Mitch Ives
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[Daniel McClintock] “In essence, the results indicated that the new iMac is faster than the current low-end MacPro.”
Not entirely true. It was faster on one test and not on the multicore (a really important thing). Also, a reasonably configured 5K iMac isn’t cheap. The $2500 model isn’t going to cut it. I’d have to look again, but I saw it as $4,500 once it’s equipped. That’s more than a base MacPro, but you still need a monitor for the MacPro.
Don’t underestimate the multicore side of things…
Mitch Ives
Insight Productions Corp.“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” – Winston Churchill
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[Charlie Austin] “That said… Please put that old girl out of her misery. ;-)”
Ouch!
Mitch Ives
Insight Productions Corp.“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” – Winston Churchill
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[Marcus Moore] “A 5K screen isn’t the be all for me anyway. If I want a higher density display, there are really great 4K options out there now for a pretty good price. And the difference is much more negligible between 4K and 5K.”
Agreed… I’d just like to see an Apple 4K Cinema Display…
Mitch Ives
Insight Productions Corp.“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” – Winston Churchill
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Unless of course they’ve discovered that a current MacPro doesn’t have the necessary horsepower to drive a 5K display. Then they’ll either have to make a 4K display or bail on the “pro’s” as you refer to them…
My bet… they’ll update the Mac Pro to support a 5K display and leave the people with 6 month old Mac Pros behind… but then I’m probably just being whiny…
Mitch Ives
Insight Productions Corp.“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” – Winston Churchill
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So far we’ve had good luck with the Iogear SuperSpeed USB 3.0 4-port hub…
Mitch Ives
Insight Productions Corp.“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” – Winston Churchill
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[Steve Connor] “where’s our 5K Cinema Display?”
Exactly… but why am I not surprised? Apple can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory better than anyone. This decision will sure have people feeling good about their expensive Mac Pro purchases, huh?
To Lance’s question, I suppose everything is subjective. To a lot of people, an iMac is enough. Hell, Bill’s using a laptop and says it’s enough.
To those of us with really powerful Mac Pro’s, the time saved by all that speed and ram is worth it. Especially, with Motion. I just finished eleven videos that started in Motion and ended in FCP X. This years were even more complicated than last year’s and I did them in less than 1/3 the time it took last year on an old style Mac Pro with a state of the art upgraded display card. While an iMac would be faster than the old Mac Pro, it isn’t anywhere near the new Mac Pro’s speed (depending on config of course).
So, will an iMac be fast enough? I guess that depends on how demanding you are… but I’d be willing to bet that a 5K iMac would still be nice.
BTW, I read somewhere than an iMac can be used as a stand alone monitor. If true, it’s an expensive way to get a simple monitor, but might be an option.
Mitch Ives
Insight Productions Corp.“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” – Winston Churchill
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[Charlie Austin] “I don’t want to get into personalities here, I think it’s again the law of the cow, but that is really very clear. As an early adopter and current fan of FCP X, I also understand the frustration one can feel here when confronted with, sometimes irrational, and often misinformed criticism. Especially when it seems like one’s “professionalism” is being questioned. I guess I was giving advice I give myself from time to time. I suppose my point was basically “you catch more flies with honey”. 🙂
“And I totally got that… wasn’t directed solely at you…
Mitch Ives
Insight Productions Corp.“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” – Winston Churchill
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[Charlie Austin] “Presenting info, as you have in this thread, about how X can work for someone is great. Pontificating about the inner workings of software you didn’t write, and denigrating anyone who “doesn’t get it” is counterproductive. Again… my opinion…”
FWIW, I’ve known Bill for what must be 15-20 years now. He is a genuinely nice person… helps anyone who has ever asked, and actually has a very good sense of humor.
He and I have tangled quite a bit on this forum in recent years, which is odd, since we never have in person.
Bill is clearly very passionate about FCP X and I think it has affected his tone at times, but unless he has changed considerably, I don’t believe any of it is malicious in nature. I believe he truly respects others, even when he’s in complete disagreement with them.
Just my $0.02…
I’m Mitch and I approve this message…
Mitch Ives
Insight Productions Corp.“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” – Winston Churchill
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[Bill Davis] “On that private board, the discussion about this board had been seen for a long time as a place for “insiders,” and had a lasting impression of a place where anything positive said about X would be belittled by a very vocal core of those who were either negative or simply dismissive of the program. “
Maybe you could tell them that just because we are honest about it’s shortcomings doesn’t mean we’re dismissive. If I was dismissive I wouldn’t have it open every day, and I sure as hell wouldn’t have bought a $7,600 MacPro to give FCP X and Motion as much help as possible…
Just a thought…
Mitch Ives
Insight Productions Corp.“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” – Winston Churchill
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[Bill Davis] “Wow, talk about making a longtime contributor feel unwelcome.
“Just remember Bill, that you’ve made a habit of lecturing people who were here LONG before you. I’m one of them.
That doesn’t mean I don’t read your posts with interest, it just means there’s a lot of experience on this board that pre-dates you. And more to the point, some of us might actually have some merits in our posts.
That shouldn’t stop you from posting… but it wouldn’t hurt if you skipped the “Enron thing” and remembered you’re not the only one with knowledge here. You may recall I’ve been subtlety suggesting that for some time.
It would be tragic if you stopped posting, even though I’ve taken quite a few arrows from you… I look forward to more… 🙂
Mitch Ives
Insight Productions Corp.“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” – Winston Churchill