Uli Plank
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Well, I’ve tested it with QT-files from the FireStore and it works. Wasn’t really useful for us, since Apple introduced full support for European frequencies only in FCP 6.0.2, so we went for the upgrade
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Sorry Shane, that’s not fully correct. Apple even called that version FCP HD because of it’s support for DVCProHD.
The only problem: you can’t capture from P2. You’ll need to get additional software to convert or you’ll need to use the FireStore, which can output QuickTime files. If that makes sense or if the integrated approach in FCP 6 is worth the upgrade is up to you.Regards,
Uli
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The gallery will need an Apple Laptop, then. No ProRes for PC!
Regards,
Uli
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A courageous collegue over here tested it today. It didn’t damage his computer, but it doesn’t work either. When you boot with the original card in the MacPro plus the X1900, the latter is not even seen by system profiler. If you try with only the X1900, the machine doesn’t boot.
Hope this helps,
Uli
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Oh, and BTW, this was 1920 x 1080.
Regards,
Uli
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OK, I did my test, and I was in for a surprise:
Even if Apple does not recommend this, ProRes 422 is running smooth in 24 fps from my internal drive. I fed it to a Panasonic PT-AE2000 projector in native 24 progressive, and it looks awesome.
So, while the small SATA-RAID is definitely helpful when editing (snappier response, more than one track) you won’t need it for presentation only.
This was a MBP 2.33 GHz with 2 GB RAM and an internal Hitachi 160 GB drive.
Please note that this was a short clip (about 5 mintes) and 24 fps only, so I can’t tell if it might get jumpy when it’s longer, the drive is more fragmented or the framerate is higher, like 30 fps for the US.
Regards,
Uli
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I’ll give it a test later today, I have these things around at the institute.
I paid 300 Euro for one terabyte in a Taurus enclosure including the card and use it every day for editing HD on the road. I consider that quite a good price for something that would have sounded like sci-fi five years ago
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You are on the right track: ProRes 422 will give you the best balance. Uncompressed won’t run on the MBP, even ProRes HQ won’t run smooth. For ProRes you may need a small striped two-disk eSATA drive and an Expresse card, but that works fine for me.
If in FCP 5, stick to DVcProHD.
Regards,
uli
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It seems that Apple has been silently improving on this in recent updates. Or is it the players that are getting better with every update? HD-DVD (just like Blu-Ray) is a moving target
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I’d second Sheer Video. No color shifts, no problems at all. The best RGB<->YUV conversion I’ve ever seen.
Regards,
Uli