Lance Bachelder
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Hey Bob I’m hip I’m hip… I’m replying to this on my Win10 workstation which I use for Capture One and Photoshop because it’s so much faster than my Macbook Pro. It’s silly that Apple thinks we need/want a Xeon machine when there’s all the great i7 and i8 multicore CPU’s out there.
I love editing with FCPX and I need Pro Res deliverables so I will keep my MAcbook handy – I have an adpater that let’s me output to my Sony UHD monitor at 60hz so all good for the occasional post gig.
It was at a Vegas premiere that I resolved to become an avid FCPX user.
Lance Bachelder
Writer, Editor, Director
Downtown Long Beach, California
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Yes the Apple site says XEON 8, 10 or 16 core but not dual like was said above I think. Also ECC ram which I don’t think runs on an i7? I think you’re right very few will ever order a maxed iMac Pro…
It was at a Vegas premiere that I resolved to become an avid FCPX user.
Lance Bachelder
Writer, Editor, Director
Downtown Long Beach, California
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I concur Oliver – the base iMac Pro is only around $1600 more than a similar config iMac so a relative bargain. But beyond that I’m not sure who would buy a maxed out iMac Pro? It would be overkill for most editing gigs and inadequate for CG effects, animation, compositing etc compared to a maxed out HP or Dell. It’s still only a SINGLE XEON!
I would rather see a 6 or 8 core option for the current iMac which at street prices is just a few hundred dollars. There is little need for ECC memory or Xeons for editing or Photoshop. So just not sure who the “Pro” is that Apple is targeting? I have friends at Dreamworks and they are not going to abandon their dual Xeon Quadro 6000 workstations for an iMac Pro.
The $1400 PC that started the thread is more than enough for most editing gigs BUT it can’t run FCPX or render out a Pro Res file so sadly useless to me. I would much rather but;ld and 8 core PC with Samsung m.2 drive and Quadro card but my clients need Pro Res 🙁
It was at a Vegas premiere that I resolved to become an avid FCPX user.
Lance Bachelder
Writer, Editor, Director
Downtown Long Beach, California
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I like the new color wheels! Best and easiest I’ve ever used are in Capture One Pro 10 which is a stills app. Now finally in an NLE…
It was at a Vegas premiere that I resolved to become an avid FCPX user.
Lance Bachelder
Writer, Editor, Director
Downtown Long Beach, California
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I agree as far as software cost – their all pretty cheap these days. But it’s surprising how archaic Hollywood still is – it’s a CYA fear-driven town so putting Avid rentals in a budget at whatever per week times let’s say 12 weeks for an indie would still be the norm for a Producer who’d never worked on sub $1million show before.
But my reasons for using FCPX for certain things is not cost – it’s the fact that it has specific capabilities that no other NLE or DAW has…
It was at a Vegas premiere that I resolved to become an avid FCPX user.
Lance Bachelder
Writer, Editor, Director
Downtown Long Beach, California
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Sounds like the show was probably set up with a traditional post workflow which may have included weekly Avid system rentals etc. So a Producer who had never worked on a real Indie would naturally freak out seeing their show cut on a laptop with $300 software. I’ve delivered several feature films now via FCPX and must say if every Editor in Hollywood (where FCPX still has the stigma from its disastrous roll-out) knew what I know about the depth of the program they wouldn’t use anything else – mainly because there is no other NLE with the picture and sound capabilities of FCPX. And when it comes time to deliver a master with 16 tracks of audio according to studio specs it’s easy peezy.
It was at a Vegas premiere that I resolved to become an avid FCPX user.
Lance Bachelder
Writer, Editor, Director
Downtown Long Beach, California
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https://www.diyphotography.net/1600-ryzen-based-pc-double-performance-photoshop-5200-mac-pro/
It was at a Vegas premiere that I resolved to become an avid FCPX user.
Lance Bachelder
Writer, Editor, Director
Downtown Long Beach, California
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Apple always seems to go the expensive is better route. You can build a screaming 8 core AMD workstation right now for under 2 grand. i7 or Ryzen iMac or Mac Pro built around a GTX 1080 or whatever AMD comes out next with would be awesome. But wasting money on ECC RAM and XEON CPU’s and Quadro GPU’s is just stooopid.
It was at a Vegas premiere that I resolved to become an avid FCPX user.
Lance Bachelder
Writer, Editor, Director
Downtown Long Beach, California
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A Xeon. ECC based iMac… starting at what 6 grand? There’s no reason for a Xeon ECC machine for anything other than high-end CG, CAD and scientific crap. A 10 core i7 as a top choice would be more than enough horsepower…
It was at a Vegas premiere that I resolved to become an avid FCPX user.
Lance Bachelder
Writer, Editor, Director
Downtown Long Beach, California
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I had to check the date of the original post – I thought I had lost it for a moment. Maybe someone will post if I can use my Digisuite with FCPX to capture from my XL1?
It was at a Vegas premiere that I resolved to become an avid FCPX user.
Lance Bachelder
Writer, Editor, Director
Downtown Long Beach, California
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1680680/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
