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NTSC Monitoring on Macbook Pro
I have a macbook pro w/ a caldigit 1.5TB drive going into the SATA port on the express card slot. I have a groovy NTSC monitor that I would love to use to monitor my uncompressed 10-bit files in Final Cut Pro. Echo Bridge is not an option, right?? What sort of firewire device can I use STRICTLY for monitoring? Something cost effective. The AJA IO HD would be nice, but I cannot afford that at the moment and my projects are still SD!
Thanks!
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Laptop? Options are limited. Matrox MXO is your cheapest option for uncompressed. Then the AJA I/O line. And that’s it.
If this was DV you can use camcorders and the like, but uncompressed takes a third party card.
Shane
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Shane’s dead on. Personally AJA’s products are second to none and will work until the end of time.
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I hate the idea of dropping ANY money on a device that is limited to SD. I think I might save the pennies and just get an IO HD.
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The MXO does HD…but it is OUTPUT only…so…
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But the MXO2, scheduled to ship in July (we’ll see) does I/O in digital and analog HD and SD, all for $1,500. One notable thing it doesn’t do (that the IOHD does) is hardware assisted convertion to ProRes.
Ed
https://www.matrox.com/video/en/products/mxo2/[Shane Ross] “he MXO does HD…but it is OUTPUT only…so…
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Michael,
I have an old JVC DV deck with a broken tape mechanism which I use as a pass through to my Sony PVM monitor with my MacBook system. I feed FireWire to the deck and component out to the monitor. It plays even 8 bit timelines in real time, go figure. You might be able to pick up an old deck like this cheap on eBay.
Have a wonderful day.
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I have a JVC HDV clamshell. I wonder if I can FireWire out to that and component out to the monitor.
Wouldn’t it just use the DV CODEC though?
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re: IO…Look for used. I found one on eBay for $650!!!
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[Shane Ross] “Matrox MXO is your cheapest option for uncompressed. Then the AJA I/O line. And that’s it. “
A third option is the Magma external PCIe enclosure.
Sean
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[Michael Nichols] “I have a JVC HDV clamshell. I wonder if I can FireWire out to that and component out to the monitor.
Wouldn’t it just use the DV CODEC though?”
Well, I am sure that FCP 6 does to the DV downconvert via firewire….but it isn’t as good of quality of normal DV footage, much less for any use to judge quality. Reference only, unless you get a third part card.
Shane
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