Chris Harlan
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[Jeremy Garchow] “By the way, the MacBook Air is good enough for Avid.”
That’s an uncharacteristically silly thing for you to say. Yes, the 13″ Air is approved for use, but it is hardly good enough for the full range of Avid usage.
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[Jeremy Garchow] “The reason people are liking MBPs and iMacs is that in some cases the performance is actually better due to a more efficient architecture. Of course, a proper desktop refresh will then surpass the newer portable/iMac offerings.
If Apple came out with a new MacPro, would we buy some? Yes. Right away? Maybe not, but eventually, for sure, yes. ATTO seems like they might have some interesting Thunderbolt offerings as well.
“Add to all of this, the new rumors of the demise of the Macbook Pros:
Apparently Kepler’s not working out, and so we’re looking at a bunch of Intel-only GPUs, and a 15″ Air looks to supplant the 15″ Macbook Pro. I feel like we’re in one of those adventure movies where the castle is coming down upon our heads.
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[Herb Sevush] “[Walter Soyka] ” for those on the fence, what would make you believe?”
A public statement defining their road-map with a timetable and a promise to publicly announce adjustments to the timetable as need be. I think Apple would be loath to go back on a public commitment. Short of that there’s nothing they can say or do that would inspire trust.
“This is where I am as well. But I’m fairly convinced that their head is in the post PC market to a degree that such a thing will not happen. I’m fully prepared to move back to the Wintel world, but the businesses and corporate Divisions around me are not. Nor are many of the editors I work with, many of whom are just starting to reemerge from the devastating one-two punch of labor unrest and bitter recession. So, here I am. Which is fine, too. For me, the platform decision is a lot more about coordinating with the needs of both clients and co-workers then it is about my specific needs.
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[Steve Connor] “[Chris Harlan] “Jim, I’m sorry you are going through this. This bloat issue is one of the things that kept me from trying out a few promos with this new version. I know I’ve been critical of the program, but I would really like it to work. It depresses me that this is where things are.
”Can I just mention once again that not everyone is having these issues? I’ve done over 30 projects with it over the last few months and I’ve just finished the first cut of a feature on it with no major problems. 10.03 is certainly not as responsive as 10.02, but for me it’s not so bad that it’s unusable.
“Sure, Steve. I hear that. Given my kind of projects, and the need to make multiple versions, of each project, the bloat issues, alone, would have kept me away with or without Jim’s reporting. I’m just sad he’s going through what he’s going through, and was once again expressing my hope that the program succeeds.
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[Jim Giberti] “[Jeremy Garchow] “FCPX saves everytime a “change is detected” or every 15 minutes, which ever comes first. So, having a 56 GB file and having FCPX “detect a change” is going to cause major performance slow downs. I mean imagine trying to save a legacy project after every click, edit, move, whatever, and that should point to what X is trying to do. ”
That’s another great point Jeremy.
It’s actually the third crazy way that they don’t manage memory, and they all create different levels of disfunction.
“Jim, I’m sorry you are going through this. This bloat issue is one of the things that kept me from trying out a few promos with this new version. I know I’ve been critical of the program, but I would really like it to work. It depresses me that this is where things are.
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[Bill Davis] “It’s all about what the client thinks matters.”
True, that.
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[TImothy Auld] ” With Apple it has always been difficult to get them to even accept that the software in question even came from them. And if you were having problems with it then it was likely your own fault.
“Ain’t that the truth. Their first level of support is stellar, but when you go beyond that it deteriorates rapidly. And I’ve always gotten the feeling that I’m talking to folks in totalitarian regimes that were terrified of saying anything not exactly party line.
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Good questions, Walter. And I’ve been thinking quite a bit about them.
[Walter Soyka] “Will you buy one?”
Possibly/Probably. Though first, I WILL buy a new Macbook Pro that I’m on the fence about and would have bought a couple of months ago if I were more certain about things. But yes, a new Mac Pro that meets my expectations–from CPUs and GPUs to Thunderbolt and expansion slots–will be on my short list.
[Walter Soyka] “Will it indicate to you that Apple does care about providing solutions for your needs, other recent software and hardware EOLs notwithstanding?
“Not at all. But it will meet my needs for the next few years.
[Walter Soyka] “Will you see it as evidence that Apple intends to continue development and production of powerful personal computers in the post-PC era, or will you see it as a stay of execution for the Mac Pro line, giving us one more generation before we wonder about its future with Intel’s next major processor release?
“The second.
[Walter Soyka] “What features would you want to see on the 2012 Mac Pro?”
TBolt, internal expansion slots, competitive gfx card, general workstation build.
[Walter Soyka] “What software would you run on your 2012 Mac Pro?
“FCP 7, Media Composer, CS 6, and probably FCP X as a pet, though the pain I’m hearing about over the latest build is making me wonder if I care much anymore.
[Walter Soyka] “Does Thunderbolt let you consider an iMac or even a MacBook Pro instead of a Mac Pro for your work?
“It lets me consider them as an addition, not as a replacement.
[Walter Soyka] “If the current trends of the Mac Pro’s relatively limited internal expansion, limited processor choice, limited GPU choice (and poor GPU performance) continue, what would make you want to buy a Mac Pro over a PC workstation like the upcoming Z820? FCPX? Mac OS X? Fear or loathing of Windows?
In short, what’s the 2012 Mac Pro’s value proposition?
“ProRes. That’s actually what is holding me in place right now. I have major clients whose libraries and delivery systems are built around ProRes.
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[David Roth Weiss] ”
Please know that, as always, I try my best to help others here. I’m new to my position with ProMAX, and I’m still trying to figure out how to do everything I used to do, and more, without getting on anyone’s nerves. But, it’s a work in progress… “FWIW, I wasn’t troubled by the segue. It started with a simple link to an LJ freebee, rambled a bit, and then you added a link to another freebee. The forum is every bit as much about “or not” as it is about FCP X. The post seemed to flow on the regular tide of conversation and it wasn’t until somebody decided to critique the freebee that things seemed to go awry. Not your doing. Just my opinion.
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That’s quite sad, Les. Very sorry to hear about that. I didn’t know him, but I certainly know of and used the NLEs he developed. D/Vision was quite a thing in the day. Did he work with the Sonic Foundry folks or end up at Sony after the Vegas sale?