[John Davidson]

Unfortunately, no. It’s an eclosed SATA RAID unit built for 8 drives, four of which have the Hitachi 400 gig drives.

The guys I bought it from say you can only use the exact same drives in the entire array. No mixing and matching.

[John Davidson]

Yeah, I’m assuming that anyone that has an HD deck already has a RAID capable of handling 1080i. I actually work at West Post Digital quite a bit (Pacific Soundwaves in the back). I’ll ask them about it.

My end use is for After Effects, not realtime playback – although I think this stuff is 720p, so my RAID should handle the HD if I need it to.

Thanks for the tip!
j

[John Davidson]

This is the format most networks require for any element loaded into it’s LMS system on Digibeta format.

First TC on tape at 58:00:00.
bars/tone from 58:30-59:30
black 59:30-59:50
:05 slate from 59:50:00 to 59:55:00 listing title, production company, house numbers, etc. Any sound here is purely for your own pleasure.
:05 black from 59:55:00-1:00:00:00

The commercial hits on 1:00:00:00 with a 4-7 frame fadeup, depending on your whim, or the creative of your spot. Some spots kick off with a flash, some fade up nice and slow.

Different library manement systems load in different ways. Some air spots digitally off of a server, some run automated tape loading systems. Some run D2, some run dbeta. The format above applies to all of them.

I will say that I delivered a spot that runs during a live unnamed show that had no slate requirements, delivery specs, and only wanted BetaSP format. They were, however, only airing this spot from playback and not an LMS, so they didn’t care.

Different networks and stations have different specs, however in my experience the above mentioned will make everyone happy. I’ve had enough coordinators freak out about not meeting those exact specifications that I’m happy to pass this hard earned lesson on to others.

[John Davidson]

I am a moron.

I had them plugged into the wrong input on my mixer.

Broadcast degree and 10 years of experience folks – look where it gets me.

Thanks guys!

[John Davidson]

but if I haven’t made some stupid mistake, I’ll call.

Thanks!

[John Davidson]

I’ll keep trying to figure it out. I’m wondering is the RCA outs of the KBox are SMPTE and not analogue…

[John Davidson]

That’s right – and those two RCA analogue outs aren’t working, which is why I’m confused.

[John Davidson]

I’m discovering the same issue. I just adjust the bright/contrast just a tad in the filters section to accomodate the darkness. It’s not perfect, but it allows my clients to preview finished cuts without complaint.

[John Davidson]

Today’s my first day with Kona2. You won’t be disappointed. It’s even better than I had hoped. I was really stoked to discover that, when an A/V type program isn’t running, Kona turns your TV or monitor into a 3rd desktop (I run a dual monitor setup). Get the KBox, it’s cheap and gives you a little more flexibility.

Can I be very unproffesional and say, Kona 2 kicks ass? If you’re out there, thanks for the recommendation, Walter!
j

[John Davidson]

The only problem I’ve had with them is that they’re too far south of LA for a quick purchase. I know what it’s like to get a bad piece of equipment though, so let’s call you infuriated and frustrated for being the one in a thousand with a bad piece of hardware. Statistically speaking, you should go buy another one from them. Lightening rarely strikes twice in the same place.

Of course, I just got a SATA Array from the DR Group in hollywood and it so far is FLYING. Maybe you should pamper yourself and get a phat upgrade :-). FCP will love you for it.