Computers with Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere, and DaVinci Resolve
Apple Mac Studio with M1 Ultra
- Apple M1 Ultra 20 Core CPU
- 64 Core GPU | 32 Core Neural Engine
- RAM: 64GB Unified
- 2TB Internal SSD
- 6 Thunderbolt 4 Ports | 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type A Ports | 1 HDMI
- UHS-II SXSC Card Reader
- Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (Black Keys)
- Apple Magic Mouse (Black)
Monitor:
- Apple 27" Studio Display with Tilt & Height Adjustable Stand
- Can be used with Small HD Cine 24" Monitor for Color Correction
We have trusted Editors available, or use yourself
Apple Mac Mini with M4 Pro
- Apple M4 Pro chip with 12‑core CPU, 16‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine
- 48GB Unified Memory
- 2TB SSD storage
- Three Thunderbolt 5 ports, HDMI port, two USB‑C ports, headphone jack
- 10 Gigabit Ethernet
- Apple Magic Keyboard (USB-C) with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad
- Apple Magic Mouse (USB-C) with White Multi Touch Surface
Monitor:
- Apple 27" Studio Display with Tilt & Height Adjustable Stand
- Can be used with Small HD Cine 24" Monitor for Color Correction
We have trusted Editors available, or use yourself
iMac Retina 5K - 27"
- 3.6 GHz 8-Core 9th-generation Intel Core i9 processor
- RAM: 64GB
- Graphics: Radeon Pro 580X 8 GB GDDR5 Memory
- Hard Drive: 4TB SSD (upgraded)
Rental Includes: Wireless Keyboard & Mouse
We have trusted Editors available, or use yourself
MacBook Pro 16"
- Apple M3 Max
- 16-core CPU 40-Core GPU
- RAM: 48GB Unified Memory
- Hard Drive: 1TB SSD
- 3 Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) Ports, HDMI Port, SDXC Card Slot, Magsafe 3
We have trusted Editors available, or use the laptop yourself
MacBook Pro 15.4"
- Touch Bar and Touch ID
- 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 (7th Generation)
- RAM: 16GB
- Graphics: Radeon Pro 560 with 4GB Memory
- Hard Drive: 512 GB SSD
- 4 Thunderbolt (USB-C) Ports
We have trusted Editors available, or use the laptop yourself
Data Storage
HDD Portable Storage
Powered by Thunderbolt, USB, or USB-C
- LaCie Rugged USB-C HDD - 4TB
- LaCie Rugged USB-C & Thunderbolt 2 HDD - 2TB
- LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt/USB HDD - 2TB
- LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt HDD - 1TB
- Seagate Backup Plus - 1TB - USB
SSD's with Built-In Enclosures
Requires Power Cable
- OWC 8TB Thunderblade - 2 Thunderbolt 3 Inputs/Outputs - Up to 2800MB/s Read & 2450MB/s Write - Includes custom Hard Shell Case
HDD's with Built-In Enclosures
Requires Power Cable
- G-Technology 5TB G-Drive G1 - USB 3
- Seagate 5TB - USB 3
- G-RAID Mini - 2TB - USB 2.0/FW800
Hard Drive Enclosures & Docks
Requires Power and Bare Hard Drive (See Below for Bare Hard Drives)
- OWC Thunderbay 8
- 8 Bays - RAID Configurable
- Thunderbolt 3 - 2 Ports
- OWC Thunderbay 4
- 4 Bays - RAID Configurable
- Thunderbolt 3 - 2 Ports
- OWC Elite Pro Dual
- 2 Bays - RAID Configurable
- Thunderbolt 2 & USB 3
- OWC Drive Dock
- 2 Bays
- Thunderbolt 2 & USB 3 or USB-C
- OWC Voyager Q
- Single Dock
- eSATA, USB 2.0, FW800, FW400
- OWC Voyager S3
- Single Dock
- USB 2, USB 3
- OWC Mercury Elite - AL Pro
- Single Enclosure
- eSATA, USB 2.0, FW800, FW400
Bare Hard Drives
Requires Enclosure or Dock (see above).
The Birdhouse has over 400TB of bare drive storage available and growing.
All Drives are 7200 RPM
- 1.5 TB HDD - Seagate - (2 Available)
- 2.0 TB HDD - Hitachi & Seagate - (9 Available)
- 3.0 TB HDD - Seagate - (12 Available)
- 4.0 TB HDD - HGST - (4 Available)
- 8.0 TB HDD - HGST & Seagate - (12 Available)
- 10.0TB HDD - HGST - (9 Available)
- 12.0TB HDD - Seagate - (2 Available)
- 18.0TB HDD - Western Digital - (4 Available)
- 18.0TB HDD - Seagate (8 Available)
mLogic mTape Thunderbolt LTO-8 External Tape Drive
Archive Data on 12TB Tapes with a 30+ year shelf life. Lower Cost per TB than hard drives, uses less energy, and safer for long term storage. Files can be dragged and dropped directly to the tape drive
- Two Thunderbolt 2 Ports
- 300 MB/s Data Transfer Rate
- Uses LTFS File System, Includes SAS Expansion Port
- Backwards Compatible to LTO-7, Windows & Mac Compatible
- mTape LTFS Utility - Software Available
IBM LTO-8 Tape - Archival Tape with Storage Capacity of 12TB
- 360 MB/s Data Transfer Rate
- Compatible with LTFS File System
- Barium Ferrite (BaFe) Technology
The Birdhouse has IBM LTO-8 Tapes in stock.
Film Scanning & Printing
Film Scanning
Nikon Super CoolScan 5000 ED Film Scanner
- Batch scan 35mm Slides, or 35mm Negative Film
- It has 4,000 dpi optical resolution, 4.8 density
- It has 16-bit A/D conversion, 8 or 16-bit output
- Preview scans in 11 seconds, full scans as fast as 20 seconds
- Digital ICE4 Advanced suite of image correction technologies
- Its USB interface, PC and Mac compatible
- Upgraded Software (VueScan) to work with latest MacOS
Film Printing (B&W)
Bessler Enlarger
- Make B&W Print Enlargemnts from Film Negatives
- Film formats: 35mm, 120mm Medium Format, 4x5 Format
- Print yourself, or let us do a custom enlargement
- Great for archival/documentary work
The Birdhouse has a full B&W lab! We have Developer, Stop Bath, Fixer, and Ilford Multigrade Photo Paper in Stock
Legacy Video Playback Decks
BetaCam SP
Sony UVW-1800
For Playback of BetaCamSP tapes
- Does not play back DigiBeta format
- Two Channels of Audio - will not play channels 3&4
DVCProHD
Panasonic AJ-HD1400P Compact DVCPRO HD VTR VideoTape Recorder
For Playback of DVCProHD Tapes
- Will Playback small cassette or large cassette
- Playback output thorough RCA Only - Firewire output disabled
sVHS
JVC SVHS VCR
Plays back SVHS and VHS tapes
- Jog Shuttle Dial
- Outputs to RCA Jacks