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  kona vs Black Magic (HDCam FCP workflow)

  Posted by Louis Sparre on October 10, 2006 at 7:58 pm

  We have a project that we filmed in HDCAM 1080p23.98 and we plan to
  offline on our FCP system. Can anyone recommend a workflow and
  equipment for us? Here’s what we hope to do:

  -we want to capture from our HD masters through a card that can
  convert our 1080p23.98 footage to DV25 (DV NTSC 29.97) as we load,
  preserving TC that we will be able to use for our online. Can this
  downconvert happen as we load? Which card is necessary- do we need a
  Kona 3 or is a Black Magic Decklink HD Extreme sufficient? Which
  HDCAM deck will be most reliable and affordable to rent?

  -we plan to online on a Nitrous and finish 1080i59.94. Are there any
  issues we should plan to encounter going from our DV NTSC 29.97
  offline project into our online?

  Luke Maslen replied 19 years, 7 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Luke Maslen

  October 11, 2006 at 6:14 am

  Hi,

  I’m not sure if you have a compelling reason for using the Nitrous but the combination of Final Cut Pro and DeckLink HD Extreme will give you the same quality at a much lower price. It is also much simpler to just work in the one system, ie either Apple or Avid but not switch between them. It’s as easy as the following three steps:

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