[Dom Silverio]

[Brett Sherman] “Yes at this point I could buy an Avid license and maybe open the projects. But 20 years from now? What if Avid drops support of OMF? Or goes out of business? At least with FCP X I know I’ll be able to access my media, if not the library file.”

Isn’t that true for any software?
I mean you can’t open FCP 7 projects in FCP X without requiring 3rd party intervention.
While you still can install FCP 7 on some modern systems, eventually the newer OS will prevent that.

With Avid at least you can trim the media and the codecs are cross-platform.

[Dom Silverio]

[Michael Gissing] “I’m sure the REC709 version would have been graded at gamma 2.4 given it is the standard practice and what most home sets are calibrated to”

But home sets are not calibrated to anything. It is the Wild West out there. And I would bet the majority of TV viewers have a lighting condition that is more appropriate to gamma 2.2 than 2.4 or higher.

And if you survey all the consumer TV reviewer online, they set their software calibration to 2.2.

[Dom Silverio]

My question would be, did they grade it at 2.4 or 2.6 gamma instead of 2.2.

[Dom Silverio]

[Steve Connor] ” including what other Editors seem to be calling “FCPX Mode” :)”

LOL

[Dom Silverio]

Uninstall Avid Link. Then delete this folder:
/Library/Caches/Avid/AvidLink

reboot

Reinstall Avid Link latest version.

[Dom Silverio]

[Neil Goodman] “Avid hasnt has t rally play catch up in this regard IMO.”

Agreed. MC has always been a consistent performer in regards to real-time playback of FX and various formats. It was much easier to predict what MC can handle compared to other NLEs. The only downside to MC is the lack of advance GPU acceleration. It had it but not to the extent of others.

[Dom Silverio]

[Oliver Peters] “Unless I’m mistaken, unlike ProRes, DNxHD/HR doesn’t allow resolution independence. The codec uses fixed sizes, so you can’t create arbitrary frame sizes, which are essential in certain media worlds, like digital signage.

– Oliver”

DNx (HR and uncompressed) is resolution independent, but not sure of any limits. You can create nonstandard frame size projects in MC for a while now.
DNxHD is limited to standard HD raster sizes.

[Dom Silverio]

SATA and SAS drives are basically the same. SAS tends to be targeted for enterprise and workstations thus tend to have all the bells and whistles and a longer warranty (5 vs 1-3 years)

[Dom Silverio]

The problem with the cloud solution is scale. In a small team, it can be viable if you can work with proxy or smaller files and you have decent ISP.
The moment you need to scale in terms of team size or file size/amount your internet connection must accommodate or you create a huge bottleneck. And it is not the cloud service providers is the source of this issue. It is the client themselves. Remote shoots in a medium-size city in the US. Good luck trying to find internet faster than 25 Mb/s.

[Dom Silverio]

I would not be surprised that the new T2 chip in the new Macs will eventually shutdown Hackintosh.

The eGPU from BM/Apple is really subpar considering you are getting a low to mid-level GPU. At the price of the Pro version, you can get a PCIe 2080Ti. Even the 1080Ti is superior for $700.

And regarding “fanboy” I agree it can be inflammatory but so I think sarcastic and dismissive comments do more damage. “Fanboy” is just easier to moderate.