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  • AJA KONA LHi

    Posted by Larry Watts on November 17, 2009 at 10:45 pm

    Considering a new mac pro with a Kona LHi card.

    How big a role does the card play in a typical edit? In a DV or HDV world does it allow the timeline in Final Cut run smoother without dropping frames to go directly to tape?

    Does it speed up renders to QT files, or FLV?

    Does it lighten the load off the processors?

    Thanks

    Larry

    Shane Ross replied 16 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Shane Ross

    November 18, 2009 at 10:33 pm

    [Larry Watts] “How big a role does the card play in a typical edit?”

    Capture…output…view your footage on an external monitor…take the task of unsqueezing anamorphic footage off of the computer and GFX card and shouldering it.

    [Larry Watts] ” In a DV or HDV world does it allow the timeline in Final Cut run smoother without dropping frames to go directly to tape? “

    No. It allows you to output to non-firewire sources. And capture from non-firewire sources. And upconvert SD to HD, HD to SD, cross convert 720p to 1080i. Capture HDV as ProRes…

    [Larry Watts] “Does it speed up renders to QT files, or FLV? “

    No.

    [Larry Watts] “Does it lighten the load off the processors? “

    Yes…when it comes to anamorphic footage, as mentioned above.

    Shane

    GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD…don’t miss it.
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