Andy Patterson
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[John Rofrano] “I came across a graphics designer who placed this Mac Pro 2 concept on his site and I would buy one in a heart beat if Apple would only build it:
Check it out: https://pascaleggert.de/macpro.html“
I used to state that for a single CPU configuration the older Mac Pro was way to big. For a Dual Xeon configuration it’s size is OK. Having said that why can’t Apple just offer a generic Micro ATX system? My mATX system is not much bigger than what the concept artist designed but it has much more functionality. If you watch the video at 6:05 you will see what I am talking about. Expansion bays are just as important as expansion slot. It would not want to give up either.
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[Andrew Kimery] “If only a keyboard like the Optimus Maximus was in mass production (and didn’t cost a fortune).
https://www.artlebedev.com/optimus/maximus/“
Touch screen vs control surface or even keyboard and mouse might be influenced by the GUI. As of now FCPX does not have the customization that Premiere Pro offers. In the end I think it will depend on the user and the software being used. As I have stated we will probably see more touch screens on the market and the price will probably drop as well. Price vs functionality will probably play a role for most users. Having said that I will admit the Surface Studio and Surface Dial did seem impressive. The Surface Dial will probably drop in price or perhaps we will see less expensive imitations in the not so distant future.
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[Michael Gissing] “[andy patterson]”Won’t the smart keyboard interface you described get filthy smudge marks?”
Have a look at the Fairlight keyboard controller.
https://www.fairlight.com.au/products/post-production/xynergi/“[Michael Gissing] “The keyboard is basically an ASCII keyboard with transparent keys. Underneath is a screen. So the keyboard can be mapped by having the screen change under the keyboard. The Fairlight keyboard doesn’t seem to get dirty. Certainly nothing like a touch screen. After using my keyboard for many years it has required minimal cleaning, even less than my other keyboards.”
I know what the Fairlight surface control (keyboard) looks like. My point is that it will get smudges. It will probably be harder to clean a control surface device than a touch screen. When I go to the library the keyboards are filthy. In the end an audio mixing board will get dirty as well if people don’t wash their hands regularly. As I have stated if you run multiple monitors you could really customize the GUI to work very efficient with the touch screens. Perhaps even more efficient than using a control surface.
[Michael Gissing] “I have seen little development in keyboards, mice, and touch screens over the past 20 years. My original DAW dSP had a touch screen option over twenty years ago. The Fairlight approach has been one of the few smart dedicated controller developments over that time and it has been available for the past decade. I have often stated how perplexed I have been at the lack of decent ergonomic controllers in the NLE world when speed and ergonomics are key to comfortable fast working. There is still much that can be learnt from twenty years of DAW hardware and software.”
The touch screen interface from 20 years age was probably not as advanced as the touch screen capability in the DAWs of today. When you talk about speed and ergonomic that is kind of my point as well. You would have to test a touch screen system with multiple monitors vs a control surface based system. One might work better for FCPX and the other might work better for Premiere Pro CC. I used FCPX and Premiere Pro CC because at this stage FCPX still does not have a GUI with customization that is on par with Premiere Pro CC. FCPX does have much more customization than it once did.
In the end I think it will depend on the user and the software being used. As I have stated we will probably see more touch screens on the market and the price will probably drop as well. Price vs functionality will probably play a role for most users. Wouldn’t you agree?
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[Michael Gissing] “Personally I am not a fan of touch screens. The ergonomics are often poor and the smudge marks on screens put me off. Surface Pro looks like the ergonomics are designed around standing, which is impractical for my facility.”
[Michael Gissing] “One feature of the purchase of Fairlight by Blackmagic is that Fairlight have a smart keyboard with dedicated jog and edit keys that is totally variable depending on the function of the DAW. So editing, mixing, etc functions have relabeling keyboards. So Resolve may end up with a much smarter keyboard based interface than any combo of touchscreen, ASCII keyboard and mouse can offer.”
Won’t the smart keyboard interface you described get filthy smudge marks? You stated earlier you hate smudge marks. My keyboard gets filthy all the time and if truth be told it is much harder to clean than my computer screen. Keep in mind with touch screen you could simply run dual monitors and have a small touch screen monitor on your desk with the mixing board part of the DAW. There would be no need to stand up and I think we will see more interesting touch screen options in the future. Having said that Cakewalk is getting more responsive with tough screen. Some are starting to preferring touch screens over an actual control surface. In the end it is nothing more than personal choice. A personal choice that Apple refuses to offer it’s users.
[Michael Gissing] “And there are times when dedicated control hardware beats touch screen and keyboard/mouse.”
Who knows what things will be like in the year 2021?
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I like to see people’s home recording studios and video editing suites. I don’t have any still photos of my computer desk but I have a short video I can post that does show my computer desk. My computer desk is small but I like it.
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[Walter Soyka] “I find that touch supplements other interfaces rather than replacing them entirely, and I definitely miss it when I don’t have it.”
I would agree. There will be times when touching the screen will be faster than a keyboard and mouse and there will also be times when a keyboard and mouse can be more efficient than a touch screen. I am sure the Apple engineers have a Surface Studio in their office and are blown away with how fluid the interaction can be. Apple needs to offer the option of touch screen and let people decide what works best for their needs. Apple users may say touch screen is a waste of time but keep in mind they haven’t really used it. People who have used touch screen along with the keyboard and mouse like like it.
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Are you saying hands down the mouse and keyboard will always be more proficient than a touch screen and surface dial for video editing?
Can you simultaneously open two bins at once using the mouse and keyboard? Can you scrub the timeline in FCXP while while simultaneous muting the audio for channels one and six using the keyboard and mouse?
Watching other people simply click on tabs and start adjusting parameters in Photoshop and Lightroom with their hands using the Surface Studio seemed more proficient and natural than using a keyboard and mouse but perhaps I’m wrong. Having said that I don’t doubt Apple is looking to emulate the Surface Studio but I doubt Microsoft is trying to emulate the touch bar.
It is a paradigm dilemma. Touch bar or touch screen? You be the judge!
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Do you have Mercury Transmit Enabled? Also for Playback options you have to select the Intensity. It will also give you an option to not output unless resolution and frame rate match or you can select the option to output if the resolution and frame rate do not match. I am on a PC so there might be something else you need to do on the Mac OS.
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Does anything work correctly with the 2017 release : (
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As Creative Professionals it is always fun to speculate about the future of Computers and how we will interact with them. Sometimes the speculations become a reality but more often than not the future is unpredictable.