Which Laptop works with NEO?

[triciclo]

What is a good choice for a NEO based field HDV editing machine?

Is MAC a choice to consider?

Is SAS necessary for HD work or does SerialATA work well enough?

Will NEO support the mp4 files from the Sony EX1?

[GrassValley_MD]

What is a good choice for a NEO based field HDV editing machine?

The specs would be the same as for EDIUS Pro or Broadcast... The faster the better. :)

Is MAC a choice to consider?

We do not officially support it but there seems to be folks that seem to be using EDIUS in a MAC with good results.

Is SAS necessary for HD work or does SerialATA work well enough?

The speed requirements for HD are universal... Fast as possible. Wit that said I am using a SATA Raid and I am getting the results I need.

Will NEO support the mp4 files from the Sony EX1?

I think I will let KH or BH answer this one as I do not have the answer for this.


Mike

[GrassValley_KH]

What is a good choice for a NEO based field HDV editing machine?

Is MAC a choice to consider?

Is SAS necessary for HD work or does SerialATA work well enough?

Will NEO support the mp4 files from the Sony EX1?

Neo won't support EX1 - you need EDIUS Broadcast.

Given that Neo doesn't support any GV editing hardware boards, there shouldn't be any issues running it on a Bootcamped Mac, whether running XP or Vista.

[triciclo]

MacBookPro (2.8 GHz dual) card reader supports SxS cards from EX1 but you say I still need the GV Broadcast card to make the files work in Edius, which on a MacBookPro can be problematic!
Any idea if EX1 files will ever be supported on a software only Edius version?

[STORMDAVE]

Any idea if EX1 files will ever be supported on a software only Edius version?

Edius Broadcast can run without hardware. It's essentially the same as the Pro, except that the dongle carries a few licenses (ingest) for XDCAM, P2, etc. support.

So yes, if you have a laptop and upgrade to Edius Broadcast, you can pop in the SxS cards (If you have an ExpressCard slot) and fire up Edius Broadcast and start editing right away.

[GrassValley_KH]

MacBookPro (2.8 GHz dual) card reader supports SxS cards from EX1 but you say I still need the GV Broadcast card to make the files work in Edius, which on a MacBookPro can be problematic!
Any idea if EX1 files will ever be supported on a software only Edius version?

EDIUS Broadcast is software-only.