Re: Is the Mojo DX the Only Way to Monitor HD?

[Chris Davis] "Is there something about Avid that specifically tries to make this NOT work for relatively color accurate full resolution HD monitoring, as it would in FCP?"

Yeah...Apple works with Black Magic Design and AJA and Matrox to allow their hardware to work with FCP, as Apple doesn't make that hardware. But Avid does make the hardware, so they have zero incentive to allow other companies to make hardware to do this. IN fact, they have every incentive to make it NOT work. Apple makes money by having FCP work on Apple products only...so you have to buy a Mac, and a good one, for it to work. Avid only makes the software and the capture cards...so to make money they make their capture hardware the only hardware that works.

I don't blame them. And lately it is more affordable. Not long ago a fully loaded Avid system (offline cutting only) would run you $65,000 to $80,000 dollars. Symphony's more.


Shane



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