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[Shane Ross] “But then you are on Windows…which has HUGE issues with QT at the moment, and could never encode to ProRes, which is something many networks I deal with still want (clients too).”
Oh absolutely. That’s why I said IF you can do it. If you can’t, you can’t.
Or even if you could but just don’t want to. That’s why I also think platform wars are largely a myth. It’s doable or it ain’t. So I didn’t mean to suggest that this is a straight swap.
My point was only only ONLY that Apple COULD deliver true workstation-grade machine in an iMac form factor. It’s already the case that iMacs can outperform iTrashCans for some tasks. Let it do more.
All Apple has to decide is y’know what? All-in-one is our new form factor, we’re going all-in on it, so we’re going to offer a mainstream performance machine, and a state-of-the-art machine. The iMac and iMac Pro if you will.
The state of the art iMac Pro doesn’t even have to equal an HP Z1, because it seems unlikely that they’ll ever want to go that far again….but they CAN do better in this form factor than they currently are. It’s BEING done.
And it doesn’t cost much more! Maybe NO more. As you point out, an off-the-shelf POS motherboard is beyond anything Apple offers. When did way-ahead-of-Apple tech become commoditized???
Fine, Apple, you don’t want to be bleeding edge anymore. I get it. Your entire business model has been built on being 2-3 years behind the market, and it’s working for you in glorious fashion. My mother’s stock portfolio thanks you. LOL
BUT STILL. COME ON. You can be behind and not be THAT far behind.
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[Mark Smith] “Actually FCPX as compared to Legacy does make me a better editor“
(I bolded Mark’s quote for emphasis)
Yeah, I’ve always thought that the whole “tools don’t make the artist” thing is nonsense. Okay, maybe they don’t MAKE the artist, but you CAN do better work with better tools.
You just can. Not a debate. LOL
Nor for that matter is it a matter of debate to ME when somebody says that X makes them a better editor, any more than it’s matter of debate when somebody says that X is intolerable. If you say X makes you a better editor, or you say X is intolerable, I take your word for it, either way.
But anybody who says that tools don’t matter, put on the gloves, son. LOL
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[Mark Raudonis] “…because VR downplays the contribution of these classic Hollywood creative positions, it’s my opinion that ultimately, it will NOT be embraced by Hollywood storytellers. Therefore, the success of this new format will rise and fall on the influence, acceptance, and creativity of the gaming world.”
I agree with you completely on why Hollywood won’t adopt it for major storytelling, but I don’t think gaming will have the last word. I’m looking at how powerfully it’s being used for news and (VERY) short-form documentary and thinking that anything you can do in a couple of minutes is within reach. Maybe even narrative…but the more time I spend with it, the less I think so.
My additional reason for agreeing with you that movies are pretty much a no-go is the whole hot media/cool media split that Marshall McLuhan laid out in 1964, aka more recently, “lean forward/lean back.”
We watch movies, whether in theaters, living rooms, beds, or buses, to say, “Entertain me.” We lean back.
VR only works if you physically move something –your head, your hands, both, maybe even walk around. You might even be expected to pick stuff up. You lean in.
That obviously plays into gaming. I’m just saying not ONLY gaming…but most definitely NOT movies.
And to address folks further upthread, that doesn’t make it not real. 🙂 That just makes it its own thing, which is already increasingly being monetized, which makes it as real as it needs to be.
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[Ricardo Marty] “At the moment asus has a couple of laptops that support tb3.”
I’ve had it for a while on my Dell XPS 15, too. Not a gaming machine at all, but a professional productivity model.
My favorite laptop ever, btw. Everything I wished my MBPs had been, and then some.
[Shane Ross] “I am going to wager that we will never see another MacPro update. I’m sure Apple will discontinue that line and push iMacs as their main “pro” computer (it already is superior to the current MacPro trash can).”
I’ve always felt that iMacs were underrated by a lot of people, but apparently not by Apple. 🙂
Not to get into a platform thing, but srsly, anyone committed to this form factor and multi-OS needs to see what HP is doing with the Z1: real live workstation specs…which as you note, Shane, Apple is too happy to leave behind.
[Shane Ross] “[Hackintosh]…which I had to drop because I couldn’t find a motherboard that had Thunderbolt 2…one that would work with the current MacOS El Cap. And the current OS doesn’t support USB 3.1…nor Thunderbolt 3. “
That’s the crazy part. You can’t buy a PC motherboard with an old-enough, low-enough spec to support the newest Apple OS.
Remember the days when Apple wanted to have the most powerful computers for video production?
Heck, back in 1999, they claimed to have a computer so powerful that it was forbidden from export to “certain” *cough*China*cough* “countries.” It wasn’t exactly true, but no need for the truth to get in the way of a good commercial.
Hilarious punchline at the end, but when seen from this vantage point, kind of sad, too.
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[michael jacobson] “My family and I had our first present-free Christmas last year, and it was our best Xmas ever.
“We’ve been doing it for years. I figured it would be a little nicer, but I’m truly amazed at how much better it is.
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The social media updates are on our social media channels, especially @CreativeCOW but also Facebook.
Ever since we launched in 2001, our focus has been on community-based coverage, though, so as far as we’re concerned, the most compelling NAB conversations have been in our forums. That is, we’re not a newsgathering enterprise, per se, we’re a community site. You can see conversations happening in forums all across the COW.
(That said, despite being one of the busiest NABs we’ve ever seen, it’s one of the quietest. It’s not a year of startling announcements. Rather, it’s one of the “growing muscle on the bone” years that are so important for the industry’s longterm health. As a result, not a ton of conversation anywhere on the web. Even social media channels — not just ours, but all of them — have been quieter than we’ve ever seen.)
As a small team primarily focused on keeping the community running smoothly for our 300,000 members and 1.7 million monthly visitors, we have also focused on reporting after the show, as the dust has settled, and we’ve had a chance to sort the difference between what’s novel, and what will still be worth talking about next month, next year, and beyond. And frankly, if it’s not worth talking about next week, then it definitely fails to make the cut.
That said, we’re editing and prepping a BUNCH podcasts, with some exceptional conversations. Look for those to be posted soon. Articles and wrap-ups aplenty too.
This includes the industry’s best wrap-up in the hands of longtime leader Bob Zelin. To give you an idea what to expect, here’s Bob’s post-show wrap up from 2015, NAB 2015 ZELINIZED: HD IS OVER.
So, the combination of being a small, community-focused team, and using the community’s insights to point us to the stories worth covering, has meant for the past 15 years, we’ve always saved our Grade A coverage for after the show. Always.
We’re gratified by your interest though, and assure you that (likewise) as always, it will be more than worth the wait.
Regards,
Tim Wilson
Editor-in-Chief
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What a great story Todd! Thanks so much for sharing it! And so glad to hear that the project went so well!
Tim Wilson
Editor-in-Chief
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[Jeremy Garchow] “I need a FedEx of files. I need to start that business, is really what I should do. :)”
Remember when YouSendIt was a thing? That’d be cool.
In the meantime, FedEx may in fact be your best solution. Unless the client is in a location where they can access the internet but can’t receive FedEx.
Tron?
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At the very least, you should check out Signiant Media Shuttle. They have a free trial that allows you to send a file, no size limit. https://info.signiant.com/Send-A-FIle_Form.html
You’re right though that most of these seem oriented toward people who are doing this constantly, rather than a few now and again…
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[Robert Olhsson] “I’m talking about the person being entertained and not production requirements.”
And that’s what I’m talking about too. No computer whatsoever. I spent $16 on Google Cardboard, strapped in a 1 year old cell phone, and am freaking out over how well it works.
Google Cardboard, $15.99 Includes nosepad! LOL And those are kinda top of the line. You can get ’em for under $10 with Amazon Prime free 2-day delivery.
If you’re willing to live without Prime (WHY? WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? lol), you can get ’em for $1.99 and a buck fifty shipping. Not recommended, but srsly. You’ve probably paid this much just to get rid of the ads on some crappy game app.
Forget the computer. Forget the 3DTV (although I do have three of those. LOL) Easy. Cheap.
When I upgrade, I’ve currently got my eye on the Viewmaster model that David Lawrence recommended. The current version is $29.99. David recommended v2, which isn’t out yet, but surely won’t be that much more, right?
Oh yeah, so far all the content I’m watching is free…but I’ve definitely seen some things I wouldn’t mind paying for.
Or am I still missing what you’re talking about? Not the first time someone has said this to me today. LOL