Comments on: MXO2 MINI-PRORES 422 CAPTURE ON A LAPTOP

By: shaneross

shaneross — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:08:37 +0000

Heard of, yes. It just came out. I did ask for a review unit, so we’ll see what happens.

By: Eric Harnden

Eric Harnden — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:18:31 +0000

Have you heard of or checked out the MOTU HDX-SDI? (http://www.motu.com/video-products/hdx-sdi) It seems to claim direct from camera capture.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:25:13 +0000

So sad, but true. The headaches of an editor.

I was planning on hooking up a camera via hdmi to avoid the awful avchd codec, the problem is I'm under the impression you can't capture 1080 prores on the fly, only 720 using dvcpro HD – however, it sounds like it MAY be possible. I guess I'll have to get my own mini and test it out myself. Thanks for all your help, great blog btw.

By: Shane Ross

Shane Ross — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:36:09 +0000

It can make a difference. Here's why. Many cameras have good sensors...nay, GREAT sensors. Full raster signals are possible with many cameras (even HDV ones, like the V7U). Then that great image is recorded onto HDV tape, and it falls to crap! Now anamorphic, now 4:2:0, now GOP. UGH!

But connect that camera to a capture device like the MXO2 or AJA I/O HD (or to the new AJA KI PRO), and you are recording your footage FULL RASTER, to ProRes directly. 4:2:2 color space.

Now, I don't have the HPX-170 anymore to test SDI out of this to the box, I only have limited access to an HVX-200, that has Component out only.

And I don't have access to the V7U to test either...darn it all. I see the image feed from that camera to an on set monitor and it is GREAT. And this is what the director sees...so when I say "Gah, that camera sucks, the image is horrid and it breaks up," the director is confused. "I didn't see that at all. It looked great." Then they come into my bay and look at it and go "My God, what happened? Did that happen when we captured to ProRes, I though that was a great codec?"

No, that's what happened when you shot to HDV tape.

But, I digress.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:31:37 +0000

Nice. I would be curious as to a raw camera capture vs acquiring from an already recorded form (in this case tape) – I wonder if it makes a difference?

By: Shane Ross

Shane Ross — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:00:09 +0000

40 min unbroken when upconverting BetaSP to 1080i ProRes. 58 min of HDCAM SR to ProRes 422, 1080i.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:48:09 +0000

With a camera or beta deck?

By: Shane Ross

Shane Ross — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:48:04 +0000

Those options aren't available yet…no new FCP 7 drivers.

Update… I was able to get one full hour of ProRes 422 captured without a dropped frame.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:26:13 +0000

Have you tried capturing on the fly 1080 footage from camera using the new ProRes LQ or Proxy? If so, the results???