[Ed Dooley]

The point is (and was a couple of replies ago) that, as it is I cram so much stuff into my baggage, I don’t know if I can cram something 3 times the size of my IOLA into my cases. Jeremy’s right that the footprint is the same as an IOLA, but the footprint doesn’t mean anything when it’s the total size (and weight) that matters in a case. I also mentioned that I’ve traveled extensively with an IOLA or IOLD, and that I wished there was something for HDV that was that size. The IOHD looks like an awesome piece of equipment, and is clearly easier to get around with than a desktop, but it’s still much bigger than what I *have* been getting around with, which maxes out my carrying capacity. That’s all, nothing more, nothing less. I’m not looking for a magic box that does everything everywhere, which the IOHD appears to be (assuming that ProRes is the preferred ingest/editing, and/or ouput codec), I was simply hoping for something (small) that I could use for monitoring HD, and output, like the Matrox, but with an AJA sticker on it. 🙂
Ed

[msacci] “Not sure what the point of comparing the size of hardware that is totally different. The IoHD replaces the Io and not the IoLA or LD. I would expect AJA to be able to cram all the ins and outs into a box the size of the LA.
“

[Ed Dooley]

That’s because there’s no such thing. The i in 1080i means interlaced, the p in 30p means progressive. It’s one or the other, impossible to be both.
Ed

[Ed Dooley]

Maybe it’s more than nit picky Jeremy, but the difference in size (the IO HD is about 3 times the size of the IO LA BTW) and possibly weight (the IO LA weighs 4 pounds, but they don’t say how heavy the 3 times bigger IO HD is) could make the difference between getting a Matrox MXO (which is a fraction of the size of even an IO LA) and the IOHD. I have no experience with Matrox, but I’ve had great experiences with AJA’s support, so I’d like a product from them that would do what I need and no more. I’ll use my desktop system at home, so I don’t need a one size fits all solution.
Ed (Ok, maybe I’m still too nit picky!)

[JeremyG] “An ioHD is still smaller than traveling with a full desktop suite. Make a little more room in your carry case an you should be good. You can have HD/SD/up/down/cross/ltc/rs422/hdmi/forwards/backwards/bnc/analog/digital/frogs/lions/tigers/bears in a design that’s just a big bigger than an ioLA. Really man. Nit picky is fine, but you gotta realize what the ioHD is.”

[Ed Dooley]

I guess I’m a little spoiled (and a bit nitpicky here). I travel overseas a lot, and I occasionally like to, or have to, edit while away from home base. So I bring my PB, an extra
VGA/video monitor for filed use and editing, a 2-drive array, and either an IOLA or IOLD. Still wishful thinking on my part, but something IOLA size and weight for HDV would be
perfect for me. I’m not at all convinced that I need to use ProRes for most of what I do anyway. Editing long-form HDV (mostly 30P) projects has been straightforward for us in FCP. I *do* need a good monitoring and output solution though, which is why I’ve considered the Matrox MXO. I’m waiting for the “any day now” release of the IOHD to get a good look at it before deciding.
Ed

[David Smith] “The io-HD is pretty compact Ed, at 8.2″x12″x4.8″, and I’ve seen advertised prices down close to 3000. Of course it’s easy to advertise something not available yet at a low price, we’ll see what happens when it’s out. Oh wait, the release date was day before yesterday! ;-)”

[Ed Dooley]

Nah, because I moved from Beta-SP (and the occasional CineAlta shoot)
to HDV. It’s weird, but my bread and butter has been Beta for years, with
some occasional fun CineAlta big-budget music shoots and features. But I love my JVC HDV camera.
The 24 and 30P images are amazing, all my fears of artifacts and mosquito
noise have so far proven unfounded.
I think it would be incredible if the MOTU did ProRes at, say,$3,000; that would
make me sit up and pay attention. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not looking for an AJA
IO HD at a discount. I was saying that an ala carte system would be great. For example,
my needs are for FW in and HD component and SDI out (and maybe an SD downconversion thrown in).
Ed (selfish, I know)

[Ed Dooley]

[Bob Zelin] “Hi Ed –
what is your question about the MOTU box ?”

Other than the “anyone hear anything about this product?”, I didn’t have
a question, I had a comment, and perhaps some info on a product others haven’t heard of yet. It would be nice to see some options in the FW I/O world. I like my IOs a lot, but I would have loved even more to see some options in FW products like there are in the PCI card realm. What I realy wish for, given the amount of travel I do with equipment, is an more pared down IOHD, an ala Carte version perhaps, like the IO, IO LA, IO LD did.
Ed (a wishful thinker)

[Ed Dooley]

I see the V3HD was referenced briefly in the thread below about DVCProHD.
Ed

[Ed Dooley]

My first (and at this point, only) question is, which is it? Your subject says JVC, but the message says Canon.
Ed

[Kevino] “I need to edit material shot with Canon HDV camera. Video was shot in 24f at 16:9. Wondering if anyone can give me a headsup on the capture setting. I selected 24p NTSC DV with anamophic checked. Footage seems fine but I am told I may have to use the Cannon HDV 24F codec for this material. I am using FCS2”

[Ed Dooley]

Thanks Shane,
I’m so used to looking between timeline and video monitor on the fly with my SD projects that I’m not sure if I’ll be able to toggle back and forth without losing some of the feel (you know what I mean? the stop and go switching between modes).
I saw this on the Matrox user forum about the DualHead2Go. As you probably know, the DualHead2Go requires a VGA port, not DVI (the response was from a Matrox employee):

>>>Can I connect the macbook pro 2.33 with a DualHead2Go and the MXO and get two external monitors without any kind of trouble?<<< >>>No, The MXO requires a dedicated DVI port to provide all the benefits of Mastering Mode. <<<

[Ed Dooley]

Good points Bob, but not every professional needs to be ready for every format out there. In my case (and it appears the original poster’s case) HDV is the primary format. For the occasional time I need HDCam files brought in, I can be better served by renting. Other than that, the IO HD or MXO gives the portability I might want since 35-45% of my business is overseas. The ability to edit in the mountains of Andalusia might outweigh having every flavor of HD input.
Going back to my original point, I was responding to your “you need an IO HD”. No he doesn’t.
Ed