Mac Pro Editing Suite

[Shane Ross]

The machine you have is fine…no need to upgrade. Just get a Capture Card…AJA, Decklink, Matrox, MOTU…up to you. I like the Matrox MXO3 and the AJA Kona 3. ON my own system I have the MXO2.

RAIDS? Caldigit, MaxxDigital EVO, iStoragePro…

Broadcast Monitor: Flanders Scientific.

Working tapeless? Watch this tutorial: Tapeless Workflow for FCP 7 Tutorial

Shane

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[Michael Sacci]

[Shane Ross] “Matrox MXO3”
Do you know something that the rest of us don’t, or at least what I don’t.

[Shane Ross]

That I have fat fingers. Or I am typing drunk. One of the two.

Shane

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[Dominick Pietrzak]

Thanks a lot! I was looking at the Kona 3, and I’ll probably go with that. Is there anything else that would be useful?

[Alex Elkins]

[Dominick Pietrzak] “Is there anything else that would be useful?”

A good sized desk, comfy chairs for your clients, tidy cabling… all the non-technical stuff is important too.

Also what about speakers and some decent headphones? Might you need a mic for recording voice-overs/guide tracks?

Alex Elkins

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[Walter Biscardi]

[Dominick Pietrzak] “Thanks a lot! I was looking at the Kona 3, and I’ll probably go with that. Is there anything else that would be useful?”

I love the Kona 3, but also look at the AJA Kona LHi. Half the price and most of the features of the Kona 3.

For an edit console, look at Anthro. We have their Fit Consoles in our suites.

For hard drive RAIDs look at Maxx Digital, Small Tree, Dulce and Sonnet.

As Shane mentioned, Flanders Scientific for a real color reference monitor. If you’re getting the Kona board, put a professional monitor in there as well.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author, Chef.
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Biscardi Creative Media

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[Chi-ho Lee]

I second Caldigit, AJA Kona, and Flanders!

Chi-Ho Lee
Film & Television Editor
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[Shane Ross]

The MXO2 is better than the LHi. It has two SDI outputs to the LHi’s one. The MXO2 can output 16 channels of embedded audio, the LHi can only do 8. The MXO2 can work on a laptop via Express34, the LHi is tower only. The MXO2 is a break out box…with the LHi you need to purchase that separately.

Shane

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[Dominick Pietrzak]

Thanks again for all the suggestions.

Just some questions…

How will using a capture card differentiate from simply importing footage straight from the Canon 5D or EX1 straight into Final Cut Pro?

Also, if I get the Kona3, will I also need to get the K3-box? It’s not that expensive so it wouldn’t be a problem if it helps.

[Shane Ross]

[Dominick Pietrzak] “How will using a capture card differentiate from simply importing footage straight from the Canon 5D or EX1 straight into Final Cut Pro?”

It won’t. Those are tapeless formats, no need for a capture card to capture. BUT, you need one to get a signal out to a broadcast monitor…you need one to output to tape. You’ll need one to capture tape formats, to upconvert SD to HD. An HD capture card is part of a high end bay.

If you won’t be capturing from tape much, or outputting to tape like ever, then look at the MXO2 Mini, or Decklink Intensity Pro…for output to the HD monitor. Both will capture from tape too…the MXO2 mini lacks deck control though.

Shane

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