Nick Driftwood | Nick Driftwood's Pacman style 1080p59 94 Non Drop Frames Sync Test for Audio Video Latency @driftwoodtv | Uploaded May 2024 | Updated October 2024, 9 hours ago.
This test is easy to perform.
Download a copy of this video, and play it back on your computer or via a screen device with a good internet connection from YouTube.
With your camera attached to a video monitor via HDMI and resting on a tripod (or something steady) point it whilst filming at the screen playing back this video. Take a fast-shutter speed still photo of the whole scene (ie the camera, monitor, and source video screen). Now you'll be able to judge and account for the frame latency from the subject (in this case the video playback screen) or camera's LCD display to the HDMI output display/recording on your monitor (Atomos, Blackmagic, SmallHD, Portkeys, etc...).
You will also see how much latency the camera's display is from camera to subject by checking the difference of source to end display by subtracting the frames or milliseconds from each other.
Simples.
Hope you enjoy this Pacman themed sync tester! I made this a few years back for 5G Festival I was providing all the multicam filming for and it was important to judge the latency of each of the available cameras against the live stuff going out over 5G networks..
The whole video lasts 5 mins which should give you plenty of time to hit play and get photo results!
Driftwood
This test is easy to perform.
Download a copy of this video, and play it back on your computer or via a screen device with a good internet connection from YouTube.
With your camera attached to a video monitor via HDMI and resting on a tripod (or something steady) point it whilst filming at the screen playing back this video. Take a fast-shutter speed still photo of the whole scene (ie the camera, monitor, and source video screen). Now you'll be able to judge and account for the frame latency from the subject (in this case the video playback screen) or camera's LCD display to the HDMI output display/recording on your monitor (Atomos, Blackmagic, SmallHD, Portkeys, etc...).
You will also see how much latency the camera's display is from camera to subject by checking the difference of source to end display by subtracting the frames or milliseconds from each other.
Simples.
Hope you enjoy this Pacman themed sync tester! I made this a few years back for 5G Festival I was providing all the multicam filming for and it was important to judge the latency of each of the available cameras against the live stuff going out over 5G networks..
The whole video lasts 5 mins which should give you plenty of time to hit play and get photo results!
Driftwood
