Using AVC Intra on MacBook Pro


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Using AVC Intra on MacBook Pro
by James Mulryan on Aug 17, 2009 at 6:40:28 pm

Contemplating buying the new Panasonic HVX 300. Wondering if I can edit AVC Intra 100 or ProRes 422 LT on the following system:
MacBook Pro 2.4GHZ 4MB
Proavio Studio Rack Raid 5 ESATA Write 111 MB/s Read 128 MB/s using Kona test (1080 8bit 2G file size)
Sonnet Express Pro ESATA card
FCP7

If so, would it be better to keep everything in AVC Intra 100 or bring material into a ProRes 422 LT timeline.
Currently using DVCPRO HD 720 24p timelines. Not too happy with banding.

James Mulryan
Sunset Park Media, LLC
Santa Monica, CA
info@jamesmulryan.com

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Re: Using AVC Intra on MacBook Pro
by Shane Ross on Aug 17, 2009 at 7:27:51 pm

Bring it in as ProRes 422...and this will work fine with a FW800 drive. One stream though...eSATA is better. I have been capturing and editing ProRes on my Dual 2.4Ghz machine for a couple weeks now. Works great.

Shane

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Re: Using AVC Intra on MacBook Pro
by Jeremy Garchow on Aug 17, 2009 at 7:42:22 pm

Transcoding on a MBP is a slow and laborious process.

I'd suggest bring it in AVC-Intra native, then just editing on the codec timeline of your choice.

ProRes or HQ< this way you are only rendering what's needed, instead of transcoding absolutely everything.

WIth the introduction of the AVC-I codec, you can also edit the MXF files without log and transfer using MXF4mac.

Jeremy

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Re: Using AVC Intra on MacBook Pro
by James Mulryan on Aug 17, 2009 at 7:46:30 pm

Thanks Shane
Were you ever able to use the original ProRes 422 not the LT version on your system?
Kind of disappointed that I will not be able to use my MXO in this configuration.
No Pro Res flavors available.

I guess the MXO2 supports Pro Res, but the idea of sacrificing my Express Port and having to put my raid on a firewire input -- a 50 percent reduction in through put, is not very appetizing. Think the AJA IO HD might be the way to go. Much more expensive and lacks the Max rendering advantage.
Any suggestions besides--get a Mac Pro-- would be greatly appreciated.

James Mulryan
Sunset Park Media, LLC
Santa Monica, CA
info@jamesmulryan.com

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Re: Using AVC Intra on MacBook Pro
by Shane Ross on Aug 17, 2009 at 8:25:31 pm

AVCI native does come in faster, and it is lighter...true. Just edit in a ProREs timeline.

[James Mulryan] "Were you ever able to use the original ProRes 422 not the LT version on your system? "

??? Pardon? OH, Matrox still doesn't have new drivers for FCP 7, so no codecs via the MXO2 yet. But you are working with AVCIntra...tapeless...ProRes LT is easily an option.

[James Mulryan] "Kind of disappointed that I will not be able to use my MXO in this configuration. "

Uh...why? Just use the appropriate size and frame rate out and it will work fine.

And the I/O HD is a good box. Just know that ProRes is ALL you get from that device. Even if you have an uncompressed timeline, it will convert to prores before it outputs. But ProRes is perfectly fine. And that box is pretty good.

Shane

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