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PP HD Dream Machine
Has anyone got any info on the best way to set up PP for the HD environment?
I’m thinking of the fastest PC with a very large raid array and a separate audio drive would be a good way to start, but I could be wrong.
If anyone has used PP for high end HD or similar I would really love to hear about your system and workflows.
I currently work in a 10 bit uncompressed SD environment and obviously realise that I’ll have to provide HD masters in the not too distant future so thats why I’m enquiring about PP.
Thanks in advance for any info
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Have you looked into Matrox Axio? Their HD/SD package appears to have all the bells and whistles.
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Currently the fastest system would be a dual-processor, dual-core Opteron system of some sort.
A SCSI or Fibre-Channel RAID of some sort would be good. Preferable RAID 3 or RAID 4 for hot-swappable redundancy. A separate drive for audio is always a good idea.
For real-time effects performance, an Axio would be ideal, although pricey. The Decklink or comparable boards offer some realtime performance, but it uses the computer’s processor and the graphics card for acceleration.
You may want to consider a G5 + FCP if you want a smooth running system, particularly with uncompressed HD. It seems the PP solutions (possibly apart from Axio) are still a bit clunky. And you will get better realtime performance (again without the Axio) by using FCP.
Try to get some hands-on experience with both systems, for example a PC running PP + Decklink and a Mac running FCP + Decklink. If you’re biased toward one system or another, try them both anyway, in order to see which really gives the results & performance you want.
I use a PC but if I had the cash I’d use a Mac + FCP. 🙂
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Thanks alot Norman, much appreciated.
Cheers
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