Made the move to Avid, now how do I monitor? at DVinfo.net
DV Info Net

Go Back   DV Info Net > Cross-Platform Post Production Solutions > Avid Editing Family

Avid Editing Family
All flavors of Media Composer, Symphony and more.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old October 26th, 2011, 12:24 AM   #1
Trustee
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 1,409
Made the move to Avid, now how do I monitor?

I have made the move to Avid and loving the editing work flow. I am still cutting everyday on FCP but for my own projects using Avid.

The question I have is. I want to send a feed to my broadcast monitor which is SD and my editing timeline is general in HD 1920x1080 P&I Pal. What box do I need to achieve this? I have searched the web and now I'm more confused.

Can anyone offer me some advice.

Cheers.
Simon Denny is offline   Reply With Quote
Old October 26th, 2011, 01:15 PM   #2
Major Player
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Posts: 444
Re: Made the move to Avid, now how do I monitor?

AJA IO Express is the best (only) box that can currently work on FCP, Avid and Premiere, for both monitoring and input/output, so is the best option. They are also great boxes in their own right.
__________________
www.afterglow.co.nz
Craig Parkes is offline   Reply With Quote
Old October 26th, 2011, 04:59 PM   #3
Trustee
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Sherman Oaks, CA
Posts: 1,259
Re: Made the move to Avid, now how do I monitor?

If you just need to monitor, I believe the Matrxo MXO2 Mini will work for you.
__________________
Avid Media Composer 3.1.3. Boris Red and Continuum Complete. Vegas 8.0c. TMPGEnc Xpress Pro 4.0
Peter Moretti is offline   Reply With Quote
Old October 27th, 2011, 04:52 AM   #4
Trustee
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 1,409
Re: Made the move to Avid, now how do I monitor?

Thanks guys.

I think the Matrox MX02 is the best cost effective way to go.

Cheers
Simon Denny is offline   Reply With Quote
Old October 29th, 2011, 10:35 PM   #5
Major Player
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Posts: 444
Re: Made the move to Avid, now how do I monitor?

Hi Simon, whil the MXO2 is great, ensure that you'll never need to ingest or output from Avid before going to it. Its a big advantage to get inut output as well as monitoring in the one box for anyone who is ever likely to do long form broadcast work.
__________________
www.afterglow.co.nz
Craig Parkes is offline   Reply With Quote
Old October 30th, 2011, 03:56 AM   #6
Trustee
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 1,409
Re: Made the move to Avid, now how do I monitor?

Hi Craig,
That is a good point that I never looked at. So will the AJA box will give me this option.
I will look into this more now that you have raised that point.

Cheers
Simon Denny is offline   Reply With Quote
Old October 30th, 2011, 12:54 PM   #7
Inner Circle
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia (formerly Winnipeg, Manitoba) Canada
Posts: 4,088
Re: Made the move to Avid, now how do I monitor?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Craig Parkes View Post
Hi Simon, whil the MXO2 is great, ensure that you'll never need to ingest or output from Avid before going to it. Its a big advantage to get inut output as well as monitoring in the one box for anyone who is ever likely to do long form broadcast work.
Word on the street is that the very next iteration of Media Composer will allow ingest from the MXO2 line. This from AVID reps I spoke with 2 weeks ago at a trade show here in town. Of course, this is considered hearsay as I am NOT officially in the know.
__________________
Shaun C. Roemich Road Dog Media - Vancouver, BC - Videographer - Webcaster
www.roaddogmedia.ca Blog: http://roaddogmedia.wordpress.com/
Shaun Roemich is offline   Reply With Quote
Old November 3rd, 2011, 10:00 PM   #8
Inner Circle
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia (formerly Winnipeg, Manitoba) Canada
Posts: 4,088
Re: Made the move to Avid, now how do I monitor?

No longer hearsay:
SMART I/O for Avid Media Composer 6
__________________
Shaun C. Roemich Road Dog Media - Vancouver, BC - Videographer - Webcaster
www.roaddogmedia.ca Blog: http://roaddogmedia.wordpress.com/
Shaun Roemich is offline   Reply With Quote
Old November 4th, 2011, 04:56 AM   #9
Major Player
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Posts: 444
Re: Made the move to Avid, now how do I monitor?

This news is indeed awesome. Now I can only recommend the AJA IO-Express from personal experience of AJA products being of a VERY high quality, and that it works for us now on 5.5 - but now you have a whole range of choices with AVID, which was the exact reason our suites switched to FCP about 3 years ago when we needed to go HD.

