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Okay, maybe not so quick question...
I posted this to Matrox but they never got back to me. I know what their website says, but I need to hear it from someone with experience.
I'm looking into biting the bullet and dusting off the old credit card and getting an RT2500 (analog capture and all that). I'm a little leary though because as you know the Marvel G200 only outputs Matrox MJPG to VTR, unless you activate "Display on TV" (an unsatisfactory solution at best).
Once bitten etc...
Matrox claims that the RT2500 will output directly from the Premiere timeline to VTR. But does it do this REGARDLESS of video format (DV, YUY, MPEG, etc.) or does the video have to be captured or re-rendered in some Matrox-proprietary format? That being the case, I assume file size limitations are no longer an issue as they were with MMJPG (assuming NTFS)?
I understand some rendering is required for certain effects. Do I understand correctly that most if not all of these are done on the fly (RT2500's vaunted "realtime" capability)?
The main reason I'm concerned about this is that I have some very important video material archived in both MMJPG (352x240, 4-1 compression) and Panasonic MPEG 1 (704x480, bitrate 5000). I need to be assured that the RT2500 will output these files without difficulty when required.
Also, I wonder how well it would play with my Marvel? I know Matrox recommends the G550, but that ain't in the cards! (No pun intended.)
Here's your big chance to have a major influence in a near-total stranger's life (like its the first time...)!
Kevin
I posted this to Matrox but they never got back to me. I know what their website says, but I need to hear it from someone with experience.
I'm looking into biting the bullet and dusting off the old credit card and getting an RT2500 (analog capture and all that). I'm a little leary though because as you know the Marvel G200 only outputs Matrox MJPG to VTR, unless you activate "Display on TV" (an unsatisfactory solution at best).
Once bitten etc...
Matrox claims that the RT2500 will output directly from the Premiere timeline to VTR. But does it do this REGARDLESS of video format (DV, YUY, MPEG, etc.) or does the video have to be captured or re-rendered in some Matrox-proprietary format? That being the case, I assume file size limitations are no longer an issue as they were with MMJPG (assuming NTFS)?
I understand some rendering is required for certain effects. Do I understand correctly that most if not all of these are done on the fly (RT2500's vaunted "realtime" capability)?
The main reason I'm concerned about this is that I have some very important video material archived in both MMJPG (352x240, 4-1 compression) and Panasonic MPEG 1 (704x480, bitrate 5000). I need to be assured that the RT2500 will output these files without difficulty when required.
Also, I wonder how well it would play with my Marvel? I know Matrox recommends the G550, but that ain't in the cards! (No pun intended.)
Here's your big chance to have a major influence in a near-total stranger's life (like its the first time...)!
Kevin
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