Xena vs. Multibridge
by Rafal Pyszka
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Apr 16, 2008 at 7:33:57 am
Which capture solution is better? Aja xena or Decklink Multibridge Eclipse? We want to buy Sony HDCAM SR and create blu-ray disc and dont knows which capture solution choose.
Re: Xena vs. Multibridge by John Richard on Apr 18, 2008 at 3:00:42 pm
The Multibridge ECLIPSE costs quite a bit more than the Xena because it has many, many more audio channels.
A better comparison to Xena would be the Multibridge PRO which is feature for feature equivalent. However the Pro can work with either Mac OR PC operating systems. The Xena can only work with the PC operating system. Both Blackmagic and AJA systems are fine pieces of equipment.
Re: Xena vs. Multibridge by Jeff Brown on Apr 28, 2008 at 12:57:08 pm
I have a little bit of experience with both. They are both workable solutions, but the wonky engineer side of me would give AJA a slight edge; they seem to have a better concept of what a video signal should be.
I have no basis for this, but it seems like AJA is video engineers that started building computer gear; BMD is computer engineers that started building video gear.
But, to reiterate: they are both good capture/output devices.
