[Ned Miller]

Careful what you post about barter. The IRS could be lurking…

Ned Miller
Chicago Videographer
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[Ned Miller]

Thanks Victor, that’s what I plan to do. And thank you all for your advice. Much appreciated.
Ned

Ned Miller
Chicago Videographer
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[Ned Miller]

It seems from their site that the user has to download drivers. I know the one for Apple will work flawlessly but the keys are flat.

Ned Miller
Chicago Videographer
http://www.nedmiller.com
www,bizvideo.com

[Ned Miller]

Yes perhaps you’re right. Every time I see a twenty-something on my crew or in public they seem to have a Mac.

Ned Miller
Chicago Videographer
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[Ned Miller]

Very interesting input on same subject at:

https://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?298194-Will-my-Mac-Pro-Tower-handle-FCPX

Ned Miller
Chicago Videographer
http://www.nedmiller.com
www,bizvideo.com

[Ned Miller]

Wow, a cameraman with a pension? In the US that would be like hen’s teeth!

Ned Miller
Chicago Videographer
http://www.nedmiller.com
www,bizvideo.com

[Ned Miller]

MY THEORY:

• All young people, 100%, feel more comfortable in the Apple Universe. Probably because of their iPhone?

• Film school administrators like saving money.

I know of one exception, a good friend teaches film studies at De Paul University in Chicago and they switched to Premiere after X came out. The name Avid is synonymous with expensive, complex, very high end.

Ned Miller
Chicago Videographer
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www,bizvideo.com

[Ned Miller]

Hi Bernard,

I’ve always been Mac, never touched a PC so although they are cheaper I feel it’s too late to transition. I am on the fence between PPro ($500 more expensive) & FCPX. The reason I am leaning towards X is I use a lot of young people (mainly for crew) and they tend to be X savvy. Also, I am a very rough, slow editor, when I have high end jobs with decent budgets I have several editors I farm it out to. So my logic is to keep it simple. However, I can’t even try the trial versions until I upgrade the OS. I would like to save $2K, (who wouldn’t?) but if I have to get the new iMac for $3K Apple is doing a 18 month no interest deal so that’s just $166 a month.

This last week I needed some effects, mainly flares, and when I went searching I couldn’t believe the vast universe of Plug Ins for X, you can buy single effects instead of packs, and that’s what got me thinking about going X. I know the benefits of PPro but there is a tsunami towards X among the young pups, probably because it’s only $300?

As to forced into retirement, try my technique: Grey Haired Marketing. I say “yes, you can find someone younger and cheaper but I have done what you’re proposing to do many, many times before.”

That’s why I do a lot of CEO shoots.

Ned Miller
Chicago Videographer
http://www.nedmiller.com
www,bizvideo.com

[Ned Miller]

I didn’t know we were allowed to retire.

Ned Miller
Chicago Videographer
http://www.nedmiller.com
www,bizvideo.com

[Ned Miller]

Well, I’m a DP not a computer geek, so I have in the budget for a tech, preferably an Apple Certified Pro, to come way out to my suburban office twice: first to analyze and order parts then a second trip to install and get everything up and humming. That’s why I figured around $1K. That’s still a $2K savings from a pimped out 27″ iMac.

Ned Miller
Chicago Videographer
http://www.nedmiller.com
www,bizvideo.com