Nurbek Sagynbaev
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Definitely go with the Pro.
I have an early 2011 non-retina Mb Pro 17″ i7 2.2Ghz connected to Thunderbolt display and it runs After Effects CS6 perfectly. I imagine newer MB Pro models will even be better.
As for a single Thunderbolt port, it’s not a problem either. You can daisy chain several devices via Thunderbolt and all will work fine. My setup includes a Seagate 3TB Thunderbolt hard drive connected to a monitor. No problems at all!
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Your graphics card is NOT used for render. Only CPU is.
Powerful graphics cars comes handy while working with viewports. Final render is CPU only.
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I just use a plain white A4 paper. It doesn’t really matter where in frame it is located as long as it is not lit directly by light source. Your camera seems to get the best white balance in automatic mode.
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There are several aspects you should keep close eye on:
1 – White balance. This one is easily fixable in post production but getting white balance right during shoot means less work later.
2 – Keep the subject away from green screen to avoid green spill. Couple of feet should do the trick.
3 – Brightness. Try not to overexpose the image. In my experience fixing an underexposed footage is easier than overexposed.
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I think the one shot with automatic settings (20121122_0050.png) is the best for green screen.
20121122_0051.png has too much green tint overall and will be more difficult to key.
20121122_0052.png is too bright and has some blown areas. -
Thanks for the info, Jim! Just ordered Element 3D Pro bundle and standing by for download instructions.
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I have done a fair amount of research about SSDs in RAID0 configuration and have come to conclusion that speed gain is not linear. Unlike mechanical HDDs, you do not automatically double read/write speed when SSD drives in RAID0 are involved. You will have better luck buying SSD PCI solutions like OWC Excelsoir or OCZ Revodrive. By using RAID0 you also lose TRIM support that is supposed to keep your SSD drives healthy.
Right now I am in the process of building a new PC for AE and Cinema 4D as my 2-year old iMac is struggling and has no PCI expansion options. I decided to use the following storage configuration:
240GB SSD for OS
4 x 750GB 2.5″ HDDs in RAID10 for storing projects
240GB SSD for rendering output
120GB SSD as scratch diskHope this helps.
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I have. Using my MB for After Effects and C4D mainly, I have yet to see major performance increase from 8GB. Perhaps it was already fast because of two SSD’s. No issues with processor though. Would I upgrade it now? Not really.
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I would wait a couple of more weeks and see if Apple announces new SandyBridge Xeon bases Mac Pros.
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H.264 is not the best codec if you want to preserve quality and detail. It also greatly depends on your nitrate settings.
Why don’t you attach a couple rendered frames in 8 bit TIF format? I’ll see if any trick can be done.