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Ben Starkey
June 12, 2012 at 3:47 pm in reply to: WWDC 2012: No New Mac Pro

Linkin Park was singing about the Mac Pro:

We’re building it up
To break it back down
We’re building it up
To burn it down
We can’t wait
To burn it to the ground

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Ben Starkey
February 2, 2012 at 9:36 pm in reply to: How many here really dislike audio tracks and the viewer?

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Ben Starkey
November 8, 2011 at 9:32 pm in reply to: Tangent Devices Wave Panel vs. Euphonix MC Color (Avid Artist Color) – FIGHT!

Ideally you’ll want to get into a store that has both so you can really sit down and make your own judgement call. There’s quite the split in preference but at the end of the day it’s just a tool, a great budget friendly tool at that – either one will speed up your grading considerably. However, if desk space is really really at a premium I think the AVID panel is what you’re looking for.

Ben Starkey
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Ben Starkey
November 7, 2011 at 8:51 pm in reply to: New Panasonic Broadcast/Post Plasmas

Will these reference grade plasmas still require the extensive continual calibration/re-calibration that the previous consumer models did or are they ready to go out of the box ala a Flanders Scientific?

I guess my other concern is whether floating white points are still part of the equation.

Ben Starkey
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Ben Starkey
August 23, 2011 at 1:50 am in reply to: Neutral Background

I think I’d consider purchasing a piece of drywall or fiberglass the size you want for back surround, mounting it to the brick wall, and then painting that to neutral grey.

Ben Starkey
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Ben Starkey
August 10, 2011 at 11:57 pm in reply to: Keeping track of employees’ projects & progress

Sounds like you’re in great need of a FileMaker Pro networked database.

Ben Starkey
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Ben Starkey
July 15, 2011 at 1:47 am in reply to: WOW – Apple promotes how to switch from imovie to FCP

I for one am glad to see this web page up and running. It provides far more clarity and settles what little debate there was regarding who FCP X was designed for. I prefer clarity to agreement.

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Ben Starkey
July 7, 2011 at 10:43 pm in reply to: Mac Pro Question

Depends on the model of Mac Pro.

2008 models can use 8GB+ in multiple configurations.

2009-2010 are the picky models: 6GB, 12GB, or 24GB optimized.

Source: Resolve 8.0 Mac Config Guide.

Ben Starkey
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Ben Starkey
July 7, 2011 at 7:34 pm in reply to: Mac Pro Question

Rohit makes an excellent recommendation on dropping the RAM to 6. Alternatively you could increase to 12 GB RAM. Blackmagic is very specific on their RAM recommendations for Resolve.

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Ben Starkey
June 28, 2011 at 4:04 pm in reply to: Can Apple Be Trusted Ever Again?

Agreed. Great writeup. My disappointment is obviously with the company direction and not as much with the FCP X app itself. This app just represents more clearly than anything before it the direction Apple is headed.

Ben Starkey
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