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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

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Mikael Lubtchansky said:
http://www.blackmagic-design.com/downloads/brochures-usd/BlackmagicUltraScope.pdfwould be even nicer in a 1U unit with a small SSD as a small hard drive should be enough for the usage...
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Mikael,

100% agreed!

However, try as we could I don't thing I could get it into a 1U without going crazy on the cost. Potentially, you could put this into an Xserve and run windows over it, but that is really expensive.

Torrey
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Here is the reasoning for creating a system like this...

BMD created a gorgeous full featured product in the UltraScope. And they tried to make it as inexpensive as possible by making it a card you can drop into a spare system laying around.

However, most people who have a spare system like this don't realize the specs required. You need at least two PCIe slots--one of which needs to be a x16 PCIe slot for the graphics card.

And there are few graphics cards that are officially supported, so now you are having to run out and but a new card to replace in that spare system.

AND...this would be very beneficial to all editors--Mac users included--since the system requires HD-SDI, but otherwise doesn't care about the type of platform where its coming from. However, many Mac users (not all of you...no flames please) wouldn't have a spare system like this laying around, nor would they know how to build one from the ground up (again...I know you people are smart...so no flames please...I am talking about those OTHER Mac-based editors...)

One more thing--who wants another tower on the ground? This system is in a low profile compact 2U rack which can be put on a shelf nearby, or away from the main editing system altogether in another room with a long SDI run.

So...we decided to build a companion product for the UltraScope. It will be a ready-to-use product--just rack it up, plug in a monitor, turn it on, and boot up the software. Aside from that, you don't have to tinker, install, configure or do anything else.

We've already tested it with the 24" Apple Cinema LED display. Its gorgeous. I'll post a picture later.

We'll have it up on the site for ordering with pricing tomorrow. The engineering is done--the product works fine, but we are recasing them since aesthetically the current 2U system looks...um...generic.

If you have a monitor that supports 1920 x 1200, you can buy it without a monitor. We'll also bundle it with a 24" display and the Gefen adapter for those who want that, too.

We still need a name for it. I was thinking about ColoRig, but I am open to suggestions. I don't think "The Mullet" will make the final list.

Torrey
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Torrey Loomis
President & CEO - Silverado Systems, Inc.
(916) 760-0032 • FAX (916) 404-5258
torrey@silverado.cc
http://www.Silverado.cc

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Mark L. Pederson said:
Torrey ... isn't that a ... computer?
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That was my guess. In fact, I just finished building one that looks just like it.

So what are we guessing about? Oh wait, never mind... I don't have one of those fancy new BMD ultrascope thingies..
 
Please reconsider the front panel vents. If this is installed in a busy rack, those side vents are going to pull in the heated air exhausting from the other equipment.
 
Todd,

Sorry about that--unlike the rendering, the actual unit will have sealed sides and the air will flow from front to back.

Torrey
 
Damn! I guessed it but wasn't game post 'cause I felt stoopid. I even went to the Decklink site but couldn't find a pic of the actual card.

Glad there wasn't a prize.
 
Don't worry Shane, you were not the only one to miss the prize boat.
 
So what is the price point on this outfit?
 
Jeff Kilgroe said:
Don't worry Shane, you were not the only one to miss the prize boat.
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Shane & Jeff,

I first posted the question on our Twitter feed with a twitGive tag. Pretty much any question posted in that manner is going to have a real nice prize.

Torrey
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President & CEO - Silverado Systems, Inc.
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No worries Torrey! It's all good. :)

...I'm so anti-twitter right now, it's not even funny. So I didn't notice your tweet.
 
Yeah, too much on my plate to be twittering. Can't wait to hear the price point on this. We're looking at building an Ultra Scope rig in the next month or so. Perhaps this might save me the trouble? I don't care what you wind up calling it, BTW, for me it will always be the Mullett.
 
Folks,

We're still going to put these into a really nice case, but people are dying to get these now so we can ship them in the standard black 2U case attached here.

We looked long and hard for a good supplier on these rack systems. The next closest price we could find was $3075 for the 2U system by itself without the graphics cards or BMD cards (that was OUR cost). These are priced higher because of the smaller motherboards and butterfly backplanes.

With the supplier we found, our price is $2495 for the system with the GFX card and the Ultrascope in the black 2U rack or $2795 for the nice case. The nicer cases will take about 3-4 weeks to arrive. The black ones can get built up and ship in less than a week. We also have the alternative to spec silver cases, too.

I'll have this up on the website tonight. If you want faster response, email me and I'll queue you up before the website goes live with the product.

Torrey
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Torrey Loomis
President & CEO - Silverado Systems, Inc.
(916) 760-0032 • FAX (916) 404-5258
torrey@silverado.cc
http://www.Silverado.cc

Silverado Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/silveradosys
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Chris Parker said:
so what would the day-to-day use of this product be?
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A few things are listed here:

http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/ultrascope/

I know the smart folks on this board have their own ideas as well.

Torrey
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Torrey Loomis
President & CEO - Silverado Systems, Inc.
(916) 760-0032 • FAX (916) 404-5258
torrey@silverado.cc
http://www.Silverado.cc

Silverado Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/silveradosys
StudioBuilder blog at http://silveradosys.blogspot.com
 
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