In a message dated 8/16/01 5:34:25 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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<< If your doing video work stick with scsi or wait for the new ata/100
controllers that slow down for a/v work. I have a 8500 and a/v stutters on
the acard ata/66 card I have. >>
-- I seem to remember a workaround for the audio stutter on the ATA66 cards.
Does anyone recall if that's right and what it is?
<<I also have a IDE to SCSI UW adapter from acard that works great for a/v
work >>
-- Now how does that work? SCSI speeds can match IDE speeds - so it can't be
the speed of the drive or transfer?
<<I havnt bothered with firewire ( they use IDE drives in those external
firewire cases anyway) or USB because they are not bootable unless the
firewire/usb is buit into the MAC.>>
Firewire is necessary if you are doing Apple DV, isn't it? E.g., you can't
capture into FCP or iMovie or EditDV unless you use firewire/DV codecs?
S.L.
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