Mick Kalber
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“I’ll be attaching a Blackmagic Ultrastudio express this afternoon. This is on an imac.” John… how is that working out for you? I just got a new 27″ iMac and pegasus r6 18TB raid and am trying to decide between the BlackMagic UltraStudio Express or AJA Io XT. BM is a third the price of the AJA… but doesn’t matter if it’s free if it doesn’t work right, eh? What say you?
Mick Kalber
Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
Hilo, Hawaii -
Captured them in FCP. Thanks for the advice.
Mick Kalber
Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
Hilo, Hawaii -
Yes, I’ve been told to use prores, but have just never done it. Current project was done on FCP 6.0.1… system crashed… came back with 6.0 installed, and I have no upgrade capability. If I could get to 6.0.1 or higher, I could finish at project on my G5. But trying to find FCP 6.0.1 has been a nightmare. System is 6 1/2 yrs old, and it’s time to upgrade anyway. Have a HUGE project upcoming and would love to have iMac/thunderbolt system in place for that. I’m just trying to figure out the best solution. Current project needs to get done, but not yesterday… client is flexible. I live in the hinterlands… Big Island of Hawaii… and am largely out of touch with the industry except what I read on the cow, etc. Not easy living in a video wasteland. Open to any suggestions.
Mick Kalber
Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
Hilo, Hawaii -
Sorry… Wasn’t clear… I have a project whose media lives on my current raids to finish up, then I’d like to go thunderbolt, if it’s reliable. But I’m not sure the read/write speeds will be fast enough using the adapters. Project is HDCAM 4:2:2 uncompressed (don’t ask y), which I think requires faster speeds than 80 Mb. Guess I could redigitize at pro res… that would require less speed, wouldn’t it? Maybe I should just go thunderbolt and redigitize material to those drives. Thots? Mahalo.
Mick Kalber
Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
Hilo, Hawaii -
Sorry… Wasn’t clear… I have a project whose media lives on my current raids to finish up, then I’d like to go thunderbolt, if it’s reliable. But I’m not sure the read/write speeds will be fast enough using the adapters. Project is HDCAM 4:2:2 uncompressed (don’t ask y), which I think requires faster speeds than 80 Mb. Guess I could redigitize at pro res… that would require less speed, wouldn’t it? Maybe I should just go thunderbolt and redigitize material to those drives. Thots? Mahalo.
Mick Kalber
Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
Hilo, Hawaii -
OK…. Time to upgrade. Am considering iMac with Thunderbolt, but having read that some folks (altho not all) are struggling with the reliability of the Pegasus Raids, I’m thinking about hooking up my current Raid array (4 enclosures, 5-500Gb drives in each, with one eSata port multiplier on each) via Thunderbolt using Sonnet’s Tempo Sata Pro ExpressCard/34 adapter. If I’m reading the specs correctly, I should be able to connect two enclosures with each adapter to the two Thunderbolt ports on the iMac, correct? Will this work, or have I missed something here? Figured I’d wait to pick up the Thunderbolt Pegasus R6 array until the issues seem to be resolved. At that time I’ll abandon the eSata array and just use Thunderbolt. BTW, which Thunderbolt arrays are the best… Pegasus, Sonnet, or another manufacturer? Does there seem to be a consensus, or is that debatable? Also, I know that FCP 7 has been discontinued, but is it still available… and if so, where? As always, CC advice is greatly appreciated!
Aloha!
Mick Kalber
Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
Hilo, Hawaii -
and my 6.0.1 projects will still play on 6.0.6? appreciate the help, shane.
Mick Kalber
Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
Hilo, Hawaii -
OTOH, a pissing contest like this is very educational to those of us who lurk and try to learn what we can. This thread has been very informational… thanks.
Mick Kalber
Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
Hilo, Hawaii -
Aloha George! I might be interested in your Z90. Is it still available? Had any offers? Can I see a picture or two? You can e-mail me at redhotlava@hawaii.rr.com
Mahalo,
Mick Kalber
Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
Hilo, Hawaii -
OK… I get it now. You guys are da bomb… mahalo!
Mick Kalber
Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
Hilo, Hawaii