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FCP Editing System & the internet
For many years (just to be safe) I kept my Mac based editing systems off the internet. I did all my internet business with my PC because if I had problems I could still get my paying jobs done with my Mac while I figured out what kind of virus infected my PC. When I needed updates, I would download them to my PC and transfer them via a flash drive or CD-RW. I did this because many of the problems that I would run into on my PC were caused while surfing or working on the net. Also, when I had Digital Solutions (out of Atlanta) configure my first G3 and Media 100 system over a decade ago, they recommended that I keep the machine isolated from the internet. I know that a Mac if far less likely to have these type of problems and I am wondering if most editors stay connected to the internet at all times now days. I suspect the answer is yes, just checking.
Mike
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Every Mac system, including editing workstations have internet access. This is just not an issue on the Mac-side of the Moon. But your caution is a health one. I don’t install anything that isn’t needed, no cutesie eyeballs in top bar or Homer Simpson coming on screen every now and again.
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Technically speaking… internet access is NOT a problem.
However, considering how many of our editors have Facebook, IM, email, Twitter, and who knows what else open while they edit, I long for the days when we could say, “Uh un. No internet. It will crash your system”.
Stanford University just did a study about “multi tasking” and their conclusion is you perform less well on everything if you try to do it all at once compared to one thing at a time. This is why many states have outlawed cell phones while driving. I firmly believe if you’re editing, you need long periods of uninterrupted, intense concentration. Trying to keep up with the “outside world” while editing is just doing a disservice to your client or the project.
And… don’t just call me an old fart for thinking that… I’ve now got the academic research to back it up!
Mark
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I know this is a very basic issue and I want to thank you for your advise and patience. Is there an accepted, most commonly used security/anti-virus/ect. software that I should run along with Safari?
Mike
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I feel this is WAY too paranoid. We have been running a big tv production corporation (35 seats now) for many years now without ANY restrictions, and we have not had any problems regarding internet-fcp. Remember.. We are using macs here.. not bloody PC’s
Anders
Xraid-Xserve-Xsan-Xeverything
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Pananoid? Or just asking a simple question in order to be cautious. I take it from your response that no one uses any security or virus programs on their Mac. At home, I have always had a PC sitting a few feet from my Mac for internet access and never missed not having it. At my day job as a corporate video producer, the powers that be will not support our Mac’s on the company network. So, never had it as an option. That being said, if there are no issues (like on the PC side) then I’ll start using Safari.
Mike
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I have had a G5 system running FCP (now Studio 2), Photoshop, and AE Pro for over five years with constant internet access and have never had a problem with bad stuff coming in, like in the PC world. The only precaution I took was to not set up E-mail on the Mac, since we have that on a Dell 530 workstation that has Norton Security on it. We also have a hardware firewall hub that serves both workstations, so that might have helped. I routinely do software updates on the Mac, which is nice, and get technical help on all applications online or search for answers online (like for instance on the COW!) when I get stuck. I heard a long time ago that antivirus software slows down any computer’s functions because it has to individually examine and filter any I/O, including hard drive transfers. Maybe computers are fast enough now or have some other features that make that notion obsolete.
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[Mike Allen] “if there are no issues (like on the PC side) then I’ll start using Safari.
“Most malware and viruses that get through to the end user are related to email, not web browsers. Your ISP has much more sophisticated filtering of browser related malware than you could install yourself.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.
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Thank you David. I will use my PC for e-mail and use Safari for my browser. I thought this might be the case, but I just wanted to be sure. Better safe than sorry. I also thank you for a straight forward answer without all the sarcasm and tude. Folks should simply not reply if they think a question is too basic or obvious, most people would not ask if they knew the answer for sure. Users come here because they respect and value the knowledge base and know they are getting real world answers from people with vast experience. Half the time I feel like I need to begin the post with…
Be kind and try not to ream me for asking, but _______________ .
Again thanks,
Mike
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[Mike Allen] “Half the time I feel like I need to begin the post with…
Be kind and try not to ream me for asking, but _______________ . “Mike,
You’ll find that those of us who answer lots of questions have many “gears,” and for one reason or another certain posts bring out straight answers, some bring out prickly sarcasm, some bring out jolly humor, but very, very few bring out outright hostility with evil intent.
To anyone who chooses to live on the edge, a person who exercises a pound of prevention can seem like an old fuddy-duddy. Trust me, there are lots of people who think my advice about cloning system drives before upgrading qualifies me as old fuddy-duddy, but I’ll still be getting my work out the door when they’re down for the count indefinitely. So, I win that game, fuddy-duddy or not.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.
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[Mike Allen] “Is there an accepted, most commonly used security/anti-virus/ect. software that I should run along with Safari?”
This is the Mac version of the A/V software that your ISP uses.
Arnie
Post production is not an afterthought!
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