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    DV 500: Test Results For Real Time

    The following was posted by Gary Bettan of The Electronic Mailbox regarding the hardware required to enjoy full-blown RT functionality using DV500:

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    One of the things I want to clarify about the DV500 is the kind of
    storage you will require. If you want to use these hot new real-time
    effects, you'll need more then a single UltraDMA EIDE Drive. In my
    test system I used a VideoRAID 2/50 SCSI hooked up to an UltraWide
    SCSI controller. This resulted in perfect video quality and full
    real-time capability. Even when working with over 40GB of video clips!
    Many of you may know that for single stream DV footage all you need is
    a single UltraDMA EIDE drive. So why do you need a VideoRAID for the
    DV500? The answer is actually quite simple. For real-time effects you
    need enough throughput for both video streams and the effects. That
    works out to 3 times your data rate. For the DV500 that is over 10
    megs per second!

    As a test I tried using a single 17GB UltraDMA drive with the DV500.
    What I found was that as long as the drive was less then half full, it
    worked well. Once I used up more then 50% of the drives capacity I
    started running into problems. Transitions became unstable, Premiere
    got sluggish, and playback would jitter. These problems were
    magnified if I had a clip at the beginning of the drive making a
    real-time transition to a clip in the over 50% full portion. If you
    plan on making short videos that use up less then half your drive
    space and have very few real-time effects, then you can operate the
    DV500 just fine with a single UDMA drive. If you plan on using the
    DV500 to it's full capabilities, get a VideoRAID SCSI, FastTrack or UW
    SCSI drive.


    Gary
    The Electronic Mailbox http://www.videoguys.com
    The Desk Top Video Editing & Production Experts
    800 323-2325 or Free DTV tech advice (516) 759-1615

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  • #2
    Hi Jerry,

    Thanks for that, it's getting difficult to keep up with all the RT2000/DV500 posts.

    For those that aren't in the know, "The Electronic mailbox" is a psynonym for VideoGuys, which is commonly accepted as being one of the most complete video sites on the web. If you haven't been there, you need to go, but do bear in mind that they are retailers (not that this means anything, funny how they don't seem to mention Matrox tho)

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    • #3
      That's because most of the guys there are Pinnacle-holics.

      Dr. Mordrid

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      • #4
        They are listed as RT2K retailers and have it on their site for (shudder) pre-order. I'm sure they will post a report/test of it when they have finnished wrinning it out.

        Mark F.

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        OH NO, my retractable cup holder swallowed a CD

        Mark F. (A+, Network+, & CCNA)
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        OH NO, my retractable cup holder swallowed a DVD...
        and burped out a movie

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        • #5
          http://www.videoguys.com/matrox.htm

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          • #6
            Thanks Jerrold,
            I guess a link would have been helpful

            And I see they are now 'hopeing' for 1/15/00; even when best info is end of Jan. Well at least they updated it from Nov 15.

            Mark F.

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            OH NO, my retractable cup holder swallowed a CD

            [This message has been edited by Mark F (edited 13 January 2000).]
            Mark F. (A+, Network+, & CCNA)
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            OH NO, my retractable cup holder swallowed a DVD...
            and burped out a movie

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            • #7
              Just wanted to state this here for the record. We will be carrying both the RT2000 and the DV500. The DV500 just started shipping, so it's creating all the excitement.

              I've got an RT2000 and I've been testing it for a while now. It is an equally exciting card. When it finally starts shipping (end of this month) it is going to give the DV500 a run for the money.

              We feel strongly that both htese cards are revolutionary technology. Both will be great. Each card will have its own unique strengths. We will highlite these key differences once both cards are shipping.

              Gary
              The Electronic Mailbox
              800 323-2325
              http://www.videoguys.com
              The Digital Video Editing & Production Experts

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              • #8
                Does that mean we can look foward to one of you head-to-heads. Or will we have to wait for the next guide?

                Mark F.

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                OH NO, my retractable cup holder swallowed a CD

                Mark F. (A+, Network+, & CCNA)
                --------------------------------------------------
                OH NO, my retractable cup holder swallowed a DVD...
                and burped out a movie

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                • #9
                  Hi Gary,

                  Welcome on board. Thanks for your input here, it's appreciated

                  Cheers

                  Chris

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                  • #10
                    I'll second that... Thanks for taking the time to post here, Gary. I look forward to your participation in this enclave of poor souls who've been mercilessly enslaved by NLE and all its attendant mayhem!

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