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3 Monitors 2 video cards
My current setup has two 23″ apple displays. I just purchased a 50″ Panasonic Plasma to show dailies to a client. Currently I have a 2600 ATI card and need to upgrade to a 4870 ATI anyhow. Can I run both of these with final cut pro routing the 2600 to the Plasma? I know this is not ideal for Color work but I only only edit currently and just need it for preview. Eventually when I can afford it I will throw down the doh for a Kona Card but until then I was hoping to find out if this setup will function OK in FCP. \
Much Thanks.
OSX 10.5.8
Equipment: 2.8 ghz 8 core Intal Mac Pro, 20 gig of ram
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Using two graphics cards is problematic. I would suggest the Blackmagic Intensity Pro if you’re on a budget. The HDMI port on the card will send a broadcast signal to your plasma.
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Russell Lasson
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Thank you I’ll look into the intensity. Can you tell me what kind of problems may I encounter using two card setup?
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Motion won’t work. Color won’t work. They are both dependent on the Video Card. Certain FCP plugins that rely on the graphics card won’t work.
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Using a Graphics card to feed a plasma screen is a horrible solution for proper video monitoring. The card does not display full video quality properly for you to make final editing decisions. Dithering, de-blocking, and other filtering performed by the card means you will see a “cleaned up” image at best and that’s not what you want to see.
I would opt for a Kona LHi personally as a minimum to feed the Panny. We only use Konas in our shop.
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I can attest to this fact…Certain FX Plugs are disabled..it is not a viable option at this time.
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Thank you all for your replies. It looks like the intensity is the way I’m going to go.
OSX 10.5.8
Equipment: 2.8 ghz 8 core Intal Mac Pro, 20 gig of ram
Aps: CS3 Production Bundle, FCP Suite 2, Avid Media Composer
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