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Sonnet EchoExpress Thunderbolt Adapter SxS Speed Tests.

Posted on April 23, 2012 by alisterchapman

I have had this little box for a couple of months now, but until the recent release of SxS drivers by Sonnet you couldn’t use it as an SxS card reader. There are two versions of the EchoExpress, the standard … Continue reading →

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Sonnet SDHC to SxS Adapter Review.

Posted on June 17, 2011 by alisterchapman

I recently reviewed the rather excellent Sonnet QIO I/O device that allows you to very quickly ingest material from SxS cards, P2 cards as well as SD cards to your computer. Along with the QIO I was sent a Sonnet … Continue reading →

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Sonnet QIO Review – Really, really fast!

Posted on May 10, 2011 by alisterchapman

I had heard about the QIO some time ago, so I approached Sonnet to see if I could borrow a unit to review. I was given the loan of a Sonnet QIO at NAB. I have been playing with it … Continue reading →

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NextoDI Demonstrate writing to BluRay from NVS2500

Posted on February 19, 2010 by alisterchapman

At the recent BVE show in London, NextoDI were showing a demo of what will be available in the next firmware release, due around NAB time. The most significant feature is the ability to archive your material directly from the … Continue reading →

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PXU-MS240 SxS Backup device. First Impressions.

Posted on November 30, 2009 by alisterchapman

I have been playing with a Sony PXU-MS240 SxS backup device. It’s quite different to my NextoDi NVS2500 even though it essentially does the same job. I will be reviewing it in some detail very soon, but here are my … Continue reading →

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Working with XDCAM EX (or other file based) material.

Posted on November 3, 2009 by alisterchapman

The one big question of everyones lips is how do you archive your material? Well here are my thoughts and some ideas. The most important thing is to think ahead and plan your end to end workflow. You also need … Continue reading →

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Challenge Alister No 2

Posted on June 23, 2009 by alisterchapman

Challenge Alister No2

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ShotPut, ProxyMill and Primera

Posted on June 7, 2009 by alisterchapman

I’m a bit slow on this one but it is a really excellent workflow. You use Imagine Products ShotPut Pro to backup your SxS cards (highly recommended) and then add a Primera BluRay burner to you system. Shotput will then … Continue reading →

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