when I launch an interlaced (50i) DXV3 clip, playback quality is unpredictable and seems completely random: sometimes it plays smoothly as expected from 50i video (i.e. smooth and fluid on external TV set) while sometimes it looks like its ignoring the interlaced mode (e.g. crawling text is very rou...

Got that, but the decoding overhead of MP4 should be the same, regardless of the selected output device, right ?

Thanks After a short test, it appears that (in my environment) the output using a BMD UltraStudio Mini Monitor is actually less fluid (more stutter) than the straight PC HDMI output :shock: Tested with a simple 50 fps MP4 clip, project set to 50 fps, and BMD device to 50i SDI. In all cases, the CPU ...

Assuming I just need to output using HDMI to an external device (TV or projector), and no frames are dropped, what would I gain by using output via the BMD Mini Monitor (using Arena) instead of the built-in HDMI of my laptop (using Arena or Avenue) ? Better V-sync ? less tearing ? better interlaced ...

Thanks (=always RTFM )

Hi I have a Blackmagic Design UltraStudio Mini Monitor (Thunderbolt), but it doesn't appear as an output device for Avenue (only the computer display(s) appear on the list; also NDI appears as a choice and works fine). Am I missing something or is it impossible ? (Windows 10 laptop with nVidia Quadr...