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4:4:4 Capture Storage requirements.
We have a client who asked if we are capable of doing an uncompressed 4:4:4 capture into FCP 7 (lord knows why). We have the gear to do it (Decklink HD, 5500 deck with 444 card, ) but our concern is storage. Not so much the size, but the speed. We currently have an available 4TB RAID chassis (SATA Drives) that runs at 3Gb/s through a PCI express mSAS card. I’ve read that the 4:4:4 will need roughly 300MB/s so the 3Gb/s should be satisfactory. My question is: Has anyone done this? Any suggestions/comments/concerns?
Thanks,
DanielThe Computer: Mac Pro 8 Core 3.2 Ghz Intel Xeon w/ 6GB of Ram
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[Daniel Edelman] “We have a client who asked if we are capable of doing an uncompressed 4:4:4 capture into FCP 7 (lord knows why). “
there are any number of reasons and if you do not know why 4:4:4- maybe this is a job for someone else.
“We currently have an available 4TB RAID chassis (SATA Drives) that runs at 3Gb/s through a PCI express mSAS card. I’ve read that the 4:4:4 will need roughly 300MB/s so the 3Gb/s should be satisfactory.”
First transfering Gigabits is very different from playing Megabytes, since you do not mention what array or how it is configured there is no way to know if it is fast enough,HAVE you Tested it with the AJA or BMD tools to see?
If you have then maybe you should test the workflow, the 5500 will output or capture DL from a Single link tape why not try capturing?
gary adcock
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