AVID now is really the NLE of choice again for people who make their livings cutting. Adobe's offerings continue to be excellent in promos, graphics, vfx, and as an all round suite, but an Avid plus Resolve Plus an Blackmagic Decklink card is a hell of a cost effective editing and finishing suite!
__________________
www.afterglow.co.nz
Craig Parkes is offline   Reply With Quote
Old November 4th, 2011, 11:31 AM   #10
Trustee
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 1,409
Re: Made the move to Avid, now how do I monitor?

Yep, I think Avid have kicked FCPX and is now the choice for editors. I just moved to 5.5 and wonder if 6 is an up grade or a new buy. The Matrox gear looks great, more toys.

Cheers
Simon Denny is offline   Reply With Quote
Old November 5th, 2011, 12:10 AM   #11
Equal Opportunity Offender
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 3,065
Re: Made the move to Avid, now how do I monitor?

Looks like Avid users can also take advantage of the brand new Matrox Mojito Max solution.

Exciting times for Avid users, eh?

Andrew
Andrew Smith is offline   Reply With Quote
Old December 9th, 2011, 06:00 PM   #12
Trustee
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 1,409
Re: Made the move to Avid, now how do I monitor?

Im revisiting this again. So the Matrox MXO2 Mini for Desktop Systems would be suitable for me to get a signal out of Avid 5 or 6 to a broadcast monitor and or a LCD screen. I need to monitor my time line as I'm editing and I'm after a cheap box just to get a signal out.

Will this box do the trick?
Simon Denny is offline   Reply With Quote
Old December 9th, 2011, 09:40 PM   #13
Equal Opportunity Offender
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 3,065
Re: Made the move to Avid, now how do I monitor?

Hi Simon,

I'm not an Avid user, but it certainly will do the job for you. And by all means pay the extra dollars and get the Max functionality included when you purchase. The speed increase when exporting to h264 is awesome.

BTW, the Australian pricing has become quite reasonable of late. In saying this I am considering the costs of freight and other aspects involved in purchasing from overseas.

Just a quick note that the calibration for HDMI output to a computer monitor (to make it behave exactly like a professional video monitor) is broken at the moment, and that the Matrox people are actively working on a comprehensive solution. You can be 'mostly there' with a native uncalibrated signal in the meantime ... which is what I am doing with my MXO2, simultaneously using an S-VIDEO output to my Sony professional monitor for gauging colour accuracy.

Andrew
Andrew Smith is offline   Reply With Quote
Old December 9th, 2011, 09:49 PM   #14
Trustee
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 1,409
Re: Made the move to Avid, now how do I monitor?

Hi Andrew,

This is where I'm confused with the Matrox boxes. If I don't need the h.264 encoding the mini will be fine?

I'm not sure what you mean by" pay the extra dollars and get the Max functionality included when you purchase"
Which product is this?
I have been looking at the B&H website for products and pricing.

Cheers
Simon Denny is offline   Reply With Quote
Old December 10th, 2011, 12:34 AM   #15
Equal Opportunity Offender
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 3,065
Re: Made the move to Avid, now how do I monitor?

Whether it is the mini or the full rack version of the MXO2, you can choose at the time of purchase to have the "Max" functionality or not. The important thing to consider is that you can't upgrade a non-Max unit to having the "max" functionality via a software or firmware upgrade. Having a "max" unit involves the addition of extra processing components at the time of manufacture.

If you are only going to monitor, then a non-Max MXO2 Mini will suffice. You can still export out a video to the h.264 format with your CPU. I merely mention the 'max' aspect in case your needs change in the future.

Since you're in Australia, PM me with your landline number and we can always have a chat over the phone. Sometimes talking is faster than typing. :-)

Andrew
Andrew Smith is offline   Reply
Reply

DV Info Net refers all where-to-buy and where-to-rent questions exclusively to these trusted full line dealers and rental houses...

B&H Photo Video
(866) 521-7381
New York, NY USA

Scan Computers Int. Ltd.
+44 0871-472-4747
Bolton, Lancashire UK


DV Info Net also encourages you to support local businesses and buy from an authorized dealer in your neighborhood.
  You are here: DV Info Net > Cross-Platform Post Production Solutions > Avid Editing Family

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

 



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 01:39 AM.


DV Info Net -- Real Names, Real People, Real Info!
1998-2024 The Digital Video Information Network