But be aware that you’ll need peripheral equipment to support them: an Ultra-SCSI RAID is a must for the data rate these cards produce, and to control your videotape deck, you’ll also need an RS-422 serial port. Choosing the right card can be daunting, though, since there is more to consider than just image quality.įinal Cut Pro supports four capture cards: AJA Video Systems’ Kona SD, Aurora Video Systems’ IgniterRT, Digital Voodoo’s D1 64AV, and Pinnacle Systems’ CineWave Classic. PCI video-capture cards allow editors to capture and edit uncompressed and even high-definition video and graphics.
Final Cut Pro works admirably as a software-based, nonlinear editor, but adding hardware to the mix can expand its capabilities.
