Eyad Hamam
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I had this setup for about a year, and it works fine until the drives are just over half full. Then everything starts slowing down, from opening projects, to lag time on playback etc…
I don’t know if using a RAID card decreases these problems.
About the 10-bit HD, it dropped frames on capture with me.
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Thanx Rafael.
I’ll check. Even though I already set everything to best, but other people use the machine and may have updated the softare recently (resetting the prefs).regards
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Great. I’ll do that.
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Hi Walter,
Thanx for the reply.Do you know of any way to produce clean SD files from HD without down converting via the card (eg. export the full HD file then convert using compressor, or through after effects etc…?) And what format should I be exporting to (10-bit SD or ProRes HQ)?
Walter mentioned that the Kona cards do the down conversion cleanly. Does anyone have an idea about the BlackMagic cards?
Thanx
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Actually, i read about a product called vStor, and their tech support said one could do what I suggested with their system. BAsically plug and play with minimal hassle.
However, regardiing the metalan, I understand that the system you described needs a dedicated Macpro and some serious tech guy to set it up, but once it’s up and running I assumed anyone could connect an ethernet cable and be ready to work. Guess id doesn’t work that way since it needs the software install.
Another question though. Why would an iMac be slower? My idea was (bear with me please) to connect an imac via ethernet, matrox mxo and a dvi monitor for semi-broadcast monitoring. I’ve used an imac before, and provided you don’t overtax it with heavy effects and 20 layers of video, it works fine for DV and HDV, and even prores and SD uncompressed are fine for small timelines. So, in your opinion, is the imac slower because it has a slower architecture (obviously it won’t come close to a mac pro) or because the ethernet connection on an imac won’t give the same performance as that on a Macpro?
thnx
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Hi,
I need to set up a shared storage system in the next few months for some reality TV type shows, shot mostly on DV, HDV, DVCproHD and occasionally HD captured as pro-res.
Would a system like this, with a 4 imacs attached, work for completing the rough cuts?and if an extra editor occasionally came in with a laptop, could they just plug in an extra ethernet cable and start editing?
Thnx.
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I received a reply from BMD support advicing me to put the computer to sleep when the audio disconnects, and that the issue should be fixed soon in the 6.4 drivers as they are adding broader HDMI support.
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Hi,
I just received an e-mail from Kristian Lam saying that the card is still supported.
Phew!!!regards
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I always assumed the moderators of the forums worked with the company (i.e i thought you worked with AJA, and would therefore have the latest info).
Anyhow,
I guess the summary of all this is we all have to wait till AJA tests the IOHD on PowerPCs and let us know! -
ooops. sorry. i just saw your name at the top!!
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