Computer upgrade -- video card?

David Slingerland · February 18th, 2005, 03:55 PM

You guys are well informed and it was great material to read...but what about avid Mojo ? You can use it..not with fcp but I am sure you I can use my old mac and not have to buy a complete new system..

David Newman · February 18th, 2005, 03:59 PM

I don't know much about Avid Mojo. It is an SD product but it can be used with Avid Xpress Pro HD, but no mention of Final Cut Pro. http://www.avid.com/products/dna/mojo/

Kevin Shaw · February 18th, 2005, 04:03 PM

Avid recently announced that they won't support the HDV format until at least sometime this summer. If you want to do SD editing they might be worth a look, but Avid is arguably expensive for what you get.

Derek Serra · February 19th, 2005, 12:07 PM

Kevin, please keep us updated on the proposed Edius Pro vs Premiere Pro/Cineform test. I'm trying to get the local agent Canopus agent here to stick Edius Pro software on a system and test its capabilities - of course he wants to sell the NX system, so it's not easy.

Kevin Shaw · February 20th, 2005, 11:12 AM

Derek: there's a good discussion of Edius versus Cineform right now in the "Edius NX for HDV" forum on the Canopus web site. My take so far is that Cineform is probably better at offering usable HDV editing on single-processor computers, but Edius really shines when you build a good dual-processor system to support it. So both solutions have their advantages depending on your circumstances and budget, which is about what you'd expect for most computer products.

I still plan to do my own comparison sometime in the next few weeks, but I'm not quite ready to do that yet.

February 18th, 2005, 03:55 PM	#16
David Slingerland Major Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soest ,Holland Posts: 307	You guys are well informed and it was great material to read...but what about avid Mojo ? You can use it..not with fcp but I am sure you I can use my old mac and not have to buy a complete new system.. __________________ D.Slingerland director/cameraman http://www.slingerlandproductions.nl

February 18th, 2005, 03:59 PM	#17
David Newman CTO, CineForm Inc. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California Posts: 8,095	I don't know much about Avid Mojo. It is an SD product but it can be used with Avid Xpress Pro HD, but no mention of Final Cut Pro. http://www.avid.com/products/dna/mojo/ __________________ David Newman -- web: www.gopro.com blog: cineform.blogspot.com -- twitter: twitter.com/David_Newman

February 19th, 2005, 12:07 PM	#19
Derek Serra Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 76	Kevin, please keep us updated on the proposed Edius Pro vs Premiere Pro/Cineform test. I'm trying to get the local agent Canopus agent here to stick Edius Pro software on a system and test its capabilities - of course he wants to sell the NX system, so it's not easy. __________________ Derek Antonio Serra Indie Filmmaker www.indv.co.za

February 18th, 2005, 04:03 PM	#18
Kevin Shaw Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,488	Avid recently announced that they won't support the HDV format until at least sometime this summer. If you want to do SD editing they might be worth a look, but Avid is arguably expensive for what you get.

February 20th, 2005, 11:12 AM	#20
Kevin Shaw Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,488	Derek: there's a good discussion of Edius versus Cineform right now in the "Edius NX for HDV" forum on the Canopus web site. My take so far is that Cineform is probably better at offering usable HDV editing on single-processor computers, but Edius really shines when you build a good dual-processor system to support it. So both solutions have their advantages depending on your circumstances and budget, which is about what you'd expect for most computer products. I still plan to do my own comparison sometime in the next few weeks, but I'm not quite ready to do that yet.