Are these going to be for HD work? If so the added
render time will not make it worth doing.
But I would go with Avid Xpro for the better tranfer
to Nitris if needed. I'm not a big Fisher Price Pro
fan.
Remember the days when rates we're based on talent not
the system.
-Good luck
-Evan
--- John Heiser <johnh(at)o2ideas.com> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
>
>
> My boss has asked me to spec and quote a "low end"
> system for our
> facility. The motivation here is that our clients
> sometimes have
> very-low-budget projects which can't afford the
> premium hourly rate of
> our DS suite, so those projects get sent out to an
> FCP or other low-end
> system while I sit at my computer reading journals
> and message boards.
> He'd rather bring in SOME revenue rather than none,
> and - rather than
> compromise the rate on our premium system - would
> prefer having a
> dedicated low-cost alternative which could even be
> staffed by
> freelancers in a time crunch.
>
>
>
> My preference is to install an Xpress Pro system
> because of the better
> migration of project data upward to DS in the event
> we choose an
> offline>online workflow. He's fine with that but
> feels like learning FCP
> is something I need to do (I can't disagree with
> him) plus as a Mac
> addict he wants to be able to come down and play
> around in FCP. So he
> suggested a dual-purpose system.
>
>
>
> I'm fishing here for recommendations. We're thinking
> about a tricked-out
> G5 with the ability to run both Xpress Pro and Final
> Cut (independently,
> of course). Real time I/O is desired (Aja et al for
> FCP, Mojo et al for
> XP) but addressing the I/O of each system as well as
> storage would seem
> a concern. Companion apps such as those in FCP
> Studio and Xpress Pro
> Studio are desired but probably not necessary.
>
>
>
> Is anybody doing this? What works well? What are the
> gotchas? Why should
> I not do it? Any other suggestions?
>
>
>
> Thanks as always...
>
>
>
> ____________________________
>
> John Heiser
>
> Avid DS Editor
>
> o2ideas
>
> Birmingham, Alabama, USA
>
>
>
>
----
Evan Anthony
Frame:Runner, NYC
Systems used:
Avid Nitris HD/SD
Sony Xpri HD/SD
Avid Symphony - R.I.P.
Avid Adrenaline
And my brain...Sometimes
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