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What the new Mac Pro means for those evaluating FCP X
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[Craig Seeman] “[Herb Sevush] “This major ordeal hasn’t been too much for HP or Dell to overcome.”
They haven’t overcome. They haven’t even addressed it. They don’t support Thunderbolt at this point.”
Neither does the Mac Pro, does it?
As others have pointed out, the motherboards exist. I wouldn’t be shocked if HP, Dell and ProMAX ALL have Thunderbolt before the Mac Pro does.
Of course, if the Mac Pro already does, I apologize. There’s an awful lot of new specs to wade though, so I may just have missed it.
Tim Wilson
Associate Publisher, Editor-in-Chief
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[Craig Seeman] “The MBP Retina is decidedly a PRO laptop”
All right I am exposing my ignorance here, explain to me why someone who uses broadcast monitors should care about the retina display?
Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions
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nothin’ attached to nothin’
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[Herb Sevush] “All right I am exposing my ignorance here, explain to me why someone who uses broadcast monitors should care about the retina display?
“Because, I would imagine that a lot of Pros, who don’t do Broadcast, don’t use broadcast monitors.
Steve Connor
“The ripple command is just a workaround for not having a magnetic timelinel”
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[Herb Sevush] “All right I am exposing my ignorance here, explain to me why someone who uses broadcast monitors should care about the retina display?”
For me, the retina has nothing to do with broadcast monitoring. If I decide to do this thunderbolt situation it’s probably going to be a T-Tap or ioXT.
What the Retina is doing for me is getting me the equivalent of a current 30″ monitor in a 15″ form factor.
I am also curious as to what the HDMI spits out and it that can be converted to DVI, or if it’s TV Hz only.
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[Herb Sevush] “All right I am exposing my ignorance here, explain to me why someone who uses broadcast monitors should care about the retina display?
“Because sometimes you don’t have a broadcast monitor in the field. Those who’ve tested also found that the color accuracy in color sync very closely matches broadcast monitor color accuracy. Seeing pixel accurate display in the viewer helps. A professional photographer will also appreciate the display.
The excerpt below isn’t about retina display but it does have to do with monitor accuracy and certainly higher resolution helps when looking at fine detail and screen real estate on a single monitor portable workstation.
https://digitalfilms.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/post-production-mastering-tips/
For example, the software scopes in FCP X and Apple’s ColorSync technology are quite good. Tools like Blackmagic Design Ultrascope, HP Dreamcolor or Apple Cinema Displays do provide accurate monitoring in lower-cost situations. I’ve compared the FCP X Viewer on an iMac to the output displayed on a broadcast monitor fed by an AJA IoXT. I find that both match surprisingly well. Ultimately it gets down to trusting an editor who knows how to get the best out of any given system.
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[Tim Wilson] “Of course, if the Mac Pro already does, I apologize. There’s an awful lot of new specs to wade though, so I may just have missed it.”
ROTFL!
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Getting back to the original subject, here is the story from Forbes confirming new Mac Pros and iMacs in 2013: Apple Says New Models, Designs for iMac, Mac Pro In Works, Due in 2013
Jim Wiseman
Sony PMW-EX1,Pana AJ-D810 DVCPro, DVX-100, Nikon D7000, Final Cut Studio 2 and 3, Media 100 Suite 2.1, Premiere Pro 5.5 and 6.0, AJA ioHD, AJA Kona LHi, Avid MC, Hexacore MacPro 3.33 Ghz 24Gb RAM GTX-285 120GB SSD, Macbook Pro 17″ 2011 2.2 Ghz Quadcore i7 8Gb SSD, G5 Quadcore PCIe
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