oneinfiniteloop
Veteran
I'm looking to buy a new monitor for my edit suite. I have a Dual G5, PCI-X, FCP... I have two questions:
1. I don't have a deck (I use a cheap JVC mini-DV for capture) so do I need a card like the Blackmagic Design SD for a good preview? If not, what method would I use to connect my monitor?
2. If I do need a card, or if I would greatly benefit from it, do I need a card and a monitor with SDI, or are the analog in/out's good enough? I don't need super high quality and I want to wiegh the cost/benefit ratio between SDI and analog inputs.
I only edit DVX footage for TV/DVD distro, but I want to know if the quality jump is worth it from analog to SDI, considering it's a hefty price jump. Here's what I had in mind...buy the $300 Blackmagic card and find a decent Sony PVM on eBay.
1. I don't have a deck (I use a cheap JVC mini-DV for capture) so do I need a card like the Blackmagic Design SD for a good preview? If not, what method would I use to connect my monitor?
2. If I do need a card, or if I would greatly benefit from it, do I need a card and a monitor with SDI, or are the analog in/out's good enough? I don't need super high quality and I want to wiegh the cost/benefit ratio between SDI and analog inputs.
I only edit DVX footage for TV/DVD distro, but I want to know if the quality jump is worth it from analog to SDI, considering it's a hefty price jump. Here's what I had in mind...buy the $300 Blackmagic card and find a decent Sony PVM on eBay.