Re: OT: disk playback

Date : Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:50:23 +0100
To : XSI(at)Softimage.COM
From : "Alan Jones" <skyphyr(at)gmail.com>
Subject : Re: OT: disk playback
Nah - we're just hooking up a 1080p television. So not quite Grade 1 ;-)

Cheers,

Alan.

On 10/23/07, Chris Marshall <chris(at)eclipsecreative.co.uk> wrote:
> Will that be displayed on a broadcast interlaced monitor? We're looking
> for an alternative to our Accom, for preview and playback on HD.
>
>
> Alan Jones wrote:
> > Hi Andy,
> >
> > I can see why - over gigabit network we played back 1920x1080 dpx
> > frames (8 meg a hit) with djv at 9-10fps.
> >
> > Will hook it up to a raid today, but I imagine it'll handle it without
> > any problem.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Alan.
> >
> > On 10/22/07, Andy Jones <andy(at)thefront.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I'm a big djv fan.  At least in theory, that's exactly what you're looking
> >> for.  I've used it for 1k dpx files, but haven't had a chance to throw it on
> >> our 2k raid yet.  I've also mostly been using it on Windows, but in theory,
> >> you should get much better results on Linux, since Windows is really bad at
> >> dealing with directories with lots of files.
> >>
> >> - Andy
> >>
> >>
> >> On 10/22/07, Tim Leydecker <BauerOink(at)gmx.de> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I know, you´re asking for a software solution but
> >>> did you have a look at the Intensity/Intensity Pro
> >>> cards from Blackmagic Design (>Decklink)?
> >>> http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/
> >>>
> >>> Come around $250-350, would likely at least
> >>> play *.tga sequences in realtime (from PremierePro)
> >>> to a HDMI/LCD.
> >>>
> >>> Or are you looking for the most rudimentary kind
> >>> of playback? How about Maya fcheck or XSI´s
> >>> flipbook? The XSI flipbook does read *.dpx and
> >>> has a basic gamma control. You may allready be
> >>> happy with unchecking "keep images in memory"?
> >>>
> >>> But if you stumble across a functional alternative,
> >>> please report.
> >>>
> >>> Cheers
> >>>
> >>> tim
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
>
>
>
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