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News on any update to HDV stuff?
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It’s my understanding that the RTX2 and Axio WILL be making the jump to 64-bit CS4. This is the beauty of Matrox’s flexible FPGA-based architecture.
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It’s my understanding that the RTX2 and Axio WILL be making the jump to 64-bit CS4. This is the beauty of Matrox’s flexible FPGA-based architecture.
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I have just checked the compatibility list and the only halfway decent system there is the HP XW8600.
However, the case dot not allow for more than 5 disks, not enough for my needs, does not offer hot-swappable bays, of which I need at least 8. Has only one on board firewire connector and I need at least 2 on board. It does not have dual NIC’s on board for load balancing. That requires an additional PCI-e card. It does not offer redundant PS. It does not offer hot-swappable fans. It only offers Intel X5472, not the required E5472 CPU’s.In graphics cards there is no support for an ATI 4870. There is no support for XDCAM-HD or DVCPro-HD. There is no 64 OS support yet.
Where the heck is the benefit of a Matrox RT-X2? I can’t find it.
Harm Millaard
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Harm,
The RTX2 DOES support XDCAM HD and DVCPRO HD natively. 64-bit support will arrive with CS4. You could get the other features you want by building a custom system that contains Matrox certified components. It may not be bleeding edge, but it will work.
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Eric,
According to their website XDCAM-HD is not supported. EX is, but only in 1440×1080 mode, which is HDV mode. Maybe the quality of the info on their website mirrors the quality of the product and drivers.
They cannot divulge whether SAS Raid controllers are supported based on the IOP 348. They have such a limited number of outdated supported components, you can never build a top notch system and nobody in their right mind would be willing to take the risk with a top notch system.
For me, I would never invest in Matrox. I have done once with the RT-X100 and the only thing it was good for was using it as a door stopper. It still is functional in that capacity. No complaints. The advantages they boast about are either irrelevant (analog capture) or of no use whatsoever, since I never use them (rendering).
Harm Millaard
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Well, to each his own, I suppose. I’m cuuently running a 4 TB EnhanceTech RS8 SS SAS RAID system with an LSI SAS 1068E card that costs under $5,000. and does 600MB/s (RAID 5)with 8 SATA drives. Works great.
Matrox is less stringent with certifying storage options. They make recommendations, but storage specs aren’t included in the system checker that runs during system registration.
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Wow, beware of an editor scorned.
Apologies to Perry for having completely hijacked his original post.
As Eric said, to each his own. I’ve got 10 Premiere Pro systems – two of which are RTX2 equipped – using EditShare and have been pleased w/ the results.
me: “Overall it probably saves us 40 hours a week of render time we would lose if we didn’t have it.”
Harm: “Where the heck is the benefit of a Matrox RT-X2? I can’t find it.”Why isn’t saving considerable render time enough benefit? It does a better job w/ greenscreen than I have any right to expect. It’s for a kid’s show so I don’t need to be ILM here – think BLUE’S CLUES, not LOTR.
I don’t need to do full HD at the moment so I’m not worried about it. I just need a reasonably priced system and stable system that integrates well into my workflow. HDV fits me just fine for now and was the topic of Perry’s original post.
As far as Premiere Pro and it’s “certified” systems… one of the reason I’ve had such good success w/ Premiere is because I’ve stuck close to their specs and then experimented and branched out from there. What makes FCP and Mac so good is the close marriage between software and hardware, so I’m just trying to replicate that marriage on the PC side. One of my biggest peeves is people slamming Premiere Pro for being buggy and unreliable compared to Macs but they have it installed on a Frankenstein of a system – mismatched parts and all. Obviously you, Harm, know your way around a computer and have a grasp on the 1s and 0s of it all. For me, I just try to minimize the variables and thus far have been happy w/ the results.
Oh well, happy editing all.
-Dave
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MacBook Pro
2GB RAM
Windows XP/Mac OSX
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I understand your frustration with your old RT2000/2500 card. Matrox has come a long way since then. as has XP and current intel chipsets.
The RT.X2 hardware is very stable and reliable. while the certified system list isn’t very big, Matrox has done a very good job testing and evaluating motherboards and graphics cards. What we’ve found is that as long as you stay close to the recipe, you’ll get very good results. So while a specific mobo may no longer be available, using the latest version based on the same chipset will get the job done.
we put together a nice little FAQ on the RTX2 https://www.videoguys.com/rtx2le_faq.html
Gary
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