MacBookPro and AE7 vs G4 Laptop?

[Steve Roberts]

No, no, and no.

Until AE is rewritten for the new processor next year, it’ll run in emulation, which means it’ll be slower than a sick pre-G3 PowerPC. Bad news.

[Sean Corcoran]

Rosetta, Apple’s emulation software to run PowerPC applications on machines with Intel processors, is not as terribly slow as you might think. It’ll be nowhere near as quick as a native application, but it’s not unbearable. You’d probably want to test it out first before making any big purchases. Visit an Apple store and ask for a Rosetta demo.

[Zander]

im using my g4 with 6.5 and from what i understand of rosetta, it’s basicly a way of getting consumers to buy the computer because they nwon’t know the difference when running there consumer producs, us “pro-sumers” (a new fav. word of mine) see it and laugh, apple is pushing universalism through there products asap, but other companies don’t see the rush. (maybe there wouldn’t have been a rush had apple informed adobe while they were making 7.0 it seems that with adobes massive overhall the switch wouldn’t have been so hard.

but apple didn’t and so, i still use my g4 laptop, while the macbook pro’s creep along, my renders take for ever, but now i can point and laugh at the new macbook and say haha your so pretty but so slow…just like a blond.(spent to much time in the cowmedy club)

so short answer, dont get it with expectations of getting on the road soon

long anser, g4’s are cheaper now, get a ram upgrade, and get second monitor or (if u get a 15 or bigger) an svideo cable and use any tv with ansvideo jack (or if your on a 12, like me, get the converter)

[Ron Lindeboom]

[Sean] “Rosetta, Apple’s emulation software to run PowerPC applications on machines with Intel processors, is not as terribly slow as you might think. It’ll be nowhere near as quick as a native application, but it’s not unbearable.”

Obviously, you haven’t actually *used* AE running under Rosetta emulation.

No to be rude but after a week of it, you’d be reaching for the ole pistola and pushing it against one of your temples…

Though black and white, words can indeed be colorful.

;o)

Ron Lindeboom

[Seth Taylor]

[Ron Lindeboom] “Obviously, you haven’t actually *used* AE running under Rosetta emulation.”

Have you *used* it? What can you tell us? How does it compare to the PowerBooks?

[Solie Swan]

The irony is that according to appleinsider.com, a macbook pro loaded with windows runs PS tests faster than PC’s build to work with windows. Hopefully this means that once AE, PS etc are written for the new intel chips they will be even faster.

[Ron Lindeboom]

Apple has *always* keyed up in every report and every marketing pitch I have ever seen for years and years, the fact that when it comes to Photoshop, Macs perform this and that benchmark faster than PCs. That said, I have noticed that in the new tests, etc., where Apple officially showcases the performance of the new MacTel systems, they do not use Photoshop benchmarks at all. None. Why?

I’m going to buy a MacTel laptop — but not for After Effects… :o)

Ron Lindeboom

[Ron Lindeboom]

Personally, I do not own a MacTel laptop — yet.

I plan to get one soon. My big issue right now is learning how InDesign will run under the MacTel systems and if it’s good to go, I’ll get one sooner than later. But if it’s disastrous, then there is simply not enough that I do outside of my Adobe/Macromedia software to compel me to make a jump right away. Most all of my major programs are all Adobe/Macromedia and for my core Apple apps, I have my dual G5 that runs them quite well. ;o)

That said and getting to your question of whether or not I have used AE running under a MacTel, I have seen and talked with those who have tried to use After Effects in a production environment and were simply not willing to put up with the slowness and unresponsiveness of the system/software used in tandem. Does it work? Yes. Does it work well? That’s your call but most that I have spoken to don’t think so. Could you use it in a pinch in the field somewhere and get work done? Yes. Would you want to be in production all day long and going job to job in this manner? I don’t think so.

Your mileage may vary.

Ron Lindeboom