CompressHD on a PC Letdown?
by John M. Rice
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Oct 28, 2009 at 3:53:28 pm
Any one else find the Compress HD card on a PC was not nearly up to the hype?
-No direct control for altering specified data rates
-bound by presets
-no where near 1:1 compression times on HD source media
I am completely open to being to told I am wrong on this one and being told how to make this work. Otherwise I got an RMA # and will continue to look for a product that does what this card was supposed to do.
REALLY wanted this to work.
Re: CompressHD on a PC Letdown? by Chris Yigit on Oct 29, 2009 at 1:04:20 pm
Hello,
You seem to be having some issues with your card, but let me reassure you that the product does deliver.
Allow me to elaborate on your specific concerns;
-No direct control for altering specified data rates
** The data rates are completely configurable. You can dial them up to 20Mbps.
-bound by presets
** Although Matrox does provide presets, all can be modified or you can create your own.
-no where near 1:1 compression times on HD source media
** Can you tell us a little more about your workflow. Systems specs, source material, are you exporting a sequence, converting a file, are you editing while compressing, etc ....
The CompressHD is a flexible/configurable tool that can gets your H.264 jobs done. I am not sure why you are unable to adjust the parameters of compression, but I'm confident we can get that straightened out.
Re: CompressHD on a PC Letdown? by John M. Rice on Nov 13, 2009 at 5:08:21 pm
I am following up with a very helpful tech on my issue. I have to say I appreciate the diligence and Matrox is doing a hell of a job making me feel like a VIP. All this, the rave reviews and the promise of what this card can do make me not want to give up on this. Doing all I can with Matrox's help to get this working for me!
