Harm Millaard
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Ron,
I figured this one would be nice: https://www.supermicro.com/products/system/4U/7044/SYS-7044H-32R.cfm
with it’s redundant 760 W PS, 8 swappable SATA disks and room for 2 DVD RW drives and a boot disk.Harm Millaard
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Maybe you ought to have a look at these test results:
https://www.millcon.nl/Harm/Storagemark.jpg
3Ware is around the bottom. Areca consistently the top performer.
Harm Millaard
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I do not completely agree with your statements.
For a system disk I would choose a WD Raptor 10.000 RPM disk, either the 74 or the 150 GB.
For storage I would go for an Areca SATA2 controller, either the 1120 PCI-X or the 1220 PCI-e and use 8 Hitachi SATA300 disks in a Raid 5 or even preferably a Raid 6. With 500 GB disks, you would still end up with 3 TB of effective storage, even when 1 or 2 disks die on you and you can rebuild easily. Areca is significantly faster than 3Ware or other Raid controllers. Supermicro has a nice case with 8 hot swappable bays that would meet these suggestions.
Harm Millaard
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That’s correct. I do use the Minnetonka plug-in, so for me it is a moot point, but not everybody has that. Just keep in mind, when using the bitrate calculator, to take an AC-3 audio stream into consideration, not a PCM file, if you are going to transcode the audio stream in Encore. It will leave you some more space for the videostream.
Harm Millaard
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I suggest the following workflow:
Use this bitrate calculator https://dvd-hq.info/Calculator.html?PHPSESSID=6501b6b2b31f4c4a295bc8c2ba1e6f57#Calculator
to get the correct encoding settings. Then use Adobe Media Encoder to generate an MPEG video file and preferably an AC3 file. Import these as assets into Encore and proceed from there.Harm Millaard
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Best way to import ALE is to go to your local pub and order some..
Harm Millaard
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Version 2.5 works fine for me, both in PP 2.0 and AE 7.0
Just re-install the program to the correct plug-in directories.Harm Millaard
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Same response: Your $ 19 thoughts were right on the mark.
Harm Millaard
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Quoting from various tests I’ve read about the XL-H1 in comparison to other HDV camera’s, the main advantages of the Canon are in the following area’s:
1. Full size CCD’s
2. Large zoom range with the standard lens
3. Exchangeable lenses
4. Very good auto-focus
5. HD-SDI
6. Audio capabilities
7. Shoulder cameraand the major drawback is that it is front heavy.
Harm Millaard
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My mobo has an on-board OHCI connector, which I use, but in addition I got a bundle, consisting of a Hercules PCI board with 3 firewire connectors, together with a Contour Shuttle Pro. This works quite nice. Almost any OHCI board works quite good.
Harm Millaard