

I love this thing! Its the swiss army knife of standards & frame rate conversion. I bought one for use with my camera system at the 2016 Lone Star EMMY awards show. The set-up for use went like this: I was the roaming camera in the audience grabbing shots as the winners walked up to the stage. The camera was a Canon 5D3 on a DJI Ronin with the signal wirelessly transmitted to video world via a IDX CW-1 HDMI Tx/Rcv system and switched on a BlackMagic ATEM via HD-SDI. ATEM users know that these switcher systems are VERY particular about the video signal it will take. If the video signal input isnt perfect, all you get on that channel is black. The Decimator allowed us to take the HDMI signal output at the wireless receiver and simultaneously convert it to HD-SDI in the frame size AND frame rate needed by the ATEM. If youre doing live events, you NEED to have a few of these in your kit.

I was able to send 480i camera to my 1080p switcher convert to wide screen

Had to convert one of our HDMI cameras to SDI and this converter did the job! Very pleased!

The Decimator MD-HX Cross Converter does an excellent job with very low latency and great resolution. We have a Blackmagic Design Mini Converter which I like too but it has more lag two frames more and runs hotter, also doesnt do HDMI. The Price is the same so its a no brainer for me, we will be buying more Decimators. Note: the screen is small hard to read not really an improvement over the dip switches on the Blackmagic but the build quality is better and the price is the same. Its a lot more versatile with horizontal & vertical flip which gives you a lot of options for camera mounting so pretty much a no brainer.

Limited to digital video, but I have stopped renting Folsom Image Pros.

I wish (and i know this isnt the item for it) it had a multi-view. then it would solve all my needs and be the only thing i need in my Oh-Sh*t go bag. I didnt take a star oiff for that since thats a wish list and isnt what this item is for. I just wish it had an option for battery instead of needed a wall slug.