[Nasher]

Mike

You will in fact need a G5 to play back DVCProHD footage – I would suggest a dual processor or dual core. My 1.6 G5 iMac won’t handle the job despite the fact the screen has the rez.

I don’t think it’s about the frontside bus as the stream isn’t very big at 14.1MB/s but the processor as a bit of work to do to uncompress the codec in RT.

Having updated your Mac you can then look to something like a BMD HD card and HDLink which, when used with a 20″ display, will display the pictures pixel for pixel – very handy for keying etc.

Good luck. Can’t wait for these cameras to land Downunder so I can get my hands on one.

Cheers
Bettsy
Burra Films

[Nasher]

Kaspar

You do know that 2K currently is not implemented….

Hmm. interesting. Where is that information from? As far as I’m aware you need a 30″ and it’s away. FCP is resolution independent. Maybe a codec..?

As any 2k input will come from a scanner as .dpx files, which would be turned into a Quicktime via Framelink, I guess it comes down to a question of which codec you use in FCP. If the BMD drivers currently don’t have an easy setup, that doesn’t mean you can’t make one of your own.

Cheers
Bettsy
Burra Films

[Nasher]

Try turning off overlays in the view menu.

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Bettsy
Burra Films

[Nasher]

You could upgrade to a Dual 2.3 G5, save money over the Quad, get some more use from the BMD card and get a big performance boost on your current system.

That way you’ll also get to wait out Apple’s next move to Mactels…

My 2c.

Cheers
Bettsy
Burra Films

[Nasher]

Hey Rory, long time no speak.

Digistor here in Australia (https://www.digistor.com.au) rebadge Infotrend arrays with their own Sanman branding. These Sanman arrays have been tested and approved by Matt and the boys at BMD, so the answer could very well be ‘yes’.

Perhaps you could contact Digistor to enquire what alterations, if any, they make to the arrays before on-selling them.

Cheers
Bettsy
Burra Films

[Nasher]

What happened to Matt’s shout? He can’t hide behind Grant’s skirt forever:-)

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Bettsy
Burra Films

[Nasher]

It’s done in hardware.

That doesn’t, in my expreience, preclude something in software lousing it up or, conversely, a fix coming in terms of software update.

I’ve seen the original quality of the downconversions and they were superb. Something must have broken somewhere in software. I’m sure the guys will address it in their usually speedy manner.

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Bettsy
Burra Films

[Nasher]

Weeell….. If I gotta buy lunch.

OK then. Can’t wait to see it up and running.

Cheers
Bettsy
Burra Films

[Nasher]

The other advantage this camera has over the HVX is the option of shooting with the Pro-35 Digital adaptor, giving real wide angle lenses and primes.

I think it’s important not to refer to the signal as HDV – I can’t see Canon wasting money on fitting a MPEG2 convertor between the camera head and an HD-SDI spigot. Seems to me they’re most likely pumping out an uncompressed signal and leave it up to the user to compress however they choose. I imagine the limiting factor on the image qaulity will be the 1/3″ chips.

Personally, I’d never hire a HDCam deck. The DVCPro HD codec is cleaner IMHO – of course all the Pana cameras are working with 720 and the Sony’s 1080 which puts them ahead but, feeding identical signals into them, DVCPro HD wins – I think.

The thought of shooting with this camera, fitted with the Pro-35, recording uncompressed Blackmagic HD via a single BNC cable is really exciting. The tether is a pain but I’d just tell the DoP to get used to it:-)

Cheers
Bettsy
Burra Films

[Nasher]

The other advantage this camera has over the HVX is the option of shooting with the Pro-35 Digital adaptor, giving real wide angle lenses and primes.

I think it’s important not to refer to the signal as HDV – I can’t see Canon wasting money on fitting a MPEG2 convertor between the camera head and an HD-SDI spigot. Seems to me they’re most likely pumping out an uncompressed signal and leave it up to the user to compress however they choose. I imagine the limiting factor on the image qaulity will be the 1/3″ chips.

Personally, I’d never hire a HDCam deck. The DVCPro HD codec is cleaner IMHO – of course all the Pana cameras are working with 720 and the Sony’s 1080 which puts them ahead but, feeding identical signals into them, DVCPro HD wins – I think.

The thought of shooting with this camera, fitted with the Pro-35, recording uncompressed Blackmagic HD via a single BNC cable is really exciting. The tether is a pain but I’d just tell the DoP to get used to it:-)

Cheers
Bettsy
Burra Films