Remember the old days? :-(

[Paul Neumann]

I’ve got a gig coming up that will be all on new Dell workstations and I’m looking forward to it. Just the change of pace I suppose. The other day I sent some script revisions to a designer that hired me and he sent me a note back thanking me but in the future to please use Word and not Pages. Said he will no longer work with software that is platform specific. Now, this guy’s entire shop is Mac, but every box will eventually be replaced with a PC he tells me.

[Brian Cooney]

yeah the way it’s going..mac more consumer than pro.. I think he’s right.

Head of Post Production, Coca-Cola Studios Atlanta, GA. Telly Award Winning Editor and Motion Gfx Artist.

[David Roth weiss]

Hey Brian,

I wrote a message to you in that other long thread by mistake, meaning to put it here, but…

Meanwhile, I wanted to chime in here about Premiere on Windows vs Macs, as I was working for s reseller the last three years, who are well-known for their very powerful Windows workstations.
What I can tell you is this, there is no doubt about it, the cross platform NLEs, Adobe and Avid, can absolutely run circles around the same apps on a Mac, if you have the proper components, and if you know what you’re doing.

It’s simple, the Mac Pros all have but a single Xeon processor, while all of the higher end Windows workstations have two of the same Xeon procs. That’s the most fundamental difference, the ability to upgrade GPUs to the latest and greatest (including multiples) provides another huge advantage.

And, I can also share that the Mac users I converted to Windows ALL said that Adobe and Avid simply ran better on those Windows machines than they ever did on any Mac. That being said, you guys all should be aware that Windows machines are considerably harder to configure and maintain than Macs, so I do recommend purchasing turnkey systems from a reseller who knows the demands of video inside and out.

Hope this helps…

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions

David is a Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Apple Final Cut Pro forum.

[Brian Cooney]

I’ve seriously been considering it for over a year now. I think most of my apps will work cross-platform. Thanks for the advice on a reseller contract. That seems the way to go. Can you recommend anyone? I know of ProMax in Ca who I’ve had conversations with in the past. But would welcome any suggestions.

Telly Award Winning Editor and Motion Gfx Artist with MotionFoundry, Inc., Nashville, TN. Former Head of Post Production, Coca-Cola Studios Atlanta, GA.

[Brian Cooney]

I meant pluggins not apps.. 🙂

Telly Award Winning Editor and Motion Gfx Artist with MotionFoundry, Inc., Nashville, TN. Former Head of Post Production, Coca-Cola Studios Atlanta, GA.

[Brian Cooney]

David…one better. What would you recommend for a PC system. Being a Mac guy… Can it be done for $5000 or under? Thinking SS Drive, 2TB secondary ATA, NVIDIA card, 64GB Ram, 27″ display ( samsung?) or 2 20inch.

Telly Award Winning Editor and Motion Gfx Artist with MotionFoundry, Inc., Nashville, TN. Former Head of Post Production, Coca-Cola Studios Atlanta, GA.

[David Roth weiss]

Hey Brian, give me a call tomorrow. I used to work for the company you mentioned, but now I consult with a number of different resellers who are very good. However, I can promise you, $5000 will not suffice, that will actually only cover the dual Xeon procs – you’ll need more ammo for a powerful and reliable workstation, but I’ll need to ask you a load of workflow questions to pinpoint precisely what to recommend.

You can call me at three one zero/729-seven nine zero six.

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions

David is a Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Apple Final Cut Pro forum.

[Brian Cooney]

Thanks will do. Yeah I figured I’d need more $$$. 🙂

Telly Award Winning Editor and Motion Gfx Artist with MotionFoundry, Inc., Nashville, TN. Former Head of Post Production, Coca-Cola Studios Atlanta, GA.

[Steve Brame]

Not that I’ve done any actual counts, but it seems that the preponderance of issues we see here with CC apps is on the Mac platform. I can remember back in the old days when Macs ruled the editing arena, whenever someone would post an problem on a PC, the stock answer for many was – “Buy a Mac”. I’ve been tempted to mimic that behavior, but I’ve decided to take the high road. It’s on my Bucket List, though.

Asus P6X58D Premium * Core i7 950 * 24GB RAM * nVidia GeForce GTX 770 * Windows 7 Premium 64bit * System Drive – WD Caviar Black 500GB * 2nd Drive(Pagefile, Previews) – WD Velociraptor 10K drive 600GB * Media Drive – 2TB RAID0 (4 – WD Caviar Black 500GB drive) * Matrox MX02 Mini * Adobe CC * QuickTime 7.7.5
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“98% of all computer issues can be solved by simply pressing ‘F1’.”
Steve Brame
creative illusions Productions

[Brian Cooney]

yeah bro. I agree totally.

Telly Award Winning Editor and Motion Gfx Artist with MotionFoundry, Inc., Nashville, TN. Former Head of Post Production, Coca-Cola Studios Atlanta, GA.