AJA I/O Express.

farss wrote on 3/17/2010, 4:16 PM

OK, so this box works with Vegas according to the latest newsletter from SCS. They kindly provide a link to the 'how to' instructions except it's in Italian. I know Italians have more fun but this is a bit silly:

http://www.videomakers.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2833&Itemid=47

You'd have to think that SCS might have bought one of the boxes and published their own 'how to', <sigh>.
If they want to tell me that it will work with Vegas and I do go out and buy one how in the world are SCS going to provide support if we have a problem?

Bob.

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rmack350 wrote on 3/17/2010, 6:51 PM

They'll provide support in Italian, of course :-)

Rob

MarkHolmes wrote on 3/17/2010, 8:49 PM

Translation:

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.videomakers.net%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D2833%26Itemid%3D47

Courtesy Google Translate

It looks like the MAtrox MXO2 Mini, which I have been using on my Mac Pro for Final Cut and Color, but have given up it ever being supported by Vegas on my Win 7 drive... Maybe this is my Windows/Mac monitoring solution....

farss wrote on 3/17/2010, 9:47 PM

Looks very usefull. Being able to capture HDCAM to MXF 4:2:2 is rather attractive, the YUV option is very nice but me thinks that'd require a fair slab of RAID 0 HDDs.

Bob.

rmack350 wrote on 3/18/2010, 12:02 AM

Looks good. Essentially seems to be a BOB for an IO card and that's just fine. Conceivably you could use it on multiple systems (like work and home, or suite and field), or on a laptop if you had the expresscard for it. At $850.00+ it's not something you buy on a whim but if you need it...very cool. And of course this ought to be a decent solution for a Mac running Windows.

http://www.aja.com/products/io/io-express.php

Mark, you can't use a Kona in your mac and load Xena drivers for Windows? Or does it not work that way? I know the cards are the same across platforms.

Rob Mack

Yarin VooDoo wrote on 3/18/2010, 2:19 AM

Ciao,

I added link to download guide both in english and in italian (PDF):

http://www.videomakers.net/images/stories/Articoli/Articoli/2010/20100216/VP9_IO_Express_Eng.pdf

http://www.videomakers.net/images/stories/Articoli/Articoli/2010/20100216/VP9_IO_Express_Ita.pdf

You can find this guide also on Sony Biz:

http://www.sony.co.uk/biz/view/ShowProduct.action?product=Vegas+Pro+9&site=biz_en_GB.

Ciao

farss wrote on 3/18/2010, 3:06 AM

Many thanks,
that really helps.

Bob.

Yarin VooDoo wrote on 3/18/2010, 4:20 AM

Ciao,

thanks to you! ;)
I have IO Express with me on my workstation, let me know if you need more info about it.

Ciao

farss wrote on 3/18/2010, 5:13 AM

Thanks,
Have you been using this to capture over HD SDI?

It sure seems an economical way to do so without needing a very fast PC and disk array.

Bob.

megabit wrote on 3/18/2010, 6:00 AM

Yeah... looks cool!

BUT - dear SCS, please let us (the loyal Vegas Pro users) know in advance whether or not the next Vegas versions will use GPU hardware acceleration - at least for the RT playback of FX'ed/CC'ed timeline.

'Cause if it will, I still prefer my secondary display preview monitor on a CUDA capable graphics card (capture is not so important to me, as I'm using the 8bit, file-based workflow based on CD's nanoFlash, anyway).

On the other hand - should GPU support be planned for a very, very distant future (or not at all) - I'd probably fork $900 for the Aja I/O Express, as it would give me the ability to keep using my current, regular 2-head graphics card for 2-monitor desktop, while enjoying the Vegas timeline preview in its full glory on the 50" plasma via HDMI.

SCS, please try and facilitate this tough choice we're facing :)

RRA wrote on 3/18/2010, 11:32 AM

Hi,

I can recommend Black Magic Design Intensity PRO : price 199$. I have installed.
I have tested capture with Media Express application and in Vegas. It works properly on HDMI and component. I can capture files from Panasonic AG-HMC151 during RECORD or - that's better bacause HDMI is mostly used by field monitor - capture files during PLAY (it's equivalent of 4:2:0 to 4:2:2 conversion). Tested with 1280x720x50p on regular Samsung HD502HJ (without RAID) on internal SATA or eSATA - works. For 1080p SDD is a must.

Best regards,

This is solution for users with 2HDMI output like nVidia Quadro.