I don't see conform as a problem. If you conform at a facility, edls (and possibly Avid sequences) do the trick. If you conform yourself, you could ingest at native resolution, transcode for offline, relink for online. For tapeless workflows, Mini beats Io on price and LE nudges Io on connectivity. For tape-based workflows, Io vs Mini is an irrelevant question. But Avid's FAQ comment seems to make Io vs LE an option too. That's all I'm saying. Each has its issues to be sure. Io is I/O certified for new v.5.5, which experience suggests will be buggy for a while. LE could work immediately in very reliable v.5, but I can't tell if Avid officially supports the LE for playback as it does Mini (Can anyone answer definitively?). Io's direct I/O is familiar and convenient, but I'm intrigued by the possibility of editing and capturing at the same time through the Vetura app (no "n").
Like you, I'm upgrading from Mojo-SDI and cut offline for an online conform. In the current Avid universe, anything short of an overpriced Nitris DX involves one compromise or another. In looking for the cheapest compromise that works for me now, I'm wondering if LE deserves a spot on the table next to Io.
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "keren_aarons" <keren_aarons@...> wrote:
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> The LE is great, I said so in a previous response and was in fact what I originally thought was now compatible. Sadly, it's only the IO Express that offers true compatibility.
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> The problem with using Ventura is it limits your workflow when you're doing classic offline / online conforms. I don't want to go through the hassle of using a 3rd party capture tool when I conform - major issues could arise, and as we all know, time is money. It breaks the one thing that keeps Avid ahead of it's competitors - media management!
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> An all in 1 HD capture / monitor solution that doesn't cost 8 times what it should (yes, I'm looking at you Mojo DX and Nitris) that offers the same hardware functionality that Blackmagic and Aja give you with FCP, would be a blessing. Avid is slowly starting to realise they can't grow their customer base when their hardware costs the earth - we just don't live in 1990's anymore; a time where they could charge a lot for the hardware. FCP changed all that.
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> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, hanaflan@ wrote:
> >
> > On face value, wouldn't that be a good thing? For example, use Vetura app
> > to digitize hours of footage to Avid codec files while editing something
> > else in Media Composer? Presuming Vetura can only make .mov but not .mxf files
> > and you'd have the extra step of importing, that still ties up MC for far
> > less time. The LE box includes HD/SD SDI and Balanced Audio - better than
> > either the Mini or Io Express. And it works with MCv.5 which is very stable
> > right now, as opposed to v.5.5 which has yet to work out the inevitable
> > bugs.
> >
> > My point is all the focus is on Mini and Io Express, but doesn't the LE
> > offer an even better option to the MojoDX? Or am I missing something?
> >
> >
> > David Helfand
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 2/19/2011 1:19:45 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> > Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com writes:
> >
> > Well Media Composer isn't really doing anything in that workflow, it's
> > just Ventura outputting/ingestinWell Medi
> >
> > Zak Ray
> > Editor | Videographer
> > Boston, MA
> > 978.473.4226 | worldwide-studios.978
> >
> > On Feb 18, 2011, at 7:09 PM, _hanaflan@_ (mailto:hanaflan@)
> > wrote:
> >
> > > What about this info from Avid's FAQ? Can both the Mini and LE be used
> > with
> > > Macs, for both output & ingest (via Vetura software)?
> > >
> > > __http://avid.http://avidhttp://avhttp://avid.http://avidhttp://avid._
> > (http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=366347_)
> > > (_http://avid.http://avidhttp://avhttp://avid.http://avidhttp://avid._
> > (http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=366347) )
> > > "When will Avid support the Matrox MXO2 LE?
> > > In Mac-based networked environments, Matrox MXO2 LE can be used on an
> > > ingest/playout station with the Matrox Vetura Capture and Matrox Vetura
> > Playback
> > > stand-alone applications for quick and easy capture to Avid DNxHD or
> > other
> > > popular Avid-supported codecs and play out of .mov files over SDI,
> > analog
> > > component, Y/C, or composite. Avid and Matrox have forged an excellent
> > > relationship and continue to work together on future products to serve
> > our
> > > mutual customers needs. Announcements related to new products and
> > feature
> > > enhancements will be made in due course."
> >
> >
> >
> >
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