[Ron Thompson]

HDV is supported now in FCP, why not edit in that format and convert the Beta clips to HDV codec?
I’m not sure if this is true of Kona2 and HDV, but you can now up convert SD clips to HD.

According to the AJA forums, DV and other compressed codecs need to be rendered if you’re not using the AJA codecs. I know what you mean about Cinewave… just capture and go. I don’t believe Kona supports mixed rez yet…its one reason why I’m sticking with Cinewave for at least another month. I have my eye on your exact setup… Kona2/iOLA. How is it working for you?

Ron

[Ron Thompson]

I usually get a board feed if I’m runnin-n-gunnin during a performance. This way I don’t have to worry about audio… especially while moving around. As a backup I’ll run that on one channel and camera mic/shotgun on another. Simple to do with a butt plug and a receiver if you have one…and only if the board op is friendly enough to let you tap one of his feeds.

[Ron Thompson]

[Francois Stark] “Funny how this news is coming out. This is a big thing for us editors.

HUGE. Really.”

Tell me about it!!!! Can someone run over to Apple and poke them with a stick!!!!!???!?!? Please?
I would love an official announcement about this.

This is definitely not a single format world anymore. And for those building systems, this can mean the difference of thousands of dollars in drive space!!

Ron

[Ron Thompson]

[Sean ONeil] “Unbelievable. Why wasn’t this touted?”

It was in the NAB press release, but I thought it was for the multibridge product they have coming out. I’m shopping for a Cinewave replacement, and this is GOOD news!!!— I enjoy this feature now with Cinewave, but the Kona2 might get my dollars based on HD/SD on one card, etc…

But this news makes the horse race a little tighter. Thanks for the heads up.

Ron

[Ron Thompson]

Exactly!!!!! I just can’t see myself capturing DV footage to an uncompressed codec again.
With the amount of footage I deal with these days, doing “reality-style” broadcast, drive space will instantly become an issue again. And because its broadcast, I’m hit with multi-formats ALL the time.

Decklink announced multicodec support during their NAB presser…but I didn’t think it would be available until the whole Multibridge thing came out. That’s a step in the right direction for them. Hopefully others (Apple, AJA) will follow.

[Ron Thompson]

Sorry for the confusion…I don’t own the PipeStudio. I was strongly considering it over the Kona2.
My Cinewave will go back into my G4 when I pick up the K2 combo.

But as usual, thanks for the advice!

Ron

[Ron Thompson]

Hey AJA!!!!….. Make this a feature and I guarantee every Cinewave owner will convert!!! 🙂 Starting with me!! We’re definitely spoiled with multi-codec support on Cinewave. DV/DVCAM/DVCPRO50/10bit UC all in one timeline with no rendering is something I don’t think about anymore. Hopefully by the time I switch to Kona, I still won’t have to worry about it.

Ron

[Ron Thompson]

Nice to hear it works… despite my quiet protest about buying extra equipment to equal what I have now with Cinewave…this does seem like the best route…and its nice to see its working for you.

So when you monitor video and audio, I assume you do it through the K2, right?

I know some people complain about the iO because of latency/sync issues, making precision editing on the fly impossible. So its nice that I can ingest analog stuff through the IO, then continue my workflow using the K2, which I assume maintains perfect sync with external monitors. Right?

I am eyeing your exact setup: K2, IO LA, and K-Box.
I was on the PipeStudio band wagon for a while, but I think this is the way to go as far as maintaining HD compatibility.

Ron

[Ron Thompson]

There was a thread about this somewhere…don’t remember, but check the Cinewave forum. I think the general thinking was it WILL work as long as you don’t have the Cinewave codecs installed. It has something to do with Targa and Blackmagic/other YUV codecs “fighting” for dominance.

I’m in the same boat as you…but now that Cinewave works with FCP5, Tiger, and QT7, I think I’ll hold off and see whatelse is in the pipe before I buy. Especially now that drivers are being released by the big players (Aurora, AJA, Blackmagic).

Ron

[Ron Thompson]

I had this problem for 4 months before I figured out my displays were dying a slow death!! Are you using CRT monitors?

I replaced both of my CRT’s with two Dell 2001FP LCD displays. Best investment this year! They are in the $700 range, but if you catch them on sale at the Dell site, you can scoop them up for around $600.

The monitors are an editors BEST FRIEND!!!! Composite, S-Video, DVI, and VGA, PLUS Picture in Picture!! You can’t beat this setup if you need extra monitors for Waveform/Vector scope or Monitoring other sources. Crisp, clean image, and a 1/4″ of the footprint. I haven’t had that problem since installing the Dell’s.

Before I trashed my CRT’s I swapped out motherboards, swapped display cards, reinstalled OS’s and software, checked power settings and power hardware, and all the while that wasn’t it. If you’re like me, you probably leave your displays on all the time. I guess 5 years of this was enough for my NEC’s.

Good Luck
Ron