Genlock - The Mac mini and Mac Studio support genlock over USB-C, so there's no need for a separate sync box. Genlock is used in multi-camera shoots and virtual production to lock timing to a shared reference signal. The Mac's display and the camera filming it are synchronized, preventing flickering and tearing from a mismatch between the display refresh rate and camera shutter. Apple previously added genlock support to the iPhone 17 Pro models, so now an iPhone 17 Pro and one of the new Macs can work in tandem for pros who need the feature.
For me it sounds not so interresting. Genlock is not framelock for outputs.
As some people are asking the same question, we will answer on our Facebook group here, because this is where the discussion is the most active (other users are participating in the conversation as well).
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I was about to ask the same thing!
Hi,
i found this on macrumors:
For me it sounds not so interresting. Genlock is not framelock for outputs.
Yes. Thats right. But what if Genlock over USB-C could also frame/phase-lock multiple physical outputs of the same Mac?
If the same reference can be used to lock all the Mac’s display outputs simultaneously, this could finally solve our long-standing limitation.
I’d love to see this tested on the new Mac Studio with 2+ 4K outputs creating a single canvas
Hello @albertospad & @ectoplasmosis,
As some people are asking the same question, we will answer on our Facebook group here, because this is where the discussion is the most active (other users are participating in the conversation as well).
Best. Philippe
And for those boomers who does not have Facebook? 😬
Hello @albertospad. Below my answer on the Facebook group. Philippe
Thanks!