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  • Adrenaline real-time streams

    Posted by Paolo on June 3, 2005 at 5:10 pm

    On the Avid website i have read that Adrenaline can play up to 11 streams of uncompressed SD video. I have see today an Adreanaline with my eyes and it can play in real time many streams but… for only few seconds!!! After it play with loosing many frames. So: where is the true?!??!?

    Dom Silverio replied 20 years, 11 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Dom Silverio

    June 3, 2005 at 5:37 pm

    The Rt is dynamic – meaning it depends on several factors like drive sustained speed, CPU, RAM, complexity of video, type of FX, FX paramters, etc.

    When they indicate the number of streams, most companies, this means statice Picture-in-Picture FX.

    With a HP 82000 dual CPU, 2GB of RAM, and an 8 way SCSI stripe, you should be able to push 5-8 layers of PiP in full quality mode.

  • Michael Phillips

    June 4, 2005 at 12:17 am

    The 11 streams is acheived on a 12 way stripe.

  • Paolo

    June 4, 2005 at 7:18 am

    Yes, what i see is a simple static Picture-in-Picture FX of 4 streams, and it play for about 30 seconds or less.
    VelocityQ can apply many complex effects and play ALWAYS in real time.
    VelocityHD can play up to 8 video streams in real time and 8 graphic (with roll e crawl in real time) at the same time AND for half the price of Adrenaline!
    I cannot see reasons to buy a system of double of the price to have less power.
    Incredible, i’m very dissapointed for Adrenaline.

  • Dom Silverio

    June 4, 2005 at 4:13 pm

    What kind of system are you running? Your drives?

    Something is wrong with your system since I see 4-6 streams everyday in a 6 way stripe xw8000.

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