The connection uses one cable, typically FireWire or SDI, and is natively supported by many nonlinear video editing programs (NLEs). Digital component video is also carried over HDMI. See YCbCr ...
When HDMI rose as the major digital interconnect for AV use, one of the things it offered was simplicity. One cable for HD video and sound ... is a tiny bit of a mess. All HDMI ports look the ...