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best computer
I remember years ago a mac pro tower was the only computer that a professional editor would consider purchasing. However it seems that the imac has stepped up to the plate quite a bit.
Is the imac now considered a reasonable alternative to the mac pro?
How about the 21.5 inch with ATI Radeon HD 4670 256MB and 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM – 4x2GB?Thank You in Advance
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Just read the thread below.
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David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
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Problem with the iMac is storage and video I/O.
Storage is limited to either internal storage on your boot drive or FW800. There are still many more options for a Mac Pro.
Video I/O, if you want to actually monitor the broadcast signal, is limited to just a couple of products where as the Mac Pro has several different options.
But the i7 iMac is a pretty good computer for the money. I would still suggest a Mac Pro for expansion mainly, but it all depends on what tool you want to use for the job.
-Russ
Russell Lasson
Colorist/Digital Cinema Specialist
Color Mill
Salt Lake City, UT
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For me, I use firewire drives and I do not use a an external monitor connected directly to my computer. I often view my timeline looped through a firewire deck that has RCA outputs. I take it this workflow will be viable with an imac as well.
Right?
2 x 2.66 GHZ Dual Core Intel 5GB 667 Ram
OSX 10.5
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