Looks like you have 1 drive there. According to the blackmagic link you would need 190 MB per/sec sustained just to get 10 bit 444 to playback in fcp, which roughly 5 sata drives in a raid 0. I haven't worked with fcp playback system in quite some time now so it may be different. Most Smoke systems have 8-12+ disk arrays.
http://www.blackmagic-design.com/support/detail.asp?techID=30 -deke On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 13:43, Michael Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > With the proper drives would I be able to get previews of heavily layered > comps? > > > Michael Thomas > AVID DS Editor > The Underground > Doner Advertising > ________________________________________ > From: [email protected] > [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Deke Kincaid > [[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 4:32 PM > To: Nuke user discussion > Subject: Re: [Nuke-users] Flipbook Output > > The viewer is all disk playback, not ram. What kind of drive are your > files and cache located on? Also try dpx format as they have a much > smaller footprint then exr and tend to playback better. > > http://www.blackmagic-design.com/support/detail.asp?techID=30 > > -deke > > On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 13:08, Michael Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm able to get it out to the monitor that way, but I can't seem to get real >> time playback. It's only a 90 frame 1080p clip with no effects, hooked >> straight to a viewer. >> >> I'm on a new 12 core Mac with 16 gigs of ram >> >> >> >> Michael Thomas >> AVID DS Editor >> The Underground >> Doner Advertising >> ________________________________________ >> From: [email protected] >> [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Deke Kincaid >> [[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 3:58 PM >> To: Nuke user discussion >> Subject: Re: [Nuke-users] Flipbook Output >> >> You can only get the viewer to do this, not framecycler (FC only >> supports SDI out from an nvidia daughter card). To output the viewer >> hit the "MonitorOutEnable" button in the upper right corner next to >> cliptest button. Also in the viewer, hit the "s" key to bring up the >> settings window where you can change the device, resolution, fps(near >> the bottom). >> >> -deke >> >> On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 12:43, Michael Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I've been through the manual, and posted to Cow. How do I get flipbook to >>> output through the Kona3G card and out to my broadcast monitor. >>> >>> >>> Michael Thomas >>> AVID DS Editor >>> The Underground >>> Doner Advertising >>> >>> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and all attachments may be confidential >>> information and are intended solely for the individual or entity named in >>> the email address. If you receive this email in error or if it is >>> improperly forwarded to you, please notify the sender immediately by reply >>> email, and delete/destroy the original and all copies, including any >>> attachments. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, reproduction, or >>> distribution in part or in whole, is strictly prohibited and may be >>> unlawful. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Nuke-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Nuke-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >> >> >> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and all attachments may be confidential >> information and are intended solely for the individual or entity named in >> the email address. If you receive this email in error or if it is >> improperly forwarded to you, please notify the sender immediately by reply >> email, and delete/destroy the original and all copies, including any >> attachments. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, reproduction, or >> distribution in part or in whole, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Nuke-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >> > _______________________________________________ > Nuke-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and all attachments may be confidential > information and are intended solely for the individual or entity named in the > email address. If you receive this email in error or if it is improperly > forwarded to you, please notify the sender immediately by reply email, and > delete/destroy the original and all copies, including any attachments. Any > unauthorized review, use, disclosure, reproduction, or distribution in part > or in whole, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. > > _______________________________________________ > Nuke-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users > _______________________________________________ Nuke-users mailing list [email protected] http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users
