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1. Re: CS5.5, 10 bit, AVCIntra, AJA Kona and GTX580 vs Quadro
ECBowen May 5, 2011 11:59 AM (in response to Frederic Segard)Actually I am trying to get an answer to your 10 bit question via the I/O device currently. I am verifying if the I/O device is independent of the OGL 10Bit query Adobe does for the 10bit draw or if the I/O device passes the query. If not then do you have to have a Quadro card installed even with the I/O devices. Once I have the info, I will post it for you.
The AJA drivers before the 5.5 update did not work completely with the hardware acceleration, so an AJA card would slow the MPE performance down if using an AJA preset and the card. I am unsure if that is still the case with the new 5.5 version however they don't show an update for 5.5 on their website. I would call and talk to AJA on that one.
The MPE does not support Multi GPU so the 590 would be slower than the 570 or 580.
The 990X is worth it if you work allot in AE or overclock. Also what codec is the 3D material you will be working with?
Eric
ADK
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2. Re: CS5.5, 10 bit, AVCIntra, AJA Kona and GTX580 vs Quadro
Frederic Segard May 5, 2011 12:25 PM (in response to ECBowen)Thanks Eric, let me know for the 10-bit issue when you get the chance.
I'll contact AJA to find out about the new drivers for 5.5 and the acceleration issue. I also noticed that they recommend Quadros and have not listed any GTX cards. Maybe I'll forgo the Kona card, and go with an AJA KiPro instead?
As for the i7 vs. 2600k, well, I got my answer in other posts. I'll stick to the 990X i7.
I get my source files in 16-bit TIFF image sequence. I assembled them with QuickTime Pro on the Mac, but not sure yet how I'll do that on the PC.
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3. Re: CS5.5, 10 bit, AVCIntra, AJA Kona and GTX580 vs Quadro
ECBowen May 5, 2011 1:03 PM (in response to Frederic Segard)The Ki series is a disk recorder unit rather than an I/O device. If your looking for an I/O device that has drivers working with the MPE then Blackmagic would be the place to start and the Decklink Studio or Decklink HD 3D would be the ones to look at.
The 990 would definitely be the way to go with that 3D material. Your Disk array will depend on how you want to deal with the Image sequence material. If you encode it over to AVCIntra then it will be fine on a normal disk setup. If you want to work with it in raw/uncompressed form then a larger array will be required. That workflow will decide your overall configuration.
Eric
ADK
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4. Re: CS5.5, 10 bit, AVCIntra, AJA Kona and GTX580 vs Quadro
ECBowen May 6, 2011 12:42 PM (in response to Frederic Segard)I spoke to Blackmagic and their I/O cards and likely all are independant of the 10Bit OGL draw query of Adobe. This means you would be fine using I/O without a Quadro for 10bit output preview.
Eric
ADK



