Waiting for Apple again. And again. And again …

[Andrew Kimery]

[Steve Connor] “Why not buy a used nMP from eBay?”

I didn’t buy a nMP off eBay in the past because the price difference wasn’t that much (Apple still was having issues getting them out the door in quantity) and because I figured at least a spec bump was coming from Apple (which would bump down the V1 prices). Now I don’t want to buy from eBay because the prices are still higher than what I want to spend for tech from 2012/2013.

If new MBP’s come out (even if they only have Sky lake chips and not Kaby Lake) I might pick one of those up because my 2011 MBP is showing it’s age (even though the RAM is maxed out and it has an SSD in it).

[Santiago Martí]

Hi! I have my big desktop PC and a fullw loaded macbook pro 15″ retina. I use mainly Ppro. I also have a razer blade 14″. Everytime I use the MacBook it feels so slow, but some Apps I use on set are only OSX. It is a good time to switch to PC with thunderbolt 3, the Nvidia 1080, with Vr and HDR around the corner.
For Prores I use the last Miraizon codec, it works flawlessly and fast as any codec, and it is implemented as any other codec.

Hope it helps.

Santiago Martí
http://www.robotrojo.com.ar
Red Epic Dragon, Sony FS7, Sony a7S, Red Pro Primes, Adobe CC, Assimilate Scratch

[Lance Bachelder]

I have the same dilemma… and it always seems to come down to ProRes which sucks because DNxHD is the same and cross platform. Funny thing is no end user/broadcaster actually uses high end Pro Res files – they end up transcoding to LT or .MXF.

You can build a 8 core 3.2Ghz i7 PC with Thunderbolt 3, 64GB DDR4 RAM, GTX1080, M.2 drive etc etc etc for under 3 grand – way less than half an 8 core nMP and way faster (add another $700 for a 10 core 3Ghz!)! I’m thinking of waiting too but then I thought, even if Apple gives us some updated tech they’re still going to be way over-priced.

It was at a Vegas premiere that I resolved to become an avid FCPX user.

Lance Bachelder
Writer, Editor, Director
Downtown Long Beach, California
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1680680/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

[Jeremy Garchow]

There was a ton of comparison when the tune came out, and dollar for dollar, it was not overpriced. If you built an equivalent technology PC, you’d spend right around the same money. If you out specced the tube, you’d spend more money.

Now, of course, that has changed becuase tech has advanced, and the tube hasn’t kept up.

So, I imagine if Apple came out with a more current tech computer, the price to performance would be equivalent to a similar PC.

[Andrew Kimery]

[Jeremy Garchow] “There was a ton of comparison when the tune came out, and dollar for dollar, it was not overpriced. If you built an equivalent technology PC, you’d spend right around the same money. If you out specced the tube, you’d spend more money. “

Yeah, feature for feature newly launched Macs are typically the same price as a PC, that parity does fade over time as the Mac’s features and price stays the same while the PCs get faster and cheaper.

[Darren Roark]

[Herb Sevush] “”He who speaks, does not know.
He who knows, does not speak.””

Nobody speaking is what gives me some shred of hope.

[Shane Ross]

Do what I did…make a Hackintosh. This one is like a top of the line iMac, but with better GPU. AND….only $1600….

https://lfhd.net/2016/08/27/saga-of-the-amphibi-hack-part-1/

Shane
Little Frog Post
Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def

[Herb Sevush]

[Santiago Martí] “For Prores I use the last Miraizon codec, it works flawlessly and fast as any codec, and it is implemented as any other codec.”

I went to the Miraizon website and it seems they are no longer selling their codecs.

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions
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nothin\’ attached to nothin\’
\”Deciding the spine is the process of editing\” F. Bieberkopf

[Walter Soyka]

[Herb Sevush] “I went to the Miraizon website and it seems they are no longer selling their codecs.”

They disappeared in a strange puff of smoke a year or two ago. Miraizon wasn’t a ProRes licensee, so perhaps this wouldn’t have met your “don’t mess around with deliverables” mandate even if they were still for sale.

I’ve had some issues with them anyway, though it could be related to the non-standard raster formats we produce for.

Walter Soyka
Designer & Mad Scientist at Keen Live [link]
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
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[Eric Santiago]

[Herb Sevush] “But who wants to buy a 3 year old machine when Apple is supposedly upgrading the line in the fall.”

I’ve been playing this game with Apple and for years.
I just buy whats available and dont have the energy to deal with whats the fastest (of late).
In the past it was so much fun when trying to justify an SGI Octane/O2 configuration.
These days we can go into an Apple store and get a more than capable iMac.

My day job are at year three with a dozen nMPs and they have not had to be serviced for any reason.
Mostly Adobe centric and the D700s do all the Resolve/Avid/Pro Tools work.
I still use Maya/Renderman on a 2008 BOXX/Dell Precision combo so that will probably be updated soon.

I am hearing rumors that Apple (Canada) is going to start offering a leasing plan for corps.

I hope it opens up to public cause I would take advantage of it for my personal company.