Re: disk playback

["peter boeykens" <peter_b(at)skynet.be>]

 

----- Original Message -----

From: adrian

To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM

Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 3:26 PM

Subject: Re: disk playback

the array is fibre channelled into the workstation, and has certified data rates

we have the workstation's DVI (via hdmi) into a 1080p lsd tv, and want to use it for shot reviews locally

 

the problem with cards, is that they are either reliant on compression (thus an unwanted extra stage in the process) or

they cost an arm and a leg!

The one I referred to allowed for realtime playback straight from DPX and TGA sequences, so no need for compression, and no I/O needed.

 

It also worked with its own Codec for Quicktime, which is what we ended up using, since it was more convenient for editing.

 

The arm and a leg is relative.

I think it was ~1k pound at the time for the HD card, which sounded cheap to me.

Dont know if they come cheaper than that, and I'm sure they go quite a bit higher too.

And it didnt beat the reliability of a finishing station.

 

a

Adrian Wyer
Fluid Pictures
16-18 Beak Street
London
W1F 9RD
T: +44 (0) 20 7183 2160
www.fluid-pictures.com

----- Original Message -----

From: peter boeykens

To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM

Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 2:12 PM

Subject: Re: disk playback

do you have the array local to a workstation or is it on the network, and do you want the playback on the data monitor or on an external one?

 

I think the bluefish HD cards come with a playback utility for win/osx that does HD and 2k playback from DPX files (as well as tga) to external monitor. You can get the HDSDI converted into a DVI and plug it on a flatpanel. That's the way I'd go on a budget.

 

software-only playback from image sequence to desktop, regardless of the storage,  I wouldnt expect this to be RT, but rather "as fast as is".

but who knows, its been a while that I looked into all this.

 

 

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: adrian

To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM

Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 1:36 PM

Subject: OT: disk playback

hey guys, trying to find a SOFTWARE playback system for DPX files,

that DOESN'T cache in ram, we have a HUGE Systems 2Tb array that supports 2k realtime playback

(apparently) but no software to make it happen!

 

framecycler DDS works but costs a packet due to it being way over-specced (as i say, we ONLY want playback)

 

prefereably on Linux.....

 

any ideas?

 

sorry for the OT

 

a

Adrian Wyer
Fluid Pictures
16-18 Beak Street
London
W1F 9RD
T: +44 (0) 20 7183 2160
www.fluid-pictures.com