Uncompressed

[Jerry Hofmann]

Won’t do 10 bit without an external disk array… will do 8 bit however if you put it on a second internal SATA and not your startup disk.

Jerry

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Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D

[Michael Calvino]

Thanks Jerry,

So I chuck in a SATA disk and it will play back 8bit Uncompressed.
cool,
8bit should be good enough for Broadcast title. yeah?

And then for output to a digi beta deck,, what are my options?

thanks again

mc

[Jerry Hofmann]

Should be… there’s DV on the air all the time…

Jerry

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[Walter Biscardi]

[Michael] “After reading several Cow posts I have come to the conclusion
that a DV project can be rendered out Uncompressed QT
then brought into a 10bit Uncompressed project and titles added.”

You don’t need to export the DV Sequence as an uncompressed file at all. Simply perform your main edit in a DV Sequence. Then create a new Sequence and set the preset for 10bit uncompressed.

Now do one of two things:
Do a Copy All from your DV Timeline and Paste into the Uncompressed timeline. This will simply copy your entire edit right into the Uncompressed timeline leaving all your edits intact. Then you need to move all of your clips down one vertical line so they play cleanly in the uncompressed sequence. You want the Center setting to read 0,1 in the Motion tab.

Or, simply drag the DV Sequence into the Uncompressed Sequence (like a nest) and then simply move the nest down 1 scan line.

Either way, add your titles and then render out the full timeline in one shot.

As Jerry notes, you need to have very fast drives to run uncompressed 10bit. I run a Fibrechannel array from Medea.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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[Shane Ross]

And if you go 8-bit or 10-bit…the only way to get the footage off your system at that point is to do it via a capture card, like the AJA I/O or Decklink.

[Michael Calvino]

Thanks Shanne,
10bit is the way to go and so I have been looking a the Decklink option which looks
pretty good.
But they have heaps of different cards…
What are you using?

I want to dump to Digibeta deck but would like the HD option for later.

What would you suggest….

cheers

[Shane Ross]

I admit that I am not…yet. I was looking at the Decklink Extreme, as a good friend of mine (two actually) have them, but I am moving towards two HD projects, so am considering the Decklink HD 4:4:4 card, that does both SD and HD.

But then I am getting into a whole other arena of drives and monitors…

[Michael Calvino]

Is it possible to play back 10bit from two Sata drives
stiped together?

[Michael Calvino]

Is it possible to play back 10bit from two Sata drives
stiped together?

[Walter Biscardi]

[Michael] “I want to dump to Digibeta deck but would like the HD option for later.”

Look at the AJA Kona 2. Outstanding quality with SD / HD on the same card along with downconvert and upconvert in realtime. I’m running that card here and just added a second unit to our shop.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
https://www.biscardicreative.com

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