Hal Dowdy
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Do I delete the preference file “Adobe After Effects 12.1 Prefs.txt”? Command+Option+Shift didn’t reveal the message I was getting.
Partner/Director
Broadscope Media, Inc.OS X 10.7.5
Mac Pro 2011
2.93 12 Core
24GB ram
nVidia Quadro 4000
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This isn’t exactly a human rights issue.
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Yes. it’s been a few months since I have posted. Business plans, lawyers, banks, and good old fashion real estate negotiations have kept me much busy. I think at this stage, I’m going to work with a local raid and set up a file server over a 1GB network. When the time comes, and I think it will be soon, I will entertain a professional installation for a truly networked multiple suite solution. I edit at least 15-20+ spots a month, and I know that I will definitely not be able to handle the post workload on my own in the future. It would be one thing if I was cutting down and dirty spots for the masses, but my clients demand a bit better than average but not Hollywood. I realize that I’m rocketing myself(a bit unknowing but knowing just enough to be dangerous) into the hardware side of things, and after scouring the internet for the “holy grail” of best solutions, I’ve come to one conclusion; that the best solution is the one that gets the job done comfortably, and makes people happy, from ones own equation of how “one” likes to work. And that’s the only thing I’m really confident of…how I like to work. It truly is amazing how many fervent debates there are about hardware, software, and other stuff, with no regard to what clients and audiences respond to. Thanks for all the constructive (including “The Zelin Replys” coming to a theater near you) criticism and suggestions…
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Actually it seems I don’t need any keyframes for the scale property with smooth shape.
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You are the man! the 2 extra range selectors in subtract mode makes sense. I’m actually getting the exact results I was looking for by switching the shape of the first range selector to smooth, and setting 2 keyframes for scale at the offset beginning and ending keyframe position to 100% and just setting the 150% scale keyframe in the middle of the 2. Thanks a bunch. where do I send the beer.
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Can’t wait to try this out. I’m staring at a mountain of edits right now. I’ll try it out when I’m done and report back.
Thanks!
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Actually that’s what I did to start out with, but the animation is not as smooth as I’d like, and I was looking for a solution with less keyframing(always looking for ways to make quick changes for the client). It would be great if a second animator could be used with another ramp up, but only allowing the offset to affect certain indexed characters.
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Thanks for all the replies,
Well all sarcasm aside, I’m smart enough to know that it ain’t gonna be no Unity, and I know how much it costs. Personally I don’t think the production company I work for really needed the DS for the kind of work that they do. They had a “if we build it they will come” attitude. They wanted to be one of the first to offer editing in uncompressed HD “realtime”. I think the system is at least 5 years old now.
Everything I do these days is very graphics heavy. Seems these days I only use the DS for capture. I’ll cut video beds in the DS and then head over to After Effects. I understand from all of your comments on previous posts, that there is no shortcuts. However, I’m just looking at some options for my particular situation, in hopes that I may get some decent answers. My IT guy manages network servers for a living, and happens to be a friend, was it wrong to consult him?
Basically I’m looking for storage that I can keep centralized and with enough bandwidth to capture directly to, to keep a library of footage and projects, and be able to back everything up in one place. If that is not possible for something “home built” well then plan B. I’m not going to have multiple editors accessing the same storage. It will be 30 sec spots 99.9% of the time. If the business grows beyond that, I will look into a more appropriate solution. That is why I asked if I should go with network storage(SAN) or a RAID point to point. I would also like to be able to pull files off from a different system if possible. All the reading I have done has made my head spin, and I understand why there is a thriving business surrounding this application. I may decide to go with a fully supported system, until then I’d like to look at different possibilities.
Actually I was surprised to see that Walmart sells a Quadro FX 5800.
A SAN is probably not what what I’m looking for. Apologies for posting in the wrong forum.