[Mauricio Gonzalez]

Thanks for your response, I figured all of this was a factor but non industry employers dont always understand the technical barriers that we often times come across.

I did upgrade CS6 as paid for by my Employer, Also an upgrade in Hardware is in the works, so that will help.

I do use Apple ProRes quite often, it does really help out the render time. (side question, I was once told Apple Pro Res was a great final format, is that not true, you said “intermediate” in your post. What would you reccomend as a a final format output, Ive used H.264?)

Also I have been using the same harddrive for reading and rendering, ill switch that up thank you.
And ill also look into using the PreVis technique.

Thank you for your help.

Mauricio Gonzalez