RED ROCKET & MOTION 4

Has anybody seen one of these:
http://www.red.com/store/100-0012
I wonder if it would speed Motion up to any great degree?

They aren't DVI ports, they're DMS-59 plugs. They go to two breakout cables included with the Red Rocket that give you 4 dual-lnk DVI outputs for realtime playback of Red R3D files to a 4K monitor or projector. It also comes with an HD-SDI breakout plate if you want to use BNC instead.
Again, it's not a video card, its specialized hardware decoder made by DVS, a company who specializes in high-end video processing. OpenGL is a great technology, but it's origin stems from the need to generate three-dimensional scenes in realtime, with an emphasis on instantaneous perceived quality, i.e video games and simulations. The Red Rocket is centered around a process called debayering, which is totally different.
JM
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