64 gig of RAM

[Michael Gissing]

FCP can only access 4 gigs RAM so nothing to gain with 64. Other programs might do better and who knows what the next version of FCP can access.

[Michael Sacci]

If you use Motion, AE or the Premiere Pro CS5 you will gain a lot with this much memory.

[Mark Wilson]

I have to remind myself why i purchased FCP over Premiere Pro CS5 (Just kidding) Apple needs to step up to the plate and make some changes. No CUDA support, memory support or real time editing card support.

[Michael Sacci]

It will (most likely) in the next release. I have both and all I need to do is launch PP and I know why I use FCP.

[David Roth weiss]

When and if the 64-bit version of FCP is ever released there will be no such thing as too much RAM. So, your investment in 64Gb may not be a total waste, but it couldn’t hurt to be patient for a while longer as prices can only continue to drop.

David Roth Weiss
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[Thomas Morter-laing]

Also aren’t some plugins 64bit? So will be useful for those?

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Tom Morter-Laing
Freelance Editor
Certified Apple Product Proffessional, 2010
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Sony Z5, with Rode NTG2.
iMac 27″ intel i7 2.93GHz, 12GB RAM, ATI HD5750 [1GB GDDR5], 2TB Int. SATA with 2TB External HDD; (FW800), with Elgato Turbo H264HD.

[Rafael Amador]

Don’t invest in something that you don’t need.
Buy 32Gb , and when needed, you will pay less for the next 32Gbs.
rafael

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[Mark Wilson]

I live in Las Vegas and we cut spots for the hotel shows. We use multiple layers of graphic effects (you know all that stuff that blinds you on the video billboards when you’re driving down the strip at night), sometimes 10 layers of HD video footage and 16 tracks of audio with effects.

My boss wants to move from FCP to Premiere Pro CS5 to increase turn around time and bring clients in during editing for real time viewing. A consultant convinced him we needed to switch platforms. My boss thinks we spend too much time converting footage to ProRes to accommodate FCP.

Consultants’ recommendation:

Mac Pro 8 core – 4 – Internal Hard Drives
64 gig OCW RAM
Nvidia Quadro 4800 for Mac
Two G-Tech es Pro 8 TB raid drive
Matrox MX02 LE w/MAX
Adobe Master Collection CS5

What are the Pros and Cons of this system? I’m just an editor not a system designer.

[Mark Wilson]

Also there is no support for CS5 for Mac from Matrox on the MX02 yet.

[Dennis Radeke]

[Dave LaRonde] ” However, I’m pretty sure that Premiere’s Mercury playback engine utilizes both the graphics card AND the computer’s cores. Thus getting a 12-core machine might be more to your liking”

This is correct.

[Dave LaRonde] “Don’t attempt to put this system together yourself! Your boss needs to spring for someone who KNOWS how to put systems together: a value-added-reseller (VAR).”

This I also agree with. While you can get a Mac or PC straight from the source, paying extra to get KNOWLEDGE is valuable to many people – especially those who’ve tried it the other way before.

[Dave LaRonde] “Not all NLEs work the same, they each have their strengths, weaknesses and quirks, and you’ll have to learn a whole new batch of them in Premiere. You’ll also have to wrap your head around a different software developer’s workflow philosophy within the application.”

No argument there. NLE’s are alike in many ways so many things will translate, but not all. Be prepared to spend time learning whatever you switch to…