Edius SP + P5WDG2 WS Professional

[Mr Bill]

Thanks to all, who have helped me !

Bill :)

[STORMDAVE]

A very nice and relatively cheap solution is the ADVC HDM1 that will let you have HD-SDI input and convert it to HDV...It doesn’t fill the gap but it comes close...

I don't really need HD-SDI right now, but a card that's capable of supporting it would be a huge advantage for me.

[STORMDAVE]

Dave,
Did you get the second questionaire from GV about Canopus name recognition. A couple of the questions dealt with strong and weak points of the product line. You know I had to blast em with the SD/HD SDI weakness and price. Maybe, if enough people get on that bandwagon it might get to the upper management types.

Hi Jerry, it was only one questionnaire and that question was on there. I did mention somewhere about the same issue that you were on as well, so hopefully 2 out of XX people will help? :D

Once companies lose market share, they'll start to make new products...Thing with Canopus is that they're big in Japan, so they don't really want to worry about the rest of the world, but with the GV acquisition, a change is inevitable.

P5WDG2 WS with storm card

This board is great: I have used the SP on my system (see my profile) and it worked perfectly!
I would go for the Edius SP SDI now...

in your signiture you show the storm2, did that run nicly in that board also?

al.

[Aristotelis]

Without a question, SD/HD-SDI/HD Component inputs would be a major plus nowadays, with cameras such as the Canon H1's supporting HD-SDI, I don't see how a capture card company can stay in the biz without releasing an affordable cardset for this type of market...the gap is really blurry now, and you don't need to have a $100,000 Turnkey to do what you could do 10 years ago.

A very nice and relatively cheap solution is the ADVC HDM1 that will let you have HD-SDI input and convert it to HDV...It doesn’t fill the gap but it comes close...

[Jerry]

Not for me, but I have a Mackie 1402 VLZ mixer, and a balanced input would be nice...on the other hand, if all your source footage is digital (HDV, etc) you don't really need a balanced input. I record alot of voiceovers, and balanced inputs would be a huge plus for me.

Without a question, SD/HD-SDI/HD Component inputs would be a major plus nowadays, with cameras such as the Canon H1's supporting HD-SDI, I don't see how a capture card company can stay in the biz without releasing an affordable cardset for this type of market...the gap is really blurry now, and you don't need to have a $100,000 Turnkey to do what you could do 10 years ago.

Dave,
Did you get the second questionaire from GV about Canopus name recognition. A couple of the questions dealt with strong and weak points of the product line. You know I had to blast em with the SD/HD SDI weakness and price. Maybe, if enough people get on that bandwagon it might get to the upper management types.

[STORMDAVE]

Not for me, but I have a Mackie 1402 VLZ mixer, and a balanced input would be nice...on the other hand, if all your source footage is digital (HDV, etc) you don't really need a balanced input. I record alot of voiceovers, and balanced inputs would be a huge plus for me.

Without a question, SD/HD-SDI/HD Component inputs would be a major plus nowadays, with cameras such as the Canon H1's supporting HD-SDI, I don't see how a capture card company can stay in the biz without releasing an affordable cardset for this type of market...the gap is really blurry now, and you don't need to have a $100,000 Turnkey to do what you could do 10 years ago.

[Jerry]

Edius SP also has balanced audio inputs, which is a plus if you're capturing analog component from Beta SP decks, for example.

Dave,
Is it really worth the price difference if you are not using beta decks?
I'm not sure what he is or is not doing.

[STORMDAVE]

Edius SP also has balanced audio inputs, which is a plus if you're capturing analog component from Beta SP decks, for example.

[Jerry]

I thought, it would also have HD SDI input...
so the Edius SP is sufficient.

Bill,
Do you need SD analog component in/out?
I thought the SP-SDI was only available by turnkey?

All of the HD is the same as the NX. Unless you really need the fancy breakout box and the SD component in,and still no SDI, you might want to go with an NX card. I'm waiting for an HD/SD SDI card from GV. If that doesn't come soon with a decent price tag, other vendors make other cards.
At this point, I have seen some pretty good deals on the NX card with the bay. It might be worth looking into.

[GrassValley_KH]

Another card, SD SDI I/O and 2 1/2 grand. :)

To be accurate, it's not a third card, but rather a PCI slot panel with 3 x BNC leads that connect to the EDIUS SP main board.

Depending on your system's chassis, it's possible to avoid losing a slot when installing this new panel.

(not sure, but you might even be able to run the leads out of your PC case without the slot panel - ugly, but effective if you're pressed for space)

[smartyarts]

Hi Bill,

Another card, SD SDI I/O and 2 1/2 grand. :)

I thought, it would also have HD SDI input...
so the Edius SP is sufficient.

[vortigern]

I have this motherboard and it works fine.The external SATA is exactly what I wanted.The one before it the WS was also OK but would not accept the Conroe chip.

[Mr Bill]

Thanks Mark,

These things l can live without ;)

Edius SP (PCI-X) is still looking great !

Bill

[shueardm]

Hi Bill,

Another card, SD SDI I/O and 2 1/2 grand. :)