Blackmagic Intenisty Pro card for my Macpro - good idea?

Can anyone tell me the advantages of using a Blackmagic Intenisty Pro card in my Macpro.
We shoot 50% wedding films and 50% corporate films.
I am now shooting and editing in HD using my Sony Z1 and FCP then exporting as SD to Compressor.
I just think that shooting in HD gives the footage that extra punch and also gives me more editing options. I have read a lot about this card - which will limit the problems i have been having with Conforming HD footage in FCPs timeline which takes ages to render - or should i transcode to AIC or ProRes422 before editing?

What the card adds to the party here, is the ability to view your HD video externally on a video monitor, and allows you to capture it as ProRes. Which is better than the AIC codec. ProRes files will render a lot faster than native HDV files, and they are visually lossless. Capturing to the AIC will lose quality
Jerry

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