[Alex_tremblay]

There is also digieffects , i think it is cinelook…. but i dont like the results, and the renders are long

if you want the color softness of film image, not the old look, magic bullet does a good job, but it works on aftereffects, not on fcp… wich is not a big problem, since you can export your final editing from FCP and then import it in AE

[Alex_tremblay]

[Jeremy Doyle] “Your computer my be able to handle a dual proccesor as well, but not all 400 models can”

I’ve made the compatibility checkup, and it’s possible, but i’m not sure if i want to spend that much for a cpu upgrade, considering also my bus speed…

Thanks for all your replys, I’ve heard what i wanted… I knew the gain wouldn’t be like if i was running a last generation G4 1.25GHZ, plus the sonnet is the brand i was more interested in…

If it cuts my compression time, I am a buyer… plus i can’t afford a new G5, and i financially dont see the point for an old G4, even if the bus speed is faster… prefer saving for a real machine when the time will come.

I’ll keep in touch by this post to give feedback about performance as soon as i will buy the new cpu…

So i’ll reply in maybe two weeks or less

Thanks

Alex

[Alex_tremblay]

don’t want to insult your wizdom if you already tried this, but if you go in the audio/video settings (cmnd-alt-Q),
then in the section “external video”, you select “Apple Firewire NTSC ”

If you already done this and it dosen’t work much ( in that case, i’m sorry i assumed that you haven’t try this ) , then i suggest you to run the apple software upgrade wizzard, and get the latest upgrades for your OS/FCP5/QT …

Hope it will solve your problem

[Alex_tremblay]

Will consider this… maybe i’ll wait to upgade machine before buyinit

Thanks a lot guys

[Alex_tremblay]

I’m on a Mac G5, using a HDR-FX1 or a HVR-Z1U

thanks

[Alex_tremblay]

Robin,

Thanks for your advice. I know my G4 starts to get old, but right now it’s impossible for me to upgrade the tower.. still, the peripheral will be transferable when i will do it. What i want to do for right now, is use it in 8 bit uncompressed with MiniDV material, instead of capturing it with the firewire. And if needed, i will be able to connect a Betacam deck in it….

Do you think, with raid disks, it might be able to support 8bit uncompress?

Thanks

Alex

[Alex_tremblay]

R Hewitt ,

thank you for your answer

My capture card is a pinnacle studio DV (old thing, i know 🙂 )

[R Hewitt] “You may find the full list of supported cameras on Avid’s Website.”

I’m 100% sure the problem is not the camera, it’s working well on a friend’s xpress setup

The real problem is the firewire card…. it seems to be getting some signal, but then i loose it…. like if the cam was turning on and off every 15 sec…

[R Hewitt] “The Avid system is however able to import these AVI files unless they were captured through a Matrox card using the Matrox codec.”

Do you think the avi file with the DV-NTSC codec will provide the same image quality than the omfi from avid?

And i won’t have to render it before working with?

Thanks