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Scopebox 3.0
Hey Guys,
Has anyone tried the new Scopebox 3.0 for only USD$99 on the Resolve? I’m really curious about how it is… Just wondering if its worth purchasing and if it would preserve CPU performance as opposed to the internal Resolve scopes.
Any thoughts?
Regards
Alex.
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8-core, OSX 10.7.3, 16GB
RAID5 4TB,
Radeon HD 5770, Quadro 4000
DeckLink HD Extreme 3D
JVC DT-V24G1
Resolve 8.1.1 + Wave -
24 Replies
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I use Scopebox on a Telecine suite with a G5 and I like it allot, it has great looking responsive scopes.
-Rob-
Robert Houllahan
Director / Colorist
Cinelab Inc.
http://www.cinelab.comMAHC-PRO 6-Core 3X GTX285 20Tb SAS Wave Panel Panny 11UK SDI Plasma.
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I’ve been using it in the beta period. Don’t remember how long, almost 6 months or so. I’ve tracked down bugs and reported them. In my case, it’s a rock solid and customizable set of scopes. In a box.
I’m not sure you fully understand how it works. You cannot (haven’t tested, nor do I want to really due to possible performance issues) or should not use it on the same computer as Resolve.
ScopeBox requires some CPU power and some OpenGL power driven by the GPU.
The way you bring the scopes to life is to input any firewire, webcam, analog or digital video signal, and tell ScopeBox where the signal comes from, what framerate and whether it’s YUV or RGB.In my case I have a Mac Pro with 1st generation Decklink HD Extreme. I connect SDI from MP with Resolve > video monitor > MP with Decklink and ScopeBox.
I’m thinking of getting a Mac Mini and UltraStudio, and make the Mac Pro a bit more useful. Like a FTP/fileserver or something.
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[Ola Haldor Voll] “The way you bring the scopes to life is to input any firewire, webcam, analog or digital video signal, and tell ScopeBox where the signal comes from, what framerate and whether it’s YUV or RGB.”
Ahh thanks Ola,
So considering a have a Mac Pro and a MacBook Pro, could I simply connect the two via Firewire and run scopebox 3.0 off the GPU from my MacBook Pro and link it to Resolve on my MacPro? (Sorry, I’m still learning the basics)
Alex.
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As far as I know, you cannot use FireWire devices directly with Resolve. You must have a Decklink card or UltraStudio unit to output either composite, component or SDI, which the second computer can input and feed ScopeBox.
So, if you have a Mac Pro with Decklink, you would most probably want to output SDI to the video monitor. And on the MacBook you’d want UltraStudio so you can input SDI from the monitor (if it has loop through).
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Have you been able to get scopebox to work with 2k input?
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No, I thought the 1st gen. Decklink HD Extreme wouldn’t have any of it. The option (among 25p) is greyed out.
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I think Scopebox is a great product in many ways I really like the scopes and the customizable layout. However it is priced and aimed at a lower end market and is really designed around firewire cameras it is just a somewhat happy accident that it works with SDI via a Decklink card.
Maybe he could be persuaded to make a Hi-End version that would leave the capture elements behind and support 2K and add features that Colorists would need.
-Rob-
Robert Houllahan
Director / Colorist
Cinelab Inc.
http://www.cinelab.comMAHC-PRO 6-Core 3X GTX285 20Tb SAS Wave Panel Panny 11UK SDI Plasma.
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How does scopebox compare to ultrascopes?
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Hey Robert,
Just wanted to correct your last post a bit. Just because ScopeBox has done DV/HDV support better than other tools never meant it was our primary focus. From the beginning we’ve supported all the major 3rd party capture devices. In 3.0 we’ve only increased our focus on third party cards. Blackmagic support is now handled natively — we support their devices through their custom SDK, not quicktime (this is only an option on intel machines, and on PPC we will fall back to quicktime for BMD support).
Also in 3.0 we are supporting RGB and YUV 10bit natively and frame sizes to 4k and beyond. We may be cheaper than other options, but I assure you we are not focused down market.
If anyone is having problems scoping a signal they are able to capture with their card, most likely it is a configuration issue. Please contact our support at support@divergentmedia.com for help working through any issues.
mike
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Mike Woodworth
CEO and Lead Developerdivergent media, inc.
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That sounds really good Mike and I really like the product and I am hoping that it will find more of a place here with more tools for Colorists.
-Rob-
Robert Houllahan
Director / Colorist
Cinelab Inc.
http://www.cinelab.comMAHC-PRO 6-Core 3X GTX285 20Tb SAS Wave Panel Panny 11UK SDI Plasma.
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