From: Todd Kopriva <kopriva@adobe.com>
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Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 10:43:43 -0700
Subject: RE: [AE] made in CS6
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> Speedgrade is getting beaten up pretty good over on the CML right now
> over it only supporting video out via the $3000 Nvidia SDI daughtercard
> (which only goes on a Quadro.)  I understand why things are the way
> they are, but the app really needs to support Kona or AJA hardware if
> you guys want it to get widespread acceptance.

Here's a post in which I address that:
http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/335/33241

" about #1, SDI monitoring:

SpeedGrade doesn't use Mercury Transmit.

SpeedGrade does use the nVidia Quadro SDI solutions on Windows. As Premiere=
 Pro can use the same hardware as well, it's simple to create a built-to-pu=
rpose workstation that works great for both applications. While this may be=
 a bit disappointing for many people who already own AJA, Blackmagic, Matro=
x, Bluefish cards, and others, it's still a great value for everyone who wa=
nts to add a dedicated grading system with excellent performance.

Be sure to take into account the hardware that you'd need to buy and use fo=
r comparable performance with other color grading systems when making compa=
risons. We think that total cost of ownership of a hardware system built fo=
r SpeedGrade is quite competitive with the total cost of ownership for othe=
r grading systems.

That said, we certainly acknowledge that many people won't be able to go fo=
r wide deployment of SpeedGrade before they can use hardware that they own =
already. That's why we're working hard on making this better for future ver=
sions---specifically, we're working on getting Mercury Transmit into SpeedG=
rade in the future. I can't make promises on specifically when (or even whe=
ther) this will happen, but I can say that we're working on it. "