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Final Cut Advice Needed for HD Editing Setup
Hey Creative Cow forum – my first post. Yeah man!
Okay, if anyone would be so kind, what do I need to purchase in addition to a new Intel mac and Final Cut studio to edit uncompressed HD in Final Cut. When I say edit I mean handle FX, inputs and outputs for HD/SDI, HDMI in and out for ingest and monitoring, etc. The full deal…multiple tracks of HD – not just one. Not low end.
And on the MAC system configuration side, i’m assuming get an nVidia GPU with as much RAM as I can afford. Dual Quads, 4GB RAM minimum, etc.
How many disk arms for working with an HD timeline with NO delays? I’m guessing a minimum of four drives in a striped array?
THANKS!!!!
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Mac Pro – 4B RAM
ATI 2600
AJA Kona 3
ATTO R380 SAS Host Controller
MaxxDigital EVO HD SATA Array. We run the 8TB unit, but they have various models.
TV-Logic 17 or 24″ HD display.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.STOP STARING AND START GRADING WITH APPLE COLOR Apple Color Training DVD available now!
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Thanks!
I heard rumor on the RED forum that Apple was going to swing to nVidia and ATI was going to disappear. Is that true or bogus?
Does the AJA KONA 3 help with FX rendering and such or is it just an I/O box?
Final question (sorry): how many streams of HD can I playback with the setup you recommended?
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[kyler boudreau] “I heard rumor on the RED forum that Apple was going to swing to nVidia and ATI was going to disappear. Is that true or bogus?”
No clue, never heard that one.
[kyler boudreau] “Does the AJA KONA 3 help with FX rendering and such or is it just an I/O box?”
It accelerates HDV and DVCPro HD work. It does all the necessary scaling on board so the processors are free to do more Fx and filters.
[kyler boudreau] “Final question (sorry): how many streams of HD can I playback with the setup you recommended?”
Depends on the flavor of HD. Anywhere from about 8 to 2 I suppose. I honestly never even pay attention to this. All I care about is how many filters can I use in realtime. If I can color grade in realtime, that’s all I care about. I don’t intend to re-create the Brady Bunch Open in realtime anytime soon.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.STOP STARING AND START GRADING WITH APPLE COLOR Apple Color Training DVD available now!
Read my Blog!
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nice on the brady bunch.
okay cool…thanks. i’ve just been doing film or DV projects lately and never tried to do uncompressed HD on a personal system.
appreciate your help!
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[kyler boudreau] “appreciate your help!”
Good luck and let us know what else we can do to help you get set up right.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.STOP STARING AND START GRADING WITH APPLE COLOR Apple Color Training DVD available now!
Read my Blog!
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thanks walter…
hey, one other question: i’m editing a feature shooting on RED later this year. would the above specs be okay for that? they might shoot in 4K and i read that the KONA3 does up to 2K, but then RED is a different animal as it is with referencing the raw data files, etc.
BTW – that nVidia note on the RED forum was speculation from someone…that’s all. but it does seem valid since the new macbook pros are using nVidia, and on PC/Windows you have to use nVidia for both RED and Avid.
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Walter,
I know I’m responding to an old post of yours, however the question is still relevant… at least for me. I’ve upgraded to a MacPro and latest FCP. Just want to know what I need (cards, hardware, etc.) to get HiDef out of the Mac to a small HiDef monitor I recently purchased. Basically something that will provide HDMI out of the Mac.
Of course, as we all are, I’m moving away from SD. No longer wanting to monitor routed through a camcorder with RCA plugs into the monitor.
You seem to be the go-to guy about this kind of stuff, so your help is appreciated. I really need to get up to speed, so I would love a list. Thanks.David Van Hooser
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Walter,
I know I’m responding to an old post of yours, however the question is still relevant… at least for me. I’ve upgraded to a MacPro and latest FCP. Just want to know what I need (cards, hardware, etc.) to get HiDef out of the Mac to a small HiDef monitor I recently purchased. Basically something that will provide HDMI out of the Mac.
Of course, as we all are, I’m moving away from SD. No longer wanting to monitor routed through a camcorder with RCA plugs into the monitor.
You seem to be the go-to guy about this kind of stuff, so your help is appreciated. I really need to get up to speed, so I would love a list. Thanks.David Van Hooser
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