IO-HD user needs advice…

[Shane Ross]

I can think of one.

AJA IoXT that connects via Thunderbolt to new iMac or to new MacBook Pro.
Then $295 to get the BlackMagic Design MiniConverter that takes Analog and makes it SDI.

Or save money and just keep that old system that is still VERY functional and use it to capture the footage, put it on a hard drive for your new edit station. Then you have a capture station and and edit station. You can capture WHILE you edit.

Shane
Little Frog Post
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[Matthew Causon]

I agree with Shane, but you might want to consider staying with the AJA brand for the mini converter:

https://www.aja.com/en/products/mini-converters/d10ad/#overview

https://www.aja.com/en/products/mini-converters/hd10a/#overview

Best regards

[Kevin Rag]

or just go with the Blackmagic UltraStudio Express which connects to the iMac via ThunderBolt. It has all the SDI and Analog connection options. Costs much less than the AJA IO XT too. Just bought my first BM product after years of using AJA and Matrox. Am really happy I went with BM.

Kannan Raghavan
The Big Toad Films Pte. Ltd.

[Ken Zukin]

Yeah, I’m a long-time AJA guy, but in this case it does seem like the BMD product is a little more “elegant.”
It’s surprising really, because I imagine that there must be thousands of guys in my position: in need of ingesting tape-based file footage on a regular basis…

Thanks for all the advice/tips — much appreciated…