[Doug Nash]

Thanks. Sounds comprehensive, and smart. I need to do a little more than I am now. But it’s a little tough to resolve, being that my average animation project takes up about 300-400 gigs.

You’ve got to spend a great deal of money to get a tape back-up capable of those capacities.

[Doug Nash]

Perhaps. But I’ll wait for Apple to release a new Mac Pro before I give them any more business. I think for now I’ll give the client the DNxHD codec (being that I can) and deliver that way. They’ll still have to convert, but they said they don’t mind.

Out of curiosity, what do you use for making backups of your system? I was carrying on a thread elsewhere and the person said that they use Super Duper.

Thanks.

[Doug Nash]

Thanks. We actually used Media 100 back then, too. Silly.

The annoying part of this equation, however, is that the client is asking to have the elements delivered in ProRes, because that’s how they’re working with everything.

[Doug Nash]

Sweet. I think I’ll give that a go, myself. I’ve got a number of separate computers for redundancy, but with the absurdly low cost for HD’s, that would be a smart move.

[Doug Nash]

Can’t argue with that. Out of further curiosity, how do you go about making your back-up system drive? Do you use Time Machine, and an external drive? Is it a perfect duplicate, in that you could simply swap that drive for the system, and boot right up without a hitch?

Thanks.

[Doug Nash]

No, the footage was shot at 4K res and 30p. They also shot 120fps, with the highly degraded 2K image.

[Doug Nash]

Uli. Thirty-percent is a huge margin, when applied to day-long renders. Are you just throwing that out, very much off the cuff? Or have you calculated that by comparing identical projects, between the older version of AE?

Thanks.

[Doug Nash]

Thanks for the continued input. I’ve already done the due-diligence on my mandatory plugs, and they’re all 64-bit compliant.

I’m not especially worried about redundancy, as CS5 will be a fresh install. CS3 will work just fine, if I have to fall back for any reason. Out of curiosity, why do make such a thorough copy before installing an app?

Cheers.

[Doug Nash]

Thanks. In this current case, I’m working with some progressive RED footage, which was transcoded to 29.97p ProRes Codec. I’m doubling the length for semi-slo-mo. Working in 30fps comp, but should that even be an issue for a five-second clip? I think I’m just seeing reasonable limits of what can be faked, inter-frame.

[Doug Nash]

Thanks, and I couldn’t agree more about waiting for a spell, before upgrading hardware & software.

However, I’m cranking through a bunch of work right now, and AE is becoming a bit of a bottleneck. Apple isn’t helping, by turning its back on us professionals with a lack of Pro updates, so in the meanwhile, I’m updating certain key apps.

I’d have to imagine that there are some significant render speed boosts, going from CS3 to CS5.

So, unfortunately, my happiness has to be based on some quantifiable results. Who is using CS5 in the workflow, right now, and can you please advise on speed gains over CS4 & CS3?

Thanks.