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ProRes success on G5
I am successfully capturing HDV to the ProRes422 codec on a G5. Here is my setup:
G5 quad
Rorke fiberchannel array
JVC BR-HD50 HDV deck
Blackmagic Multibridge Extreme
Convergent Design HD-Connect MI.I am taking the HDMI output of the deck and converting it to SDI. The signal goes from HDV 720p30 to ProRes 720p59.94.
I have captured from a number of tapes. The clips were anywhere from 2 seconds to 6 minutes in length. They are much sharper using the SDI input than the component analog input.
I had presumed that the Multibridge did not convert to ProRes in hardware but perhaps it does. Either that or the G5 quad has more processing power that I thought.
Anyway, I wanted to share this to show that ProRes can indeed be captured on a G5 right now.
Chris Paul
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[Post Office Video] “I had presumed that the Multibridge did not convert to ProRes in hardware but perhaps it does. Either that or the G5 quad has more processing power that I thought.”
Guessing the computer’s processor was faster than you thought. Because Decklink doesn’t have a hardware ProRes Converter. Only the I/O HD does, and it ain’t out yet.
Shane
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Lots of people are reporting success capturing with a quad G5. That’s good news for those who have that.
I’d like to know what it’s like using “Edit to Tape” with ProRes HQ HD.
On my dual G5, I can capture ProRes SD no problem, but using “Edit to Tape” gives me a dropped frames error every 3-4 minutes or so.
Sean
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Has anyone tried capturing with pro res on a Mac Book Pro and then editing on a G5?
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interesting post office.
I have the exact same setup as you but i have a ciprico 4210 4gb fibre channel array.
I captured 720P from my brhd50u via component and capture fails with dropped frames within 5 seconds.
Running:
G5 quad
4gb ram
multibridge extreme
fcp6can you go through the steps start to finish for me?
did you capture prores HQ or SQ?
I would love it if my system could do that and now it sounds like it should.
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720p60 is actually larger than 1080p24. But not by much.
Sean
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Great feedback!
Thanks!Stuart Ferreyra
Timecode Multimedia
Owner / Colorist
Santa Monica, CA 90025
https://www.timecodemultimedia.com
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