[Neil Adamson]

Hello

DNxHD 220 which the Hyperdeck shuttle records in is compressed but still at a very high bitrate so while it uses less space than the uncompressed option it is still very space hungry

The request is to allow an additional option (e.g. avchd) which provides lower quality recordings but uses way less disk space.

This would then give the Hyperdecdk shuttle user the best of all options:
Uncompressed – highest quallity – but very high disk utilisation,
DNxHD high quality high disk space and;
AVCHD – good quality lower disk space required

A range of optiopns would offer huge felxibility and expand the uses for the shuttle immeasurably

Prores is the Apple / FCP implemetation of a high quality HD codec – similar to Avids DNxHD.

Neil
Effective Video
http://www.effectivevideo.co.za

[Neil Adamson]

Hello

My understanding is that timecode is through the SDI connections and not through HDMI?

After reading the discussions – I do think BM are misrepresenting this product somewhat if they are aiming it specifically at broadcasters and not trying to position it as a replacement for tape based recording for lets say the middle market users.

As I said in my original post none of the cameras in the product marketing material even has an SDI connector so the advertising imagery is somewhat misleading.

Yes maybe we should read the small print – but even then this broadcast positoning is not really explicitly mentioned.

Anyway in terms of codecs – they have 2 options now – uncompressed and DNxHD 220 and I dont think these should be replaced but surely having more choices = more value = more buyers = more profits?

The main monetary annoyances are the requirements to buy software to allow Windows to handle OSX file systems, having to buy the mounting plate separately and the need for an HDD / SSD docking station.

Cheers
Neil

Neil
Effective Video
http://www.effectivevideo.co.za

[Neil Adamson]

Hello

I understand the reason for thinking that a compressed codec is maybe not an absolute .
However one really strong use case in my environment is to avoid the use of tapes on a number of older tape based DV HDV cameras I have.

So although t agree the value or uncompressed and codecs like Dnxhd are of great value the option of a more compressed codec would add a lot more additional value especially for field recording

Regards
Neil

Neil
Effective Video
http://www.effectivevideo.co.za

[Neil Adamson]

According to the Avid Forum this device is not yet ready for MC6 – it does not work with MC 6 and often crashes the Avid.

Matrox and MOTU are better bets.

Neil
Effective Video
http://www.effectivevideo.co.za

[Neil Adamson]

Hello Peter

After I sent you the files did you manage to get any sort of feedback from the labs?

I managed to find a non-Boris RED way of doing what I needed but this certainly detracts from the capabilities of the product.

Thanks
Neil

Neil
Effective Video
http://www.effectivevideo.co.za

[Neil Adamson]

Hello

Firstly to BorisFX –
Your support team came back to me and provided some config changes which seems to have added a lot more stability to the application – so thank you for the support.

It is greatly appreciated. Big up!

John -no offence taken, and in some respects you are right, but the upgrade issues and the pros and cons thereof are many and varied.

Simply put up until now I have had no reason to migrate my workhorse machines off XP (there is a long and tiresome thread in the Avid forums on this issue as well, but I wont rehash that).

Avid MC’s next release will be 64 bit and I will be forced to upgrade then, but for the time being XP provides the stability and reliability that I need.

And at this point in time it is my opinion that there is more software that works with XP than there is that doesnt.

Yes I know this will swing soon, but the Windows 7 machines I see have more applications installed in their 32 bit directories than in their 64 bit ones. Apart from virtualisation – software companies have found writing multithreaded programs running multple threads on multiple cores more difficult and costly than they may have originally thought, with the result that many apps are still stuck in the 32 bit single core mode.

I will upgrade to Win 6 64 bit when there is real value to do so. i.e. when my main editing applications are fully supported on 64 bit OS’s and make full use of a 64 bit architecture.

Why go to 32 bit Vista or 7 when they add no real value, under the hood a lot of it is still Window NT!
I find it rare that something will run on 32 bit Vista or 7 and not on XP.

I am not sure about your no floppy no XP install – I have installed and reinstalled XP many times without a floppy disk – granted the mobos have PATA and SATA drives, but even the latest 64 bit MOBOS have IDE connections for a PATA drive, so up until now it has not been an issue for me.

Anyway thanks for your comments and as time marches on there will be a requirement to move to better, newer, faster OS’s, but right now if a vendor says their application runs on XP then it should run properly on XP.

And really they they should not reduce the effort or focus required to make sure it does.

A simple disclaimer “This application does not run on XP” would be better suited rather than post-purchase statements later on about a lack of focus, will or effort in testing.

But then again such an explicit XP exclusion may reduce the potential target market and consequently the overall sales – so who is really paying for the testing on newer OS’s?

Could it be all those unmigrated users still on XP?

Neil
Effective Video
http://www.effectivevideo.co.za

[Neil Adamson]

Hello

Thanks for the response – I have been in contact with the tech team, but the feedback has been limited to an occasional acknowledgement of a problem, but still no solution has been forthcoming.

Also regarding XP – I have rechecked the BorisFX site and there is no easily findable place (for me at least) that says Red5 is not certified for XP or that Red 5 will not work on XP.

If this was made known to me, I would have perhaps not made the purchase or I would have started an upgrade plan.

Regards

Neil
Effective Video
http://www.effectivevideo.co.za

[Neil Adamson]

This sounds very positive – thanks Boris.

Is there an anticipated time frame for when this fix will be released?

Regards

Neil
Effective Video
http://www.effectivevideo.co.za

[Neil Adamson]

Hello

I use Avid FX (Boris Red 4) as a standalone effects generator for a lot my work and I find it very useful as I can create and render titles / FX etc on one workstation whilst editing on another.

I export my rendered clips with alpha channel as QT mov files and import those into Media Composer.

In my experience despite a revamp and a change of UI colours Red 5 is not that much different to work with in comparison to previous versions.
Although a lot more filters and effects have been added.
So if you have some experience on earlier versions of Boris Red / Avid FX then you should be okay.

However I am having a number of stability issues with Red 5 and have had to go back to Avid FX for paying work.

I have raised this with Boris FX although after some initial enthusiasm in helping me, the support line seems to have gone quiet and I have had no feedback from them for the last few days.
So at this point I am back on Avid FX and Red 5 is really just an icon on my desktop.

Cheers
Neil

[Neil Adamson]

Hello

No not HD but widescreen SD – also it is 3Gb memory – that is all I think XP can address, I have increased my virtual memory as well.

I am running Avid MC 5.5 however I am also running Red 5 on a standalone machine as well, and am experiencing the same problems so it does not appear to be an Avid MC issue.

I have raised a ticket on the BorisFX site.

Thanks
Neil