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James Paulley
July 11, 2018 at 1:47 pm in reply to: Expand iMac Pro storage

Sorry for multiple posts, I can’t see how to edit a post. I was going to add: If you have any suggestions for a good backup solution too that would be great! Thank you
James Paulley
July 11, 2018 at 1:46 pm in reply to: Expand iMac Pro storage

Also, I have two 256GB Samsung 850 Pros and a 256GB 840 Pro lying around. Could they be put to worthwhile use?
James Paulley
July 11, 2018 at 1:45 pm in reply to: Expand iMac Pro storage

Thanks Walter! I was looking at this RAID box, what do you think? My main use of the extra storage will be to render image sequences or ProRes movies to, and then use those image sequences/movies as pre-renders in AE compositions.
https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/HLLF2ZM/A/g-technology-8tb-g-raid-with-thunderbolt-3-hard-drive-storage-system

Like you say, the single-drive version of that G-Technology drive is also an option.

This would obviously be killer, but would it be overkill for my workflow, considering I’m not editing 4K/6K footage?
https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/HLRN2ZM/A/lacie-2tb-bolt3-thunderbolt-3-usb-c-professional-ssd-storage?fnode=9f
James Paulley
April 24, 2018 at 3:41 pm in reply to: Slider Expression to Control Influence of Parent.

Did anyone ver get anywhere with this?
James Paulley
April 19, 2018 at 3:40 pm in reply to: Working with 4K – PROXY

Yeah, cool. Thanks for the explanation. I’m animating Photoshop assets in large compositions (4k, 6k). I’m looking at the iMac Pro and have budget to upgrade either the GPU to the Vega 64 OR the CPU to the 10 core. Do you have any advice? Thanks! https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/buy-mac/imac-pro?product=MQ2Y2B/A&step=config#
James Paulley
April 19, 2018 at 10:39 am in reply to: Working with 4K – PROXY

So basically, even if you had a large amount of VRAM, like 16GB, AE would actually be using RAM for most stuff anyway, so the amount of VRAM isn’t actually that important? I assume for 3D apps this is different as more VRAM allows faster loading of large textures?

I’m looking at an iMac Pro with 64GB RAM, Vega 56 and 10 core CPU, do you think that’s a reasonable configuration?
James Paulley
April 18, 2018 at 8:48 pm in reply to: Working with 4K – PROXY

Thanks! So you don’t need lots of VRAM for large composition dimensions (4K, 6K etc)? Your HP workstation only had 2GB and that was fine? Will the Vega 56 in the iMac Pro be enough, it has 8GB?
James Paulley
April 18, 2018 at 4:11 pm in reply to: Working with 4K – PROXY

Hi Eric, what machine specs would you advise for animation for large 4k and 6k sizes (for big multi displays and signage etc). It’s mostly animated Photoshop assets.
James Paulley
April 17, 2018 at 6:00 pm in reply to: After Effects large projection

I thought AE didn’t rely on the GPU very much at all? Can you give some recommended specs for a GPU?
James Paulley
April 17, 2018 at 5:13 pm in reply to: 8k 32 bit render fails, bigger GPU needed?

Hi, did you get anywhere with this?

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