Jean-christophe Boulay
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I’ve heard “cap files” used as shorthand for “capture files”, which would simply be video. Could that be it?
JC Boulay
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Audio Z
Montreal, Canada
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+1 for AudioNetwork. We find almost anything we need in great quality and get great service.
If the music is worth using, it’s usually worth paying for. Especially when the prices are reasonable.
JC Boulay
Technical Director
Audio Z
Montreal, Canada
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Another option would be to install Paragon NTFS For Mac on the Apple machine.
https://www.paragon-software.com/home/ntfs-mac/It’s time for a Windows-Mac war to see who will be master and who will be slave.
JC Boulay
Technical Director
Audio Z
Montreal, Canada
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If the 8020’s are in your budget, by all means go ahead. If there was a pair of beers between us, I might be inclined to argue that point a bit, but it would truly be nitpicking at that point. With the ProFire and those, you should be more than set up for audio. Hits have been mixed on lesser setups.
JC Boulay
Technical Director
Audio Z
Montreal, Canada
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+1 for RME
If you only need AES I/O and want a PCIe card, you could go for this:
https://www.rme-audio.de/en_products_hdspe_aes.php
Simple PCIe card with 8 AES i/o with wordclock i/o.
JC Boulay
Technical Director
Audio Z
Montreal, Canada
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So I’ll play the part of the snobbish audio guy.
You need an interface. Period. Built-in audio on even Mac Pros is laughable going into anything but middling headphones. If you want to produce good audio content, you need to start by hearing it. Also, with an interface, you’ll be able to plug in any microphones you want, including decent ones you rent when needed. With USB mics, you’re stuck with the same I-wish-it-was-more-decent mic all the time.
The ProFire 610 has good converters and mic pre’s for the price, super-solid drivers and plenty of flexibility if your plans change. I wouldn’t recommend the Duet, personally. It’s really a product for people who want the Apogee name (and price) but don’t need it. I’ve tested one out for a while and it left the impression of a hipster’s toy with any serious use being an afterthought.
Which brings us to the monitors. Monitors are always such a touchy subject because they are so subjective. I love a big Genelec room, but I’m of the opinion Genelec’s “budget” range is not worth it. The 6000 series in particular. They sound like budget speakers, plasticky and shaky, which the price tag suggests they shouldn’t. Giving the same amount of money to a company like Adam Audio or Dynaudio will give you much sweeter sound, IMO. Some people would argue with me for hours on this (and some have), but I think you’re mostly paying for the word “Genelec” on the front of your speakers at that price point. Now, if you told me you wanted a pair of 1039AM-VU’s with a 7271A sub, I’d be getting my snobbish ass in line to book some time with you, but that’s the other Genelec, the one you have to talk to your bank manager about. The 8000-series sounds more robust, but may be a bit much for your needs right now.
Your Rode mic is right-on. It’s versatile and works well for most VO talent. I’d just keep that and find the best rental place in town to get some nice toys for more-important gigs.
IHTH
/snobbish audio guy
JC Boulay
Technical Director
Audio Z
Montreal, Canada
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Well… yeah… there is the fact that Apple’s own app which would most benefit from GC doesn’t use it…
Like many apps, the current FCP is built on some very old foundations which make this kind of thing trickier. The rumour mill talks about FCP foundations being renewed for the next version, so GC support would be expected there.
In fact, researching further, it’s true that very few companies talk about GC support. I’d heard CS5 took advantage of it but can’t find a clear reference to it in the release notes. When using CS5 at a friend’s studio, his iStats showed all 8 cores sharing the load, though… Do developers have to specifically integrate GC or does the OS take over the duties on its own? A question for the developers…
I’ll report back if I find a concrete answer to that.
JC Boulay
Technical Director
Audio Z
Montreal, Canada
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Media Manager will not make transfers “safer”, as the actual copying is still being executed by the Finder. It integrates to your FileMaker environment and permits advanced logging and managing of media locations and properties, which can be worth a lot depending on your database procedures, but there is no true added safety compared to dragging and dropping.
One thing to keep in mind when backing up by drag/drop is Mac OS’ behaviour around merging and copying. If you have folders using the same name on your source and destination, when you copy over, the source will crush the destination and all its contents. I’ve heard of people losing loads of valuable data this way. It’s a very basic mistake that is way too easy to make, especially if your file- and folder-naming procedures are not airtight. Merging folders is safer, though it can be tricky. A primer on merging can be found here: https://macmost.com/merging-folders.html
Personally, I prefer doing this through Terminal, but people call me a geek so I may not be a reference there.
Modern HDD’s can take the prolonged transfers without problems. Most drives will switch off before any temperature issue becomes fatal in the worst of cases. Some drives will break over time, inevitably, but that’s why we back up in the first place.
IHTH
JC Boulay
Technical Director
Audio Z
Montreal, Canada
http://www.audioz.com -
In fact, since Grand Central has made its entrance in Mac OS, all software using it would use all available cores, or whichever cores GC deems are necessary and available. Most serious software used in media production has been updated to do so. Most, but not all…
JC Boulay
Technical Director
Audio Z
Montreal, Canada
http://www.audioz.com -
In the “size” section of your Export Using Quicktime Conversion menu, you should tick the “Preserve Aspect Ratio” option. You then decide wether to letterbox or crop your source in the drop-down menu right next to that option. That should do the trick.
JC Boulay
Technical Director
Audio Z
Montreal, Canada
http://www.audioz.com