Multibridge: any hope for thunderbolt connection?

[Juan Salvo]

There is no adapter right now. There are a bunch of PCIe – Thunderbolt chassies, that my work. But it will probably be way cheaper to get a intensity or even ultrastudio 3d.

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[Alan Parma]

thanks for the reply! i thought so too. will this setup work?

New iMac with Thunderbolt, downgraded to Snow Leopard and using FCP 6 or 7 –> Blackmagic Intensity shuttle thunderbolt–> sony Betacam (UVW1800) capture and playback ( i have a separate USB to rs-422 for control)

also, what are the differences between the Intensity shuttle and extreme aside from the breakout cable?

[Juan Salvo]

Pretty sure the new iMacs can’t run snow leopard. You can run fcp just fine in lion. I don’t really use intensity, so someone else will have to fill you in on that one.

online editor | colorist | VFX | BD author

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[Alan Okey]

Unfortunately, in the Mac universe, you cannot “downgrade” a new Mac to an OS earlier than the OS that it ships with.. The firmware prohibits it. Looks Like you’re stuck with Lion…

[Paolo Castellano]

[Alan Parma] “also, what are the differences between the Intensity shuttle and extreme aside from the breakout cable?”

Hello Alan,
Intensity Extreme features an additional audio output; SPDIF/AES Audio Output (2 Channel 24 bit).
If you use Y/C and Composite too, and you don’t need the SPDIF out, the Shuttle will be better since it has separated connectors for YUV, Y/C and composite.
BTW, I’d never change a Multibridge Pro 2! Multibridge is one of the best products ever made by BMD!
I love that when it is not connected to the laptop I can use it as a dual channel SDI to Analog / Analog to SDI cross converter.

Best Regards,

Paolo.Castellano@ivs.it
http://www.ivsEdits.com
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[Alan Parma]

thanks for the reply, guys!

re: multibridge pro, i don’t think I have ver. 2. I don’t think I can connect that to a laptop. I’m 90% sure now that I will be replacing my old G5’s logic board instead of using a new iMac for my analog SD editing needs.