Mac Pro. Decklink etc. Anything wrong with this setup? Going to buy stuff.

[Thomas Koba]

I have a Mac Pro 2009. With GTX 120 and GTX 285 EDIT:and Apple Raid Card. Running Premiere Pro 6.0 and Davinci Resolve. No RED card.

I need to have some decent monitoring and scopes hooked onto the thing. Here's what I reckon I can use. Does anyone have any oppinions on this? Can I add these cards while have the two Nvidia's already installed?

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Decklink studio with HDMI output (are these two cards, or a single card? If they're two, can they both fit into my comp?)

Datavideo VS-150 Scope. (SDI-HD input from the Decklink)

Eizo monitor. (Using with HDMI output from Decklink studio)

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Does this look ok? Does the Decklink with HDMI fit into my Mac Pro?

 

[Jarek Zabczynski]

I can answer part of that.

It's one card but the HDMI ports are inside on the back end of the card. The second "card" you see is just a bracket that routes the HDMI cables out the back.

If you only have room for one slot and are gutsy and careful, you can modify one of your existing cards and snake an HDMI cable inside. I've done stuff like this to get to an extra firewire or USB port that was internal. If you have a card that isn't full width, you can drill/cut a hole or notch into the card bracket. I like to add a rubber grommit or at least electrical tape around the new opening as bare metal can damage a cable. Yeah, someone will come in an tell you this is a bad idea, but I enjoy being crafty. Hey, if it works, it works!