Ernie Santella
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Thanks guys for all the info. But, I have one last question…
If I build graphics that are 1280×720 and stick them into a timeline that is smaller at 960×720 won’t they be too wide?
Ernie Santella
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What about redering out AE graphics? Do I render them in 960×720 or 1280×720?
Ernie Santella
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When finished, I will layoff back to DVCProHD tape. I guess I don’t understand why you don’t have to make it 1280×720?
Ernie Santella
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Would you please post back your results either selling your system or what upgrade paths you find. I have one sitting around gathering dust too.
Ernie Santella
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Are positive your graphics are the same frame size as your timeline? I make that mistake once in a while. I render out a Livetype title and it’s in a different resolution as the timeline.
Ernie Santella
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That’s exactly why I never went AVID. They had you by the Cohones as far as forcing you to buy their drives.
I can highly recommend the Sonnet gear. I have a Fusion500 bay, and Sonnet E4P SATA card. All has worked flawlessly since installed.
I just saw they now have a Fusion800 8 Drive bay that can handle Uncompressed 1080. You could install 4 drives now and then more when you need more speed.
https://www.sonnettech.com/product/fusiond800raid.html
Ernie Santella
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The difference between HDV, DVCProHD and Uncompressed HD is data rate. The higher the data rate, the faster the drive needs to be to pull it off in real-time.
HDV is and easy format to work with as is DVCProHD which the Panny camera uses. You can easily work with SATA drives which are cheap and fast enough. It’s the higher-end Uncompressed HD formats that require the superfast XServe speeds.
Sorry, I am not up on alternatives to XServe that will future-proof you for 1080p workflows.
Ernie Santella
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The answer to your questions in both yes and no. Yes, you can use an internal drive RAID. That works fine, but you are limited to resolution with SATA. You can do Uncompressed SD, HDV and DVCProHD, but not Uncompressed HD. That’s the ‘No’ part. For that, you need to use an expensive Fibre channel RAID like the Apple XServe RAID for those large files and speed.
Ernie Santella
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Got a question…
What’s the difference between exporting directly out of FCP6 to Compressor vs. exporting as a QT reference file then opening that in Compressor?
Do you get all the compression markers with the direct to Compressor export, as you do when you select “Compression Markers” under the Markers tab?
Ernie Santella
Santella Film/Video Productions
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Thanks David for the response.
I looked at the Decklink HDLink, but I’ll pass on that. DVI, with a DVI-to-HDMI adapter is limited by the lower DVI spec. DVI has issues running more than 25′ (I’ve read some guys can get 40′ on a good day) Native HDMI can go easily 50’+ which is what I need to run to my Projector.
I’m waiting to hear back from Shane on the Intensity HDMI card first. I might just do that or go for the AJA HI5 now as I’m not doing 1080p anyway.
Ernie Santella
Santella Film/Video Productions
http://www.santellaproductions.com