Kristian Lam
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Hi Jan,
The JPEG (MJPEG actually) codec requires about 12-14 MB/sec.
The high data rates in the manual refers to the uncompressed codecs.
The HDMI video output from the camera is an uncompressed video stream (not data) so the data rates the camera records in is irrelevant as you’ll be capturing to another compression codec.
There is no machine control via USB, only firewire.
2 Dual Xeons will certainly work with Intensity Pro. Just make sure you have a x1 PCI Express slot on the motherboard.
Your setup will largely depend on the type of codec you’re working in. If you’re working only in the MJPEG format we provide, then a single SATA drive is more than capable for captures. Obviously, the more drives you have in a striped array, the more streams you will be able to playback in real time.
For uncompressed captures, your media drive must be able to keep up with the required data rates. Normally, a 3-drive striped RAID0 array will be good for capturing 1080 uncompressed at 8-bit. We recommend using as many drives as possible as the SATA drives will slow down as they get filled up.
regards
Kristian Lam
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Hi,
In the Log and Capture window, make sure device control is set to firewire NTSC or firewire PAL.
In your deck, check that it is set to down convert on the firewire output or it will not recognize the deck control commands from Final Cut Pro.
regards
Kristian Lam
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Ok. You can also contact support[at]blackmagic-design.com if you run into any issues.
regards
Kristian Lam
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Hi Bryan,
Haven’t seen this one yet. Why are you converting BetaSP to firewire to bring it into Final Cut Pro? If you need DV encoded footage, just use the Blackmagic DV easy setups and Final Cut Pro will transcode on the fly into the standard DV format.
regards
Kristian Lam
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Hi,
Hmm…I’ve seen this happen to another customer before. Let me find out more and get back to you about this. Could be possibly some weird bug we’re not aware of.
What version is your HDLink driver? If you’re not on the latest, try that and see if it makes a difference.
regards
Kristian Lam
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Yup, we’ve done it here.
Is your CS3 installed in the default windows program files folder?
regards
Kristian Lam
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I don’t think it’s necessary to reimport your P2 clips. The easy setups should not have any bearing on P2 ingestion. However, if you’ve captured them via the DeckLink card, then you might want to check the properties in the Final Cut Pro browser window to make sure they are want you expect.
regards
Kristian Lam
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Shane,
The Multibridge Pro requires external power regardless of it being in standalone conversion mode or when connected to your Mac via PCI Express. An external power supply should come with the unit.
regards
Kristian Lam
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Hi,
HDMI is purely video and audio so no timecode is transferred. When capturing video signals (as opposed to firewire data), Final Cut Pro gets timecode via the deck control interface.
If you’re going to be capturing via HDMI, then you’ll need to get the timecode via the deck control protocol in Final Cut Pro. Using firewire to control the VTR is one way to do this.
regards
Kristian Lam
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Hi,
This is the only report I’ve got about this. Did you install easy setups that I’ve sent you previously.
Does trashing the Final Cut Pro preferences help?
regards
Kristian Lam
Blackmagic Design