Best Way to Monitor EX Footage in Post

[L.J. Morelli]

I had this Black Magic Intensity Pro card that was problematic from the first day I bought it. Though out of warranty, the company isn't willing to help me in any way. What else is available to get an HDMI out of my Mac, and I need the ability to use a break out cable to down convert on the fly to SD.

[Ned Soltz]

I would look at the Matrox MXO2 Mini or the AJA IO Express. I much more strongly recommend the Matrox MXO2 Mini Max with its accelerated H.264 encoding.

[Paul Cronin]

Interesting I have two monitors hooked up to my Mac Pro and one is a corrected monitor. But I also have a Intensity Pro card that I use HDMI to a Sony Bravia 40" HDTV and it works great every time. Great for showing clients their videos. I would check your drivers with the card. I play the footage out of FCP using their 1080i 30p timeline. Also can use any SD setting to play on the HDTV and the image will just border.

[L.J. Morelli]

The Black Magic was sent back to the company and determined faulty. I'm just a little pissed at them, and myself for not taking care of it sooner under warranty. When it worked, it worked great, was hoping to find something else. Thanks.

[L.J. Morelli]

Originally Posted by Ned Soltz

I would look at the Matrox MXO2 Mini or the AJA IO Express. I much more strongly recommend the Matrox MXO2 Mini Max with its accelerated H.264 encoding.

These are external boxes. What hooks up to it? I thought I needed a special video card, like the one from Black Magic.

[Dave Morrison]

I use the MXO2 box and love it. They include a PCI card that goes into the Mac Pro and connects to the Matrox via a cable. It also comes with an ExpressCard which I can put into my MacBook Pro if I want to monitor or capture via that laptop.