John Christie
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The card is capable, but you’ll have to wait for FCP 5 to capture more than 2 audio channels from any source.
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John Christie
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One thing I like about the Mackie controller is that it has a timecode display. My clients have always missed the Avid style timecode reader you could position anywhere on the computer display. With the Mackie, clients will be able to reference a timecode display when screening shows.
If Mackie can do it, it would be great to see someone make a stand-alone timecode reader that uses the Mackie protocol and plugs in via USB.
Tascam also has a couple of boards that function as controllers and mixers, but none of them have a timecode display.
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John Christie
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Hey Rob
I’m in Vegas right now and the big buzz at the Blackmagic booth is the Multibridge Extreme and Multibridge Studio. Like Luke said, everything the highend Decklink Pro HD card can do, the Extreme can do, plus a whole lot more. Like built in HDlink for driving an LCD monitor in HD, and functioing as a stand-alone converter box.
I finally know what I’ll be replacing my cinewave cards with.
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John Christie
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Anders
I’ve seen this happen on 2 of my systems running Cinewave. My solution has been to set a longer duration, or copy the time line to a new one and try it from there.
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John Christie
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Michael
When I started editing on Avid many years ago, there was a huge change in workflow for me. I was used to offline editing on computer-controlled VHS editing, it was a cumbersome, error prone system, but it was all we had. When we got our first Avid, we had to learn new ways to do things, not only to accomodate the wonders of non-linear editing, but also to accomodate the limited hard disk space we had. We had a whopping 4 Gigabytes on 2 X 2 GB drives. This meant that as editors, had to be careful in logging and digitizing, which then also made the editing process more streamlined. 10 years ago, I would take the time to log everything myself, and I could be certain that I hadn’t missed anything of importance. On a documentary, I could get away with digitizing maybe half the material that was shot.
Nowadays, we have assistants who digitize everything, because storage is so cheap. Is this a better way? I’m not sure. I have to wade through reams of footage to find what I need, but at least it’s easy to find and catalog.
The P2 technology reminds me of that old Avid system. It’s not for everyone, but for some it’s going to be a perfect technology today. 10 years from now, when we’re all using solid state storage, we’ll look back at the high prices for memory chips and laugh.
My 2 cents worth.
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John Christie