Remote Video Editing Test – How To Set Up AJA’s T-Tap Thunderbolt I/O Device with Adobe Premiere Pro (Use a Monitor or HDMI TV as a Broadcast Monitor)

Posted on by Brandon Sentnor

Happy New Year!

I am currently editing offsite using a 40 inch HDTV (Ideally I use a broadcast monitor) and AJA T-Tap. I recently picked up a Blackmagic UltraStudio Mini Monitor as well as a AJA T-Tap. Both are great. The T-Tap is an external thunderbolt I/O device for editing and color correction. The reason to use this for editing is to make sure your external monitor with your program matches correctly with the editing timeline/resolution/ frame rate/color. I brought my T-Tap for working remotely to fully test it out. It gives you a proper broadcast quality playout to a monitor (HDMI or SDI). I tested it with my Flanders Broadcast Monitor (SDI input) and it looks fantastic. You can take this anywhere you go and fit in your pocket! The advantages of T-Tap over the Mini Monitor is, it can output 2K and 3D support for monitoring. This device I believe came out in 2012. Way ahead of it’s time.

The T-Tap is hooked up to my Macbook Pro i7 16GB Ram running Mac OS Catalina. I am running Premiere Pro. I am in a 1080i (Interlaced signal) 29.97 FPS sequence.

Thunderbolt 2 to the T-Tap and HDMI out to the TV. It’s that simple.

AJA T-Tap // Apple Thunderbolt (2M) 6.6 Feet // HDMI

Setting up the Control Panel

Adjust the Frame Rate here (As I stated, it will support monitor playout up to 2K Resolutions.)
HDMI Output up to 8 Channels of Audio.
Adobe Premiere settings to playback the T Tap with your HDMI/SDI Monitor

Overall, this device is working fantastic. I am thrilled with it. The Mini Monitor is also great. Please note this will not work with Resolve, for that you will need the Mini Monitor.

Happy New Year and Cheers!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Brandon Sentnor is a Remote Video Editor in the entertainment industry. His work can be seen on NBC, MTV, BET, REFINERY29, and beyond. Brandon’s passion outside of working as an editor is to share his insights, craft, and perspective on his blog.