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    • keftaparty
      keftaparty last edited by

      Hi Fred,
      Can you specify what kind of signal you want to capture ?
      One solution could be :
      one box like this :
      http://www.macway.com/fr/product/29300/thunder-2-pcie-box-chassis-dextension-thunderbolt-2-pour-cartes-pcie.html
      with inside a Blackmagic decklink duo card.
      note that the decklink duo is limited to 1080p30/1080i60, you can not capture 1080p60 with this card.
      The box has thunderbolt in/out, so I think you can still connect a projector to the thunderbolt out.
      Mehdi

      ...
      Mehdi Toutain-Lopez
      www.toutain-lopez.com

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      • fredvaillant
        fredvaillant last edited by

        Hi Mehdi,

        I turned around this product and it's written on akitio website compatibility : Graphic card of any kind are not supported ! but they say OK for BM decklinck studio...
        I didn't find the OWC Mercury Helios 2 in France, the cheapest I only found was the SONNET Echo Express SII which is much expensive on Macway then on sonnet website but with the Blackmagic card 
        I need to think for a single project because as I said I will not keep this material later. I'll catch two 720p inputs (and I still bought a BM ultrastudio minirec for rehearsals) and output three 720p over 3 hdmi 30 m (or vga premium).
        @Fred
        Is it too much to ask you more about your Hackintosh choices ? You selected Skylake, I read there were some problems before 10.11.4, is it solved ? It's brand new and harder to find what works around... Did you find a mother board with Thunderbolt 2 ? Or are they on the graphic card ?
        Thank's all for your advices.
        Fred

        15' i7 2,6 Ghz Macbook pro Retina Display 500 GO ssd
        16 GB OSX 10.14.6 izz 3.0.7

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        • keftaparty
          keftaparty last edited by

          Hi Fred,

          A BM decklink is not a graphic card, it's a video capture card maybe hard to get, but you have to accept it.  They are right with their specs, and you should be fine with this setup.
          I am on a project that will involve this exact setup on next monday.
          We have a macbook pro with a decklink duo, and 2 projectors.
          I will give you a feedback on this.
          I can't advice on Hackintosh, never did this, I prefer windows to OsX personnaly...

          ...
          Mehdi Toutain-Lopez
          www.toutain-lopez.com

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          • fredvaillant
            fredvaillant last edited by

            Thanks, I'm waiting for this next useful feedback.

            It's funny, you prefer Windows and use a MacBook Pro, I prefer OsX by habits and search around PC.
            It's strange that on Sonnet or OWC, BM decklinks are compatible and not on Akitio. It it this Thunder 2 PCIe you'll use ?
            Have a good project, busy man.

            15' i7 2,6 Ghz Macbook pro Retina Display 500 GO ssd
            16 GB OSX 10.14.6 izz 3.0.7

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            • keftaparty
              keftaparty last edited by

              Hi Fred,

              Akitio's website says it's compatible with decklinks for what I see.
              I'm working on a project involving a macbookpro, but that's not my part of the job here... 
              have a nice day too !

              ...
              Mehdi Toutain-Lopez
              www.toutain-lopez.com

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              • Fred
                Fred last edited by

                @[fredvaillant](http://troikatronix.com/troikatronixforum/profile/227/fredvaillant) 
                It was based around this motherbaord GIGABYTE GA-Z170MX, here is a starter to get it going
                https://www.reddit.com/r/hackintosh/comments/3s2knz/el_capitan_on_gaz170mx_g5_i56500_igpu/
                Also nvidia GFX cards GTX970-but the model with 256 bit not 128 bit memory - you should be able to get two of these running nicely.
                32 gig of ram, pic whatever you want, ADATA SSD Premier Pro SP920
                This case -Aerocool Dead Silence Cube Black Edition
                and Intel® Core i7-6700, 3,4 GHz CPU
                There are some tricky steps to get it going as a hackintosh but it is doable, anyway it is a pretty good machine. 
                I also added all the extra fans I could (super silent ones) in the case.

                http://www.fredrodrigues.net/
                https://github.com/fred-dev
                OSX 10.15.15 MBP 2019 16" 2.3 GHz 8-Core i9, Radeon Pro 5500M 8 GB, 32g RAM
                Windows 10 7700K, GTX 1080ti, 32g RAM, 2tb raided SSD
                Windows 10 Threadripper 3960x 64g ram, 1tb NVME, rtx 2080ti + rtx2070 super

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                • fredvaillant
                  fredvaillant last edited by

                  Thanks for that, I'll study this architecture.

                  Fred .

                  15' i7 2,6 Ghz Macbook pro Retina Display 500 GO ssd
                  16 GB OSX 10.14.6 izz 3.0.7

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                  • keftaparty
                    keftaparty last edited by

                    Hi Fred, the akitio enclosure works with a blackmagic decklink duo. It works for simultaneous capture in Isadora. Mehdi

                    ...
                    Mehdi Toutain-Lopez
                    www.toutain-lopez.com

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                    • fredvaillant
                      fredvaillant last edited by

                      Thanks Mehdi, I chose the Hackintosh solution. I'll receive composants next monday... I'll try maybe akitio for my own MBP...

                      15' i7 2,6 Ghz Macbook pro Retina Display 500 GO ssd
                      16 GB OSX 10.14.6 izz 3.0.7

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                      • fredvaillant
                        fredvaillant last edited by

                        @Mehdi,

                        Still happy with Akitio ? 
                        The person in charge of the Hackintosh solution didn't attempt to make it work perfectly... I lost 2 months for that and I need to find and receive my configuration in 2 weeks.
                        I still hesitate between classic old Mac Pro or MBP or iMac with Thuderbolt/PCI extern BM Decklink duo 2.
                        Did you try to use the thunderbolt chain of akitio ?

                        15' i7 2,6 Ghz Macbook pro Retina Display 500 GO ssd
                        16 GB OSX 10.14.6 izz 3.0.7

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                        • keftaparty
                          keftaparty last edited by

                          Hi Fred,

                          Yes, we used the aktio and it worked fine.
                          Best
                          Mehdi

                          ...
                          Mehdi Toutain-Lopez
                          www.toutain-lopez.com

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