Re: Comparing Velocity to others

What I meant was that many Velocity users have asked about purchasing ONLY the newer Velocity software for installation and use on legacy Velocity systems (that were previsously bundled with hardware like the Reality, Quatturs and Altitude cards). They've been told that VelocityESX either won't work with older Velocity hardware (doesn't take advantage of the hardware's acceleration or I/O functions and doesn't directly export .dps/.dva files), or that it's not an option to buy as software only.

But certainly you can buy Harris' newer hardware/software bundles that include the Nexio SAN and Velocity. I just don't know of anyone that has bought or uses VelocityESX as an upgrade to the Velocity, VelocityQ or VelocityHD platforms. In fact, there's an entirely separate software upgrade (Velocity10) that was released in December 2008 for legacy Velocity systems. It was provided free and is still available for download. Word is Harris is even working on one last update for some bug fixes in that software version.

Price wise, the Velocity/Nexio SAN bundles are REALLY expensive, with most bundles starting upwards of $50,000 (at least that's where they were a year ago).

If you can afford it, go for it. But the only facilities I'm aware of that have taken the plunge are broadcast facilities that need multiple editing seats and the ability to do proxy editing in the field and quickly reassemble projects from the SAN after media in ingested into it.

Chris Blair
Magnetic Image, Inc.
Evansville, IN
www.videomi.com