I really can't agree more with the President of Promax. As stated before, I run a lab at USC with 18 DV editing Stations (MAC) using Premiere 5.1 and the Promax firmax-c card (uses the better Texas instrument chipset for device control) which makes for a perfect solution to our DV editing needs. The card is very stable and has always delivered what was asked from it. So, if you want to deal with the Mac side of things -- definatly go with Pro-max --they are hands down -- the best.(posted 9211 days ago)Now on the PC side. There really only is onme good company that I have tested for. The Canopus DVRex and Rapter are excellent cards with a great playback engine and very stable working environments. I liked it so much, I now own one.
So, I guess it depends what operating system you like, but believe me these two companies are where it's at. BTW, I have no intrest in promoting these cards, except for the fact that I will always support people and companies that go out of the way to provide good products and service.
Jeskid