thanks for the response! I have actually considered both the hyperdeck studio and the hyperdeck shuttle as possible solutions. however, the only compressed codec the hyperdecks currently support is DnxHD, and uncompressed just isn’t practical for me. I would normally have no problem using this codec, but I read in a Adobe forum that Premiere Pro CS5.5 Does NOT support the DnxHd codec. I have considered the Ajax kia pro mini as well, but it only compresses to Apple Protest 422. Another great codec, but again not PrP CS.5.5 friendly. Surely there is a hardware solution that compresses to DVCPro HD or even AVCHD? And if there isn’t, would a souped up CPU (like videoguys Diy9) and a decklink quad not do the trick?