Originally posted by STORMDAVE
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Let's also keep in mind that everything extra cost.... extra. It was an ala carte system. The basic card with the scsi connectors was in the $8,000. Add the DVE, the daughter card, the bob, the computer and you are up in the high 20's. Also, you had to use scsi drives straight from the daughter card. When I looked, Leitch (before harris)was still using 2 year old motherboards in the system.
If you were comparing against the Canopus HD turnkey, In my opinion, Velocity Q HD blew it away at half the price. Keep in mind one system uses acceleration and the other doesn't, therefore the cost. Also, it is very very proprietary...even more so than Canopus. That Item was for a completely different segment.
But, I also have to add, where is it now? Many editors have come, been magnificent, and then disappeared.
I backed away after realizing that the editor was so far ahead of my cameras that I was needlessly throwing away money.
Download the trials and find out for yourself. We here at the forum can not make the decision for you.
Sure, Edius has a lot of catching up to do. Even with it's short comings, alot of us here still believe in the product and use it daily. I'm still hoping that what happened to DPS>Leitch>Harris does not happen with the GV takeover of Canopus.
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