Does BM Pocket Cam output true 422 from HDMI?
Matteusclement,
If you haven't found it already, according to page 15 of the BlackMagic Camera Manual (July 2013) (which you can download from the website):
HDMI Out
"The micro HDMI port of your Pocket Cinema Camera outputs 10-bit 4:2:2 HD video at 1920 x 1080 while recording. It can be used to output video to routers, monitors, capture devices, broadcast switchers and other HDMI devices."
I double-checked my facts this time! However, if you've handled the camera, you probably won't have much faith in this port until someone creates a cable lock for it, which they likely will. Eventually. It looks even less reassuring that a regular HDMI port which is nasty enough. In principal it seems you could gaffer tape the hell out of it in the meantime and work around the SD card limits for Pro Res if not DNG.
From what I understand, recorders don't work with the HDMI output from the 5d2 because the signal drops to SD while recording and it has the black bars at top and bottom and the what-not. Maybe Magic Lantern has a workaround for that but I don't recall hearing that.
Magic Lantern has the RAW hack for 5d2 and 5d3. I downloaded it but haven't gotten around to risking it yet. I don't remember what the frame rate on the 5d2 hack is though, might be sub 24.
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