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The short answer is no. You have to be able to open that in FCP7 and export an XML file. Then buy SendToX (https://intelligentassistance.com) to convert that XML into FCPXML, which can then be imported into FCPX.
– Oliver
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[Michael Gissing] “I’ve never had issues with iZotope VST plugins … and with Fairlight in Resolve”
Interesting. I haven’t had great luck with third-party plug-ins in current versions of Resolve. For example, these ERA plugs are not officially supported in Resolve by Accusonus, yet they do show up. But Resolve doesn’t recognize the license authorization. Trying to add the license activation back in crashes Resolve. (Mac 10.13.6 Resolve 15).
– Oliver
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After a bit more testing and direct comparison between similar plug-ins, I would say that you definitely get good real-time results with the Accusonus plug-ins. However, they are best when you stick close to their defaults.
I do feel like I get better acoustic results with the iZotope RX plug-ins, especially with real troubled audio, like heavily clipped VO recordings. However, you do have to *apply* the RX effect (at least in Audition) before you will hear clean results. For example, with the Declip example, I can play the Accusonus, push it, and hear clean results. With iZotope, I get crackle in real-time when I push it. But after applying each effect, the iZotope sounded somewhat better to my ears and seemed to do a smoother job of rounding the clips.
For controlling vocal levels, my favorite still remains Waves Vocal Rider. I like the Accusonus Voice Leveler, but it’s basically an intelligent compressor. Vocal Rider actually “rides” its built-in faders, as the name implies. So low and high volume levels are dynamically adjusted, not compressed, thus leaving you with a more open sound.
All things being equal Waves tends to be the first place I look for audio plug-ins. However, you do have to look for their special deals to get good pricing. And you have to handle license activations if you are dealing with multiple machines.
– Oliver
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I have some of the RX6 plugs and yes, I checked today and they are real-time. However, I have had issues with them properly processing in real-time in a mix. So I either bounced out a processed track or use the external application.
[James Culbertson] “I assume the ERA would take some time to process in Audition”
Why would you assume that?
I haven’t had any processing issues with Accusonus, but I’ve mainly been use Leveler. I’ve just purchased and added the rest to the work machines. So far, testing is good.
– Oliver
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[Andrew Kimery] “Laptops for me are primarily personal/secondary computers, not editing computers.”
Yes, but for many others, they are the primary editing tool. For example, most of the videos people cut at press events and conference videos on-site are cut using laptops. So it becomes an issue of screen real estate. How can you best manage the UI on the small screen? But it certainly is a preference thing, as some editors also use the 13″ models in the field. OTOH, I’ve also seen some who are willing to lug around an iMac Pro in a bag as sort of a “transportable” ☺
– Oliver
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[Herb Sevush] “How would you compare it to Izotope RX7 (other than being cheaper.) “
I don’t have RX7, but I do have earlier iZotope plug-ins. IIRC, they usually require processing and don’t run in real-time in some hosts. The ERA plugs are real-time. Also they use a single-knob design, somewhat like Wave’s One Knob series. However, the Waves plugs focus on EQ and compression, rather than repair.
Also, the ERA plug-ins can be purchased individually and allow 3 simultaneous activations per code.
– Oliver
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Depending on screen resolution and bezel thinness, the 16″ model could easily be a match for – or better than – the older 17″ (in terms of screen real estate).
– Oliver
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[Erik Lindahl] “Again embracing PCIe for the most demanding expansion shows Apple has people internally whom haven’t completely lost it just yet.”
LOL.
– Oliver
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[Erik Lindahl] “But I fully agree nVidia should be an option. An a Mini MacPro is very much lacking.”
The wild card for me is that Apple has spent years trying to shift the industry over to machines where everything is external. People have spent money making that shift. Now they are trying to move the same customers back. Hmm….
– Oliver
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[Erik Lindahl] “FCPX
– Mac Pro Dual Radeon Pro Vega II”I interpret this as 4 GPUs, however, Apple’s terminology is a bit inconsistent, so I certainly could be wrong. Sometimes they