Watching HDV content on computer and/or HDTV
What are the options for watching HDV projects that are stored on the computer? Obviously the new AppleTV box will be one option. What exactly does the Matrox box do? And how do these options compare to simply playing an FCP project from the timeline on a suitable computer?
I say "suitable" because I am still editing with a dark ages G4 Powerbook which does surprisingly well with HDV in Final Cut, but is not quite fast enough to play back HD material without skipping some frames resultng in jumpy video.
So what are the best solutions? (Obviously printing back to tape and playing to an HDTV from the camcorder works very well, but is time consuming. I am eager to be able to play good quality video direct from a computer.
Comments?
- Tom
Well, since you have an older G4 (does it have DVI out?) the only option you have is the Matrox MXO. If you have the DVI out that is.
What the Matrox box does, rather nicely, is extract the information coming out of the DVI connection, YUV, Audio, timecode...and convert it into SDI (HD SDI), component and composite signals. AND...I love this...AND...it sends a signal to an Apple 23" display that is color accurate. With the MXO and the Apple monitor you can color correct...or simply see a true representation of what your footage looks like.
I saw this in action at MacWorld and was REALLY impressed. And I will be gettig a unit to play with in a week.
Shane
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