Best Capture Card

[Walter Biscardi]

[eric sampson] “Price is not our greatest concern however complete system stability is.”

System stability is all about how the system is set up, not the particular card that’s installed. System stability comes from the proper installation and maintenance of the OS, Quicktime, FCP and the harddrives. The card really only has drivers to play into it.

With MiniDV you don’t need anything, just the Firewire port.

I run the AJA Kona 2 which is SD and HD but digital format only. They just announced the LH today which is SD and HD but also features full Analog I/O which will be perfect for you BetaSP. Analog today, HD tomorrow.

With AJA’s support track record, you can’t go wrong with their products.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
https://www.biscardicreative.com

Now in Production, “The Rough Cut,” https://www.theroughcutmovie.com

Now editing “Good Eats” in HD for the Food Network

“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters

[Chris Poisson]

Hey Walter,

Thanks for the tip about the LH, from what I can tell it’s a bit more practicle than the Kona 2 for people like me with analog stuff now and perhaps digital and HD in the future. Glad I waited on a Kona purchase!

[Walter Biscardi]

[Chris Poisson] “Thanks for the tip about the LH, from what I can tell it’s a bit more practicle than the Kona 2 for people like me with analog stuff now and perhaps digital and HD in the future.”

Yep, cool stuff, just keep in mind there is NO up-convert on the LH. Down-convert to SD is there, but you cannot Up-convert SD to HD.

But it is a nice compromise right between the Kona 2 and the Kona LS.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
https://www.biscardicreative.com

Now in Production, “The Rough Cut,” https://www.theroughcutmovie.com

Now editing “Good Eats” in HD for the Food Network

“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters

[Chris Poisson]

Yeah, I saw that too, but it’s still nice!

[Marco Solorio]

Wally hit it spot on. AJA is truly a fine company as I’ve been using their products for years now (I’ve owned everything except Cinewave, which includes multiple products from Aurora and BMD… and fine ones at that). In total, I think I’ve got about 6 uncompressed systems, but I lost count! The Kona 2 is in my main edit suite, which means it’s the heart of all my high-end video production needs. I cannot tell you how much I love this system, but as Wally mentioned, system setup has a lot to do with stability.

With a well maintained system, you’ll do yourself very well with a Kona setup and hold itself strong even in the tightest of deadlines.

Marco Solorio  |  OneRiver Media