[Solved] Using Panasonic GH4 DSLR for streaming using capture card. having trouble after using it no problem for a long time. please help.
[Solved] Using Panasonic GH4 DSLR for streaming using capture card. having trouble after using it no problem for a long time. please help.
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So the mini HDMI cable was very loose. I used some jewelry pliers to crimp the male connector and made a tighter connection, now It works!
A friend gave me this GH4 a while ago. I got it working using the mini HDMI out on the camera and this capture cardand through a powered USB hub (also tested through direct to PC). Now after refiguring my setup, I had to disconnect my camera from my setup for a few minutes to move things around. However everything was turned off before disconnecting. I plugged everything back in, and now my source on streamlabs displays my capture card as just a black screen. It registers that it is connected, but there is nothing going through. could it be a setting in the GH4 that got reset, the HDMI port on my GH4 is faulty, could it be the capture card? I'm at a loss and I am very distressed over this. Is there anyone out there who can help me?
I'd suggest to first directly plug in your GH4 directly to your computer and see if video from the camera/DSLR is detected using Streamlabs, OBS(, and Windows camera app if you're on Windows) after a reset
- if this works then it leaves half of the other components/variables as potentially being faulty
- if this doesn't work it could mean that the current components in use might be the source of the problem
- the OBS and Windows Camera app test also helps you see if Streamlabs, Windows permissions, or a hardware error might be in play
after using the potential binary state test suggested above it rules out half of the variables in play (I could be wrong as my mind is a bit fatigued atm but I hope this helps👍)
- if this works then it leaves half of the other components/variables as potentially being faulty
I am gonna go out on a limb here and say that your gh4 has had some settings reset. Your capture card just pushes what it receives. If you do get a blackscreen that means the capture card doesn't get any data. Otherwise your capture card would say no signal or alike.