firewire or y/c out

[Jim Wigler]

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes…

[John]

william

another option

why not wait until the new M100 Software only version is released commercially (its in beta release now and you can download from M100 site) which we expect to be firewire native i/o and use that?

it would give you hundreds of improvements from Vers 5 and you would also get the latest speed bumps. of course you’ll need a G5 and it will rob M100 of a DV option sale but to get the best bang for your buck (i am allowed to say that) i would wait

john – buck
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[Bill Page]

Thanks for the replies….questions: 1. using the daughter DV board to the P6000, will I be able to adjust the input controls (brightness, black, color, phase) as I input via firewire?. 2. Does the new M100 software mentioned require a new board?
Thanks, again.

[Wayne Vollweiler]

Answer to question one… no, no, no. No TBC controls on a firewire signal. What’s on the tape is what you get in the computer. you’d have to color correct as you edit (add render time to your session).

[John]

question 2 – yes the new M100 is a new board and unless you have an extension chassis to place it in, it wont work with a G4. It simply doesnt fit.
So you may be up for a new G5, new graphics cards and new software BUT make sure you weigh up these costs versus the daughter card P6000 option. That deal is very old and you are buying old albeit great technology. I’m not aying dont do i t- I did a few years back and it has given one of my suites greater flexibility bu tjust be aware that it may be better to make a big jump as you have waited so long!
john

[Lukkee Chong]

Like the name implies (Media100SW), it has no board set, but will have firewire input/output on its release I am informed. The Media100HD has a board set but needs a G5 dual 2.5 or 2.7 and has no firwire.
lc

[Jim Wigler]

The more I learn about Media 100 HD the more I’m reluctant to invest in it.

[Lukkee Chong]

Please check media100.com for details. Media100i and HD systems work great for me and the projects I do. You should find the system that suits your needs.
Cheers,
lc

[Lawrence Marshall]

One other little “surprise” is that you’ll be investing in more than just a new boardset and breakout box for M100 HD. You’ll also have to invest in a analog-to-digital audio converter, since the breakout box does not take analog audio. Unless you have a digital mixer, you’ll need a A/D converter to get audio in – and a digital-to-analog converter to get the audio out.

Also, M100 HD no longer offers an internal proc amp… the digitizing window that allows you to adjust video levels on the way in as you digitize. If your deck does not have a proc amp built in (the Sony UVW decks, for example, do not), the signal goes in just as it exists on tape. You can still color-correct and level-correct *after* digitizing, but I really got used to correcting stuff as much as I could on the way in before digitizing.

Larry Marshall

[Jenny]

Okay, I am confused. I have a G4 Mac with M100ixr vers 7.3 w/ P6000 board. What will give me the best quality, digitizing and outputting? Using my firewire in/out the P6000 board or using the SVHS y/c cable in the breakout box? I was told the SVHS y/c cable was better quality than the firewire. Please help, thanks.

In fact can someone tell the order from best to worst quality? I thought it was: component, y/c, firewire, and composite.