8 Core Bliss!!!!!

[Jeff Kilgroe]

Jeff, I just realized how many posts you have. My god, man, go out and get some sun... :)

Well, I was kinda stuck inside for my computer time today, but it wasn't all that nice anyway. Yesterday was beautiful and I did most of my posting from my back patio. :bleh: Besides, I still get in my daily bike ride or run with the dog. I play ice hockey at least 3 days a week and other more random things. The real problem is I just don't sleep much. Oh, I type pretty damn fast, too.

Actually, I'm just screwing around too much lately... I finished off some long term contracts and I really should be building a new web site. But it's been a while since I've been able to do "nothing" so it's kinda fun. I think the "nothing" is coming to an end soon though...

[Roberto B]

keep posting man.. we need for your posts..

[JohnF]

First I'll say that I ask this in a truly meant non-antagonistic way...

Why are you guy's willing to spend ~10K on a Mac when you will be able to get an 8-core Intel PC for around 1-2k? (from the prices I've seen. Oh that's in UK pounds so $2-4k)

Is it for the ability to use FCP or what?

I'd really like to know as I really don't understand it from the POV of budgeting esp for Indie films...

I'll emphasise this post is not about starting a PC vs Mac row as I'm aware that if you like a system as a tool then that's cool but when people are often citing budget concerns as an issue for producing their work then buying a system that's almost an order of magnitude more in price seems a little contradictory IMO.

As I said I'd really like to know as I think it's an important point in regard to the future of the HD post market.

JohnF

[Christian Berg]

I was i PC user until i realised that Mac OSX is a really nice OS. The initial price seams high but you get so many features with the os and the system in general works in my opinion mutch better than windows. Plus no viruses as far as i know. Never used a anti virus guard.

Apple also makes QuickTime witch is a big part in OSX. A lot of applications work with QuickTime and that is great. FCP studio is getting better every year and a Mac system is not that expensive if you look at the total cost.
Apple is doing a great job with keeping the budget down. Now you get a colorcorrector almost for free with FCP Studio 2, that application did cost about 250000$ last fall.
/Christian

[Ace]

JohnF, I think youll notice that the quadcores are actually Xeon processors. They come in at about 1400 each. So you got $2,800 worth of CPU in the mac pro box alone, not counting all the other components.

[Zack Birlew]

My brother and I are thinking we'll have to max out the RAM on ours because we're going to be using it for 3D modeling applications as well (ie. Maya, 3DS MAX, ect.). To save money, you've got to go somewhere else for RAM and the hard drives, Apple's pricing is ridiculous!

The big question, however, is when do the quad Macbook Pro's come out?

[Dan Blanchett]

I still get in my daily bike ride or run with the dog. I play ice hockey at least 3 days a week and other more random things.

Glad to hear you're taking care of yourself. Post on!

Why are you guy's willing to spend ~10K on a Mac when you will be able to get an 8-core Intel PC for around 1-2k? (from the prices I've seen. Oh that's in UK pounds so $2-4k)

I am not 100% committed to any platform yet. I am leaning towards Mac mainly because of the preferred workflow. Most of my experience is editing Avid or FCP on Mac, so I'd have to give Premiere a test run and get feedback from other users once the RED ONE is in circulation. I won't get my camera (or post system) until August or September, so maybe by then I'll have a clearer picture. Rest assured, I'm not looking to spend more money than I have to.

[Dan Blanchett]

To save money, you've got to go somewhere else for RAM and the hard drives, Apple's pricing is ridiculous!

You can save $2000 or more on the RAM alone (16GB) by getting it from a third party. I was considering getting cheaper Seagate drives too ($200 less each) for bays 2, 3 and 4, but only if striping these after the fact is straightforward.

[Poi Boy]

you can't get a $2k pc that is the same as a $A10K mac...
I don't understand the question.
-A

[DSH]

We all heard the great news that via proxy you can work with 4k in FCP.

Does anybody know whether Colour will handle 4k for grading, and if it does via a 1k proxy how does that affect the grading experience and output.