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Making the switch…
Like all of In-Sync’s loyal customers, we found ourselves completely screwed when they suddenly (but not surprisingly) closed their doors last year. Now after months of debate and research we’re finally ready to bite the bullet and switch to Final Cut Pro. The only question that remains is the choice of capture card.
We currently work with DVCPRO and BetaSP but are adding HDV to the mix when we upgrade our editor. Most of our projects are corporate and non-profit with some local commercial production as well. I don’t anticipate having to output to HDV anytime soon but we want to be able to offer it as an option.
I need a card that can capture YUV Component, Composite and S-Video, as well as HDV over firewire; real-time playback directly from the timeline using the same connections listed above (minus firewire); a card that is stable during edits that are layer/effect-heavy; and most importantly a card that won’t require my boss to take out a second mortgage.
Right now we rely on Pinnacle’s Targa 3000. It’s unstable, unreliable, and a complete waste of our money. With that being said, T3K was the only card out there that met our needs.
Any suggestions?
Ben Henson
Tyler Creative -
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Kona Lh from AJA. Great solid gear.
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I use the Black Magic Decklink Extreme. Check it out. https://www.blackmagic-design.com It’s not expensive and works great. The AJA stuff is great too, and probably prefered by the majority here, but I liked the price/feature combination of the Decklink Extreme. You can’t go wrong with either.
Call the guys at Niche Video in Atlanta 770-499-1899. Start an ongoing relationship with them. They were a great help for me when I made the switch to Mac and FCP.
Thanks,
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Three systems and three AJA IO’s. Not a hic-cup among them. Good, solid products. Not internal cards but they just work as advertised.
Tom
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