[geeks] I love my wife.

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Fri, Apr 05, 2002 at 01:20:53AM -0500, Ethan wrote:
> > Looks like there's a digital video option and an analog video option;
> > I have the analog.  Hrm.  Someone trade me some RAm for this thing for
> > the analog video module? 8-)
> > Bill
> 
> I'd just like cheap 720x480 broadcast quality analog and Firewire input
> for my Octane, along with a cheap ($500) premiereish editing package.

Does Premiere work on the Octane?  If not, there isn't anything else cheap.
One of these days I will do something about that.

As to firewire input, there are two possible ways.  You might be able to use
the O2s PCI DVlink card in an Octane PCI cardcage.  I don't know.  They don't
appear to officially support it.

The other posible way (and it will definately work) is to get the DIVO option
and a firewire to SDI bridge.  This might seem a bit overkill, but it will 
work.  The bridge is a device that connects to the AES/EBU ports, the SDI 
ports, and the serial port of the Octane (O2, Mac, Onyx, whatever) and to your
firewire camera or VCR.  Such bridges cost about $1200 to my recal, but 
you'd have to search yourself.

> PC, BLUESCREEN! ARRGH! (Matrox RT2000 system). 

Have you considered a Mac?
 
> I don't even think there is software to use the AES/BEU connectors on the
> back of the Octane. Such a beautiful machine... Need APPS!

Smoke will use the AES/EBU connectors, but it is an expensive.  Other stuff
also will, but it is even more expensive.

There used to be a multitrack recording program for Irix and linux 
(originated on irix) that was free.  I can't remeber the name.  Notam.  That's
what it was.  Wait, Notam was the research program that wrote the software.

OK, the name of the program is Mix.  It is from NoTAM.  See
http://www.notam02.no/notam/programarkiv-e/22
I don't remeber if it can be used exactly like a multi track tape, of if it 
has wierd limitations.

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd