Saturday, December 8, 2012

Re: [Avid-L2] Re: Preferred BOB for MC6?

 

Hmm, perhaps a Thunder Bolt to PCIe breakout box running from an iMac http://tiny.cc/39d1ow , anybody?

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On 09/12/2012, at 15:59, "Terence Curren" <tcurren@aol.com> wrote:

> Nitris DX gives you the most I/O options.
>
> Nitris DX is made by Avid which means if it doesn't work, they have to solve the issue.
>
> Nitris DX is the only hardware solution that enables "Universal Mastering" in Symphony.
>
> Nitris DX has a daughter card option which accelerates AVCHD handling which you said you use.
>
> If you don't need those features, save the money and use Blackmagic as it's the cheapest alternative.
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Tim Selander <selander@...> wrote:
> >
> > We are currently still on MC5.5, using Adrenaline boxes for our
> > I/O. We own three seats of MC6 that we're not using yet. The boss
> > is interested in moving up to MC6, or even 6.5, but of course
> > that means moving to a different BOB.
> >
> > We shoot P2, AVCHD and Canon's MXF formats, but have to deliver
> > on HDCAM tape to our stations, so we need reliable Digital Cut.
> > On very rare occasion we have to digitize from Composite,
> > Component and/or (HD)SDI.
> >
> > Q 1) What hardware are you using, and are you happy with it in
> > regards to #1 Stability, and #2 function/features.
> >
> > Bonus question, we are currently using 8 core Nehalem Mac Pros
> > that we're happy with. Of course we'll need to upgrade the OS
> > along with Media Composer, but,
> > Q 2) does MC6 need faster hardware to run on?
> >
> > Any input appreciated!
> >
> > Tim Selander
> > Tokyo, Japan
> >
>
>

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