x.10 Vs x.100

[Enak]

I am trying to decide whether to get the x.10 or x.100...

What feature's do I miss out on with the x.10?

[Dr Mordrid]

The full list is here;

http://www.matrox.com/video/products/pdf/rt_comparison.pdf

The biggies for the RT.X100 are realtime export of DV to HDD and IEEE-1394, realtime MPEG-2 to HDD, many more Flex3D effects with better keyframing, realtime chroma/luma keys, an improved color correction engine with automatic white balance, analog export of AE, Lightwave and 3D Studio MAX previews etc. etc.

It's very much worth the extra cost.

Dr. Mordrid

[moreau]

I agree with Doc.

As a counter argument, I will offer my case where many of those extra features would have been wasted, until I become more advanced as a movie editor.

My feeling is that someday in the future I'll miss those features and will upgrade, but likely that is some ways off.

The RT.X100 is clearly the superior product, but the price point of the RT.X10 (after the price reduction at many sites) is so good. And you do get a lot of the features of the 100.

At any rate, if you are a relative beginner, the X10 is not a bad choice (or so I convinced myself recently ), but an avid editor or advanced film maker will probably want the 100.

Cheers,
CEM

[moreau]

As a side note, I ended up at the RT.X10 the following way: I wanted something to archive all my Video8 footage for now, with the flexibility of adding a DV camcorder in the future.

I was looking at the Canopus AVDC line, and simply decided that if I was going to spend 150-300 dollars for a bridge, with no realtime capabilities, I should seriously consider going to 500 and getting the RT.X10.

I think I'm going to be happy with the decision. I'm not at a point where I can justify spening 1000, but the incremental benefits of the X10 over just a conversion bridge seemed justified, in my case.

CEM

[Enak]

Ok... next step, where is the cheepest place to buy? (UK)

Thanks

[Dr Mordrid]

Don't forget that both the RT.X cards now have VfW drivers, which allow you to use AVI_IO, VirtualDUB, Uleads programs etc. for capturing analog to RGB24, YUY2 or even DV/DVCAM clips.

Darned things are turning into Swiss Army knives

Dr. Mordrid

[Enak]

Cheepest place I've found for the RT X.100 is www.scan.co.uk
£821.32 inc. VAT

Any suggestions on where else to try?