Which Editing Card Is Better?PinnacleDV500DVD or MatroxRTX10

bickyz · #1 (**permalink**) 04-29-2005, 10:31 AM

Im planning to buy editing card next week? Which one shall i buy? PinnacleDV500DVD or Matrox RTX10

I need to Input video from DV and may be from VCR. I need to output to DVD or sometimes VCR.

Can anybody suggest me please, or if there is any other cards please do let me know? My budget is £470.

Marc Peters · #2 (**permalink**) 04-29-2005, 01:48 PM

I wouldn't recommend the PinnacleDV500DVD as this is getting on a bit now. Additionally I don't believe the Matrox RTX10 comes with Adobe Premiere bundled anymore, which really puts this out of your budget (it doesn't work without Premiere).

I would suggest a copy of Adobe Elements and an ADVC110 for a total price of about £270. And you can give the other £200 to me

bickyz · #3 (**permalink**) 04-29-2005, 03:10 PM

I found MatroxRTX10 for £470 with Adobe Premiere in online shop. Is matrox better than Pinnacle dv500.

Marc Peters · #4 (**permalink**) 04-29-2005, 04:56 PM

Check if I'm wrong, but I believe the Pinnacle doesn't support Premiere 1.5.

Tony A · #5 (**permalink**) 05-01-2005, 11:46 AM

I would hold back for a while. The rt.x10 was discontinued, it's a scaled down version of the rt.x100, and not that well specified.

If your bundle was £470 for the card plus Ppro, well, it's not such a great deal. If it includes, Audition, Encore and/or other software, that's a bit better.

Dealers must be clearing their stock. Hold on until June/July, when there'll be some news from the big players.

Marc Peters · #6 (**permalink**) 05-01-2005, 12:07 PM

I believe Adobe are to cease bundling their products at a discount for OEM.

rederlenzi · #7 (**permalink**) 05-17-2005, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by tone33

The rt.x10 was discontinued, it's a scaled down version of the rt.x100, and not that well specified.
If your bundle was £470 for the card plus Ppro, well, it's not such a great deal. If it includes, Audition, Encore and/or other software, that's a bit better.

Hey! It does not make sense. Matrox has not discontinued RTX10. But it's true that the card hasn't carried Adobe Bundle anymore.

Marc Peters · #8 (**permalink**) 05-17-2005, 08:00 PM

I'm afraid tone33 is correct. Is has been discontinued.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourc...0+discontinued

rederlenzi · #9 (**permalink**) 05-23-2005, 07:04 PM

Marc, I've checked the link and I could realize that package of RTX10 Xtra + Adoble Bundle was discontinued, but Matrox has launched a new Package of RTX10 Xtra and RTX100 Xtreme WITHOUT Adobe Bundle.

This situation was caused by Adobe that hasn't been accepting anymore to sell its bundle integrated in low-end boards.

Many people had bought Matrox, Canopus and others packs and so selling on Ebay their bundles by the price of BOX software.

Repeting: Matrox RTX10Xtra and Matrox RTX100 Xtreme haven't been discontinued. (for our happiness!)

gfca · #10 (**permalink**) 02-13-2007, 09:05 AM

Hello people!

Originally Posted by Marc Peters

Check if I'm wrong, but I believe the Pinnacle doesn't support Premiere 1.5.

That is correct! At least the pinnacle support told me...
I'm pretty disappointed with pinnacle... i think the support they give to their hardware is very low.

I bought the DV500 plus in 2002 with +/- 1000 €. came with adobe premiere 6.0.
and now they dont have any upgrade for newer premiere!!!

in that way I think that matrox is better...