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It’s an interesting “what if” idea. But, don’t hold your breath. As an FYI – FCPX has already had a basic level of this since day one. That is the ability to analyze and identify clips by wide shots, close-ups, etc.
Remember, “machine learning” does not actually involve any “learning.” It’s the software comparing the picture or sound against a supplied data set.
Pixelmator Pro uses machine learning to identify and automatically name layers. If you bring in an image of the Eiffel Tower onto a layer, it will generically name it “building” or “tower.” Even if you correct the name to Eiffel Tower, it will not remember that for the future or learn from that in order to update the reference data set that it uses.
Do an image search on any internet search engine for a known person. The first batch of hits will be the correct person. However, then the images start to display a lot of similar-appearing individuals that are incorrect. That’s because the facial recognition technology simply isn’t that good.
Fortunately, it will still be a while before the robots take over ☺
– Oliver
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[greg janza] “I’m sure there’s folks out there using the program and I’m sure they’re making great motion graphics with it.”
Anecdotally, I’ve actually worked with a couple of designers who did use Motion instead of other apps. But ironically, that was back in the FC Studio days. Nothing since FCPX. I’ve also worked with a few who have used Photoshop for animated lower thirds and such. So there is a lot of variety out there. But of the strong AE artists I do work with, I’ve had little luck in getting them interested. I’ve shown them Simon’s tutorials and they are really impressed, but it never seems to get past that.
There are simply certain tools that are “standards” in specific segments. For example, if you do a lot of large corporate presentations, the live keynote screen graphics behind the stage presenter are largely created with – and played back from – PowerPoint. Not some video MoGfx application or a typical broadcast graphics tool. Go figure.
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[Winston A. Cely] “We’ve certainly not come to any single idea of what “industry standard” means other than an antiquated catch-all for implying that a workflow component has little to no value compared to another because “no one I know uses it.”
Thoughts?”When it comes to tools, sometimes it boils down to critical mass. If you use the NLE, DAW, or MoGfx tool that the majority of the community around you uses, then a) you have a better chance of getting a job within a company, and b) it’s easier for a project to be moved around and shared.
For example, if the majority of local artists use AE, then it’s easier for a client to use one artist for the original project and receive the project files upon completion. If there are changes months later and the original artist isn’t available, then the client can easily pass the revision on to a different artist.
But in the context of this discussion, there’s no reason not to use both Motion and AE. For example, Motion is great for quick ideation and generating proofs-of-concept. Once you get an idea approved, move to AE for the actual execution if that’s your preference.
Also, it’s not just a Motion versus AE game. HitFilm Pro is a pretty decent AE competitor for many styles of VFX and MoGfx work.
– Oliver
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LOL. Herb – it’s a valid concern. While Apple’s track record with PowerPC was good, it wasn’t stellar. OTOH, Apple was not in control of the PowerPC supply chain. This new chip is the first time Apple has ventured forth with their own chip. So the waters are uncharted.
In the PowerPC period, Apple’s Mac product line was a lot thinner than today. Now there are many more Mac models and so it may take more than two years for Apple to completely convert the line to A-series chips, once you factor in the top-of-the-line offerings.
But, you can always switch to Media Composer and and you’ll likely have many more years of life on your machine ☺
– Oliver
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I checked it full screen in Safari, Chrome, and Edge. Looks about the same. Generally smooth but some minor hitches in movement most noticeable on any horizontal motion. Safari only let me see it in 1080, while the other 2 would go up to 4K. Looks about the same in all, except that 4K seems to hitch just a bit more than the 1080. And the 4K cranks the fans speeds up big time.
What sort of data rate did you use? Are you using .mov files out of FCPX or Compressor?
My set up is a mid-2014 MBP with an external 27″ display. Internet via wifi. Mojave 10.14.6.
– Oliver
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As others have said, the nMP will have longevity. It may be more than 2 years before Apple produces a chipset with as much power. Plus, the first machines likely won’t have Thunderbolt or extra GPUs. My reading of RISC versus CISC architecture seems to indicate RISC chips require more RAM for a comparable system. But maybe Apple’s design will be different.
A big unknown is whether the CPU in your machine can be replaced with an Apple Silicon chip when it’s available.
Did your resale value drop? Maybe? But if you bought that machine with resale in mind, then I would suggest you shouldn’t approach computer purchases that way. It’s not a vintage car ☺
– Oliver
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Some more thoughts.
https://digitalfilms.wordpress.com/2020/06/26/apple-pivots-wwdc-2020/
– Oliver
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I would add, based on my daily experience with Premiere and a lot of experience with FCPX and Resolve, that mixed codecs on the timeline will always be an issue depending on your expectations.
Premiere in particular has issues with the BMD i/o hardware. You might consider turning off Mercury Transmit playback, which feeds your external display, and see if that helps. Depending on the display, you can connect it as an external desktop display and feed video directly to it for external monitoring. This still uses Mercury Transmit, but bypasses the BMD i/o hardware. I do that with both Premiere and FCPX and it makes a world of difference.
– Oliver
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[Brad Hurley] “but has anyone answered the question of what this means for BootCamp?”
Based on reading between the lines of what Federighi has said, it seems like virtualization is tied to OSs that already can run on Arm-based processors. These are used in some data centers. That’s why Linux shows up. It doesn’t rule out Windows yet. But he does seem to imply that booting an Arm-based Mac into another OS won’t be possible (i.e. no Boot Camp). Obviously this could change between now and the final release of 11.0, but that’s how it seems to stack up at this point.
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A surprisingly positive take from Linus
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