Comments on: Blackmagic Design Intensity and Intensity Pro

By: Kris

Kris — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:10:01 +0000

It’s all good contacted BM last nite they walked me right thru -

By: Kris

Kris — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:37:29 +0000

OK, I’m getting my butt-kicked by Blackmagic Intensity Pro and DeckLink HD Extreme - yes both I have two G5 with cards in both of them - here is my problem - everything on both cards work, capture, output to video and audio - BUT when we plug the HDMI cable to an HDMI monitor the image looks like crap! at first we thought i was the monitor so we tried 2 other different brands and nothing seems to work, i’m not sure what we are doing wrong, can anyone help

thanks in advance
Kris

By: 19Grumpah42

19Grumpah42 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:15:16 +0000

Can anyone advise me on why I record no audio from my sound card’s optical SPDIF output from my MB Realtek HD-Audio (being fed by 3rd party video download software on the same PC) on the HDMI input to the Intensity Pro card? I use a 3rd party device to mix SPDIF audio with video, and this works fine when feeding PCM optical SPDIF from a separate player device. The optical SPDIF output from the Realtek fed from this source is fine if I plug it into my Onkyo amplifier, but I get nothing recorded by Blackmagic Media Express when I plug it into the Intensity Pro. I have tried muting the recording using the secret switch on the Record tab, but no effect. I do not actually know whether the Realtek outputs PCM (as opposed to DTS) and I cannot find any guidance about that from Realtek links. Could zero recorded sound be an indication of something to do with “rights management” interfering? Any comments welcome. –G

By: guy

guy — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:44:55 +0000

Is your XBOX 360 a newer model with HDMI output? We have the older model with component output which would allow copying as far as I know. With HDMI having HDCP copy protection, you may not be able to get a bit for bit copy.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:35:24 +0000

I was looking around for a capture card to be able to record games from my XBOX 360. I found BlackMagic and was just wondering if that is possible? Also, if the XBOX 360 games can be recorded, can they broadcasted via an internet URL Live or saved and later broadcasted? Thanks in advance.

By: David Jolosky

David Jolosky — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:34:31 +0000

In response to Mike about After Effects CS3. Despite what the marketing speak is on BM’s website (and I’ve spoken to them several time) the Intensity Pro will not give you any REALTIME RAM previewing in After Effects. Motion is hit and miss with the realtime. FCP is dang good!

I’ve talked to several peoplo at Blackmagic and they confirm that there is no “REALTIME” in AE or MOTION out of the Intensity Card. Just a heads up.

You can see stills and check your look from AE but no playback worth anything if you are in a client/review situation in your studio.

By: guy

guy — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:40:17 +0000

Your G5 Quad sounds like one of the only G5 model that has a PCI Express slot so it should work. Read more here http://www.blackmagic-design.com/support/detail.asp?techID=175

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:28:34 +0000

I’m confused as hell, I want to buy this, but it says it doesn’t support Powermac G5? But every person I seen with this installed on there computer has a G5. Heres my technical specs, I just want to make sure I’m not wasting my money.

Machine Name: Power Mac G5 Quad
Machine Model: PowerMac11,2
CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (1.1)
Number Of CPUs: 4
CPU Speed: 2.5 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 1 MB
Memory: 6 GB
Bus Speed: 1.25 GHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.2.7f1

By: guy

guy — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:06:35 +0000

FCP, Motion, Color, Adobe After Effects, Shake,Combustion preview output http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/software/

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:59:40 +0000

can you monitor video from all final cut studio applications and other adobe applications such as after effects?