On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 4:37 AM, IOhannes m zmoelnig &lt;<a href="mailto:zmoelnig@iem.at">zmoelnig@iem.at</a>&gt; wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
someone suggested cards by blackmagic/aja.<br>
<br>
since they are too expensive to be bought without knowing whether they<br>
will actually work: does anybody know whether they can be used with Gem?<br>
(and/or any other software that uses standard interfaces)<br>
<br>
</blockquote><div><br>Try the Blackmagic Intensity Pro which is under $350 USD (that&#39;s about 12 Euros now).&nbsp; It has analog inputs for SD and HD and HDMI too.&nbsp; The latency is not bad in GEM and it runs for months and months with no problems.&nbsp; Make sure you have the most recent pix_videoDarwin that accepts both device and input messages if you need to set the input at the patch level.&nbsp; <br>
<br>The AJA Kona cards are great if you need SDI or want really top notch support for the device.&nbsp; They do overnight replacement of cards under warranty at their cost in the US.&nbsp; <br><br>cgc<br></div></div><br>