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Yes I am. Are you willing to provide me with the resources that I need? I am trying to reform this industry. How the hell do they expect us to make movies if they charge so much for everything. Don't they realize that movies are necessary for society? It is modern mythology. Let us band together and be productive.
 
I agree, how do they expect us to make Uncompressed HD acquisition systems when they charge so much for FPGA's. Virtex-5 LXT's should cost $1.25. :)
 
Port for PC?

Port for PC?

Beside the fact that the DVX doesn't do 16:9 natively, the main thing that is holding me back on this product is that you have to use a Mac.
("note to Mac fanatics, I'm a longtime Mac user and used to work for an Apple company, so I think we can avoid derailing this thread with PC vs Mac religious wars)

Since it looks like you're supporting Intel Macs, I was wondering if you found a way to deal with the USB issues originally holding you back from doing a port. If I ould use my PC laptop, I most liikely will become a customer.

If that's still not possible, can you use a 1 gig Powerbook G4 for your software?

Thanks
 
can the footage not be used and recorded into one of those cool firestore things that alot of hvx users use? Or just it go always directly into a computer? laptop?
 
LMGVideo:

The main issue with a PC port is just the wide number of variations in PC hardware, combined with the more complicated nature of dealing with hardware and drivers in Windows.

Regardless of what hardware Apple uses, it's easy for us to test the system on all Apple computers. With PC's, we have no idea what computers the users will use or even how long they will be available. Because USB2.0 requires more attention from the CPU as opposed to firewire which is more hardware driven, different computers will offer different performance specs as far as streaming USB2.0 to a drive or a display. Really the only way to find out is to test the computer.

We currently support all Intel Macs, and the system also runs on the latest generation G4 computers like the newest Powerbooks and G4 Mac Minis. G5's for example, have increased latency to the USB2.0 controller so they cannot handle the required USB bandwidth for Andromeda. You can still use a G5 to render the footage.

PaPa:
The Andromeda(DVX100) system currently has to be connected to a Mac computer, and then you can record to any drive on that system that will handle the bandwidth. It is similar to recording DVCPROHD or DV via firewire from your camera, but instead of firewire you use a USB port. Our SculptorHD software includes many monitoring functions such as reticules, monitorLUTs, histograms, which allows your computer to double as a multi-function monitor and uncompressed recorder.

Cheers,
Juan@reel-stream.com
 
OK, I can understand that challenge. I currently have a Ti G4 1Gb Powerbook, can I use that for your system?
 
this might be slightly naive, however im sure you would have a much larger scale of business if this was possible for pc users as well. I do not have a mac but would be interested in investigating into the andromeda system. However it seems as though what is being described to me is impossible without having a mac. thats a shame.

pertierr said:
LMGVideo:

The main issue with a PC port is just the wide number of variations in PC hardware, combined with the more complicated nature of dealing with hardware and drivers in Windows.

Regardless of what hardware Apple uses, it's easy for us to test the system on all Apple computers. With PC's, we have no idea what computers the users will use or even how long they will be available. Because USB2.0 requires more attention from the CPU as opposed to firewire which is more hardware driven, different computers will offer different performance specs as far as streaming USB2.0 to a drive or a display. Really the only way to find out is to test the computer.

We currently support all Intel Macs, and the system also runs on the latest generation G4 computers like the newest Powerbooks and G4 Mac Minis. G5's for example, have increased latency to the USB2.0 controller so they cannot handle the required USB bandwidth for Andromeda. You can still use a G5 to render the footage.

PaPa:
The Andromeda(DVX100) system currently has to be connected to a Mac computer, and then you can record to any drive on that system that will handle the bandwidth. It is similar to recording DVCPROHD or DV via firewire from your camera, but instead of firewire you use a USB port. Our SculptorHD software includes many monitoring functions such as reticules, monitorLUTs, histograms, which allows your computer to double as a multi-function monitor and uncompressed recorder.

Cheers,
Juan@reel-stream.com
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LMGVideo:

I believe the slowest system that has been used for capture is a 1.25Ghz Mac Mini with 256MB of RAM, although it is possible that an older system might also work. The question is not only processor speed and memory, but how fast the USB2.0 implementation is on that Mac platform. The latest generation G4 systems are fast enough.

PaPa:

We are addressing the PC compatibility issue with the new system, although with the rise of Intel Macs which are powerful and affordable, this has become less of an issue with the current system.

Cheers,
Juan
 
Is there a way to see something that was shot w/ sound by this system..I'm thinking of this or HVX but theres no sample/demos anywhere except your site.
 
oh my.. imagine if the HVX version gained just one stop additional Dynamic range...... Drool...... it would literally put it in the realm of a decent Reversal film. they push like 9 stops i think. HVX has 7.5, and with one more stop pushing 8.5, it will look like a varicam interms of image lattitude..... But it will be 1080P 60P capable!!!
 
About an increase in latitude, we know the latitude of the raw data is greater than the DVCPROHD output, we just haven't quantified it yet. When we are ready to do so, we will post the comparison results between the DVCPROHD output and the RAW output using a calibrateed backlit chart and lightmeter, like we did with the DVX. This is an ideal way of determining the real-world dynamic range of an acquisition system.

On the DVX, the RAW output exhibits about 2.5 stops average over what the DV footage captures, under some white balance conditions it is close to 3 stops. This increase is in the highlights, which can be used in different ways. Some like to expose normally as with DV and use the extra headroom for very filmic highlights. Others like to expose right in the histogram and use the overhead to reduce noise in the image, specially useful in dark scenes.

Cheers,
Juan
 
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