David Roth weiss
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[Walter Soyka] “I’m not saying Apple should have given it away. I would gladly pay Apple for a QuickTime ProRes encoder. If such software were available, Apple probably would have had my money instead of GoPro.”
The software you want does exist Walter, however, Episode Engine is tres expensive, and for a reason, Telestream has had to pay Apple a hefty license fee to enable Pro Res functionality on the Windows platform. FYI, the MSRP on Episode Engine is $5,994.00.
[Walter Soyka] ” I was just suggesting that DRW’s fantasy where we could all only use one codec would be better with an open standard instead of a closed one.”
Simply stated, Pro Res is a “high-performance codec,” and it has been chosen as an acquisition codec by a number of camera manufacturers, such as Arri, because it performs well when implemented in both hardware and software applications. DNX is close, but it’s not nearly as popular as Pro Res, even though it’s cross platform. That seems odd, at least it does to me.
David Roth Weiss
ProMax Systems
Burbank
DRW@ProMax.comSales | Integration | Support
David is a Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Apple Final Cut Pro forum.
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[Chris Harlan] ” I was using proRes, which Avid works with really, really well.”
If every camera shot a version of Pro Res wouldn’t life be grand?
David Roth Weiss
ProMax Systems
Burbank
DRW@ProMax.comSales | Integration | Support
David is a Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Apple Final Cut Pro forum.
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[Steve Connor] “Isn’t that (i.e. creative decision making and storytelling) the primary focus for ALL Editors?”
Well, you would think so, but there are just as many technicians, finishing editors, news cutters, sports cutters, VFX and Mograph pros, etc., to whom the connotation of speed may mean many different things.
The Adobe Suite for example, with dynamic linking to an entire set of apps, might make Adobe much faster for some editors than any other differences in speed you might be thinking of that exist with FCP X.
The bottom line is, any valuable discussion of NLE speeds is going to require a complex breakdown of each editor’s individual needs and workflows. There is no one size fits all discussion of NLE speed.
David Roth Weiss
ProMax Systems
Burbank
DRW@ProMax.comSales | Integration | Support
David is a Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Apple Final Cut Pro forum.
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[Steve Connor] “Nice to see you back on here David!”
Thanks Steve, I appreciate hearing that.
While we’ve certainly had our differences on various topics and on our modus operandi, it’s always refreshing to see that over time all of us can manage to come back and discuss just about anything.
BTW, though I hardly ever have much time to write these days, according to the Cow Hall of Fame, I’m still the #5 poster of all time on the site. That’s scary…
David Roth Weiss
ProMax Systems
Burbank
DRW@ProMax.comSales | Integration | Support
David is a Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Apple Final Cut Pro forum.
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[Charlie Austin] “True. For me that’s FCP X, and I work in mostly short form. Anecdotally X is great and or not so great for long form, there’s evidence for both results. I do still use others, mostly 7, some Pr. But as you say, whatever you feel best working in… use that. ;-)”
I always chuckle when this X is faster discussion arises – an F-22 Raptor is certainly faster than a Volkswagen, but if you’re a good driver and are comfortable operating a Volkswagen, you’ll get to your destination a lot faster in your Volkswagen that you would in a Raptor if you first have to learn how to fly.
So, while the continued evolution of X over the last three years may be wonderful for some users, for many others whose primary focus is creative decision making and storytelling, the evolution of the product has meant a continuous and arduous learning curve, one that interferes with their creative process instead of speeding it up. And, that evolution continues, meaning good things to some, but maybe not for others.
David Roth Weiss
ProMax Systems
Burbank
DRW@ProMax.comSales | Integration | Support
David is a Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Apple Final Cut Pro forum.
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Steve,
Faster for you most likely does not mean what it does for Franz and many others – as they say, it’s all relative, and that can be to one’s familiarity with the software, complexity and length of the project they’re editing, etc.
So, while you and others might find X faster for short form projects, many may argue that it’s not necessarily so fast when working on long form projects, such as feature films. Some of that difference might be chalked up to user error or experience, but some may be directly attributable to issues with the app.
In any case, if an editor feels they can spend the majority of their time making creative decisions with any particular application rather than tinkering with the underlying application, and they feel that app is most likely going to get them to the finish-line faster, regardless of all other considerations, then that’s the fastest NLE for them.
David Roth Weiss
ProMax Systems
Burbank
DRW@ProMax.comSales | Integration | Support
David is a Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Apple Final Cut Pro forum.
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No argument here Bob.
David Roth Weiss
ProMax Systems
Burbank
DRW@ProMax.comSales | Integration | Support
David is a Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Apple Final Cut Pro forum.
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Let’s just hope their 8Tb hard drives have a lot better quality control than their recent 1,2,3,and 4Tb drives. 🙂
David Roth Weiss
ProMax Systems
Burbank
DRW@ProMax.comSales | Integration | Support
David is a Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Apple Final Cut Pro forum.
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Hi Jay,
The issues I’ve mentioned previously were all about using Thunderbolt storage, not about using T-bolt to 1Gb Ethernet or 10Gb Ethernet to connect to T-bolt enabled workstations – we routinely do that and have no issues do so.
However, I know for a fact that the 10GbE cards we use do have new specialized drivers that enable Thunderbolt connectivity and performance, but many cards on the market do not yet have such drivers. You should check with Myricom to see if they can provide you with updated T-Bolt drivers.
Hope this helps…
David
David Roth Weiss
ProMax Systems
Burbank
DRW@ProMax.comSales | Integration | Support
David is a Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Apple Final Cut Pro forum.
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FCP7 is limited to frames 2000 pixels wide, that’s 2K.
David Roth Weiss
ProMax Systems
Burbank
DRW@ProMax.comSales | Integration | Support
David is a Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Apple Final Cut Pro forum.