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Set your downconvert in the AJA Control Panel, set FCP to output 1080i29.97.
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Drivers are in the works, you’ll likely see something in the next month or so.
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If you have the $$$, Flipfactory can do it. You need transfer manager and the optional MXF importer. Call your favorite VAR that deals with both Avid and FCP…it isn’t as simple as you’d think or hope.
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[Warren] “Does anyone know if black-burst for HD is a different flavor than SD? In other words, can I use my existing Horita CSG-50 Black-burst generator to supply black-burst sync to the Kbox for SD and HD? Thus avoiding purchasing any more equipment?
“You need a tri-level sync for HD. Your current device will work if you are using the K3 for SD, but not for HD. Check out the GEN10 from AJA, pretty cost effective for tri-level sync.
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If the multipliers don’t follow the eSATA spec (and you’d be surprised how many don’t), they can have problems with warm starts and drive spin up. Contact the manufacturer of your enclosure.
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It should be empty. Odds are your board somehow got flashed with an incorrect serial number and that is why they are replacing it.
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[msacci] “I’m not suggesting I need the speed at all, but it seems like if you fill the PCIe slots the feedback you get from the Mac is that some of the cards are not better enough bandwidth, Apples words not mine. As far as following AJA recommendation I have been but once again there is no recommendation for 8x cards (ATTOs new card) or (2) 4x cards (Sonnet) but if you are saying that it really doesn’t matter, nothing really needs the bandwidth that they are asking for that is kind of what I’m looking for.
“Yeah, bottom line is put your storage and AJA in slots 3 or 4 and select option 2 in the PCI expansion utility and you are good to go.
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First things first…4x PCIe slots supply a theoretical throughput of 1000MB/sec. That means your storage has to provide 1000MB/sec to actually see a benefit from an 8x slot (even if the card is an 8x lane card). In my testing of 1x slots, I’m normally able to realize 90% of that bandwidth with a good HBA (read: ATTO celerity or R380).
So how many drives do you currently have and what kind of storage are you using that supports over 1000MB/sec? Are you editing multistream 4k that would necessitate 1GB/sec? 4-up multi-cam uncompressed 10-bit 1080i?
This is a great case of putting the cart before the horse. Yes, even ATTO’s R380 card is an 8x lane card and IS capable of exceeding 1GB/sec, but putting it in a 4x slot on a current MacPro isn’t going to net you any worse or better performance than an 8x slot unless you have the drives to back it up. My rough guess would be 20x 750GB Seagate 7200rpm enterprise drives in RAID0 based on the testing I’ve done. In that case, you would need a port multiplier to have multiple drives and multiple chassis on each of the R380’s channels.
So the easy answer is “don’t worry about it”. Odds are that by the time drive technology is capable of providing the kind of throughput an 8x lane slot can handle, MacPro systems will have more available lanes on the board.
If you really need over 1GB/sec today, it can be built and provided on a MacPro. How deep are your pockets?
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Last I checked, the Kona2 and Kbox do not have standard A/V cables, everything is in the integrated cable to the BoB. So you want to only hook up half the BoB?
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Nah, we were just a little confused by the question.
An HD10AVA is the answer for you on analog INGEST
An ADA4 is the answer for you on analog OUTPUT—
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-Mike