[Dave Evans]

Thanks Tim….sorry for the late reply got tied up with other stuff and forgot about this post as there were no initial takers.

Initial response from AJA tech support was positive however it has been months now without the promised “we will get back to you” we have not heard a thing from them since. So the issue remained for a while but we resolved this and other issues by ditching PPro and the LSE card for a solid Grass Valley solution….client is now very happy

Thanks again for your time Tim and again sorry for not getting back sooner.

Regards

Dave.

[Dave Evans]

Hi Jeff

Thanks for the response…….launching for the start menu program icon and have waited as long as overnight….just locks everything up.

This is a fresh installation of Production Premium CS4 with all updates applied.

Regards

Dave.

[Dave Evans]

Thanks for the comments Martin.

Does this work well for you in CS3 are the any things to look out for.

Regards Dave.

[Dave Evans]

Hi Matt

Just offering my opinion.

If you are working compressed formats you should be fine, a single SATA2 drive will as you say handle these formats. Just dont expect the onboard ICHR to perform consistantly above a single SATA2 drive performance wise.

Just back to your motherboard, make sure it will allow you to expand to a RAID solution should you find you need one down the track, hence the mention of the Asus WS type boards.

Happy cutting, regards Dave.

[Dave Evans]

Thanks for the reply Margus.

Just trying to get some info before we decide to take a look at this option.

Are you running CS3 with this card? Is it a stable option?

Regards

Dave.

[Dave Evans]

Hi Matt

Well thats the first time I have ever heard of anyone recommending on board RAID over dedicated hardware RAID card.
Check out this link it is from the BM website on Disk Arrays.
https://www.blackmagic-design.com/support/detail.asp?techID=62
If you are just working with mjpeg/hdv & not many layers or FX, on board will probably get you through, you will see much more than 1 or 2% cpu usage though, along with inconsistent performance.

Regards

Dave.

[Dave Evans]

Hi Matt

Those onboard controllers are software RAID solutions meaning for one they use the CPU for RAID management etc.
It really depends I guess on your workflow, but perhaps if you work out the data requirements of the HD media you are intending to work with add some overhead & then look for a solution that suits the media & the budget & allows for some expansion.
We have used ICHR RAID in the past but they perform poorly & erratically, from a performance point of view in my opinion.

Regards

Dave.

[Dave Evans]

Thanks for taking time to reply Margus & Callum.

May I ask some further questions. How well does the codec play with other applications such as Boris FX, After FX, Procoder 3 for example.
And how well does it scale when downconverting for SD DVD.

Thanks for your help, Dave.

[Dave Evans]

Just a few thoughts, you have not mentioned a RAID controler in your list of components I think you really need hardware RAID from somwone like CALDIGIT or 3Ware etc.
Asus have some very good Workstation Motherboards that may be more suited to your needs, have a look at P5E64 WS & others.

Regards

Dave

[Dave Evans]

Hi Howard

Boris tools allow you to create some very cool titles & FX with your project elements, there are some great tutorials on the Boris website. From personal experience it is worth persevering with these tools, once things start to make sense then the possibilities are endless. If you later go with AE then most Boris tools plug directly into AE so you wont have wasted your time learning them.

Regards

Dave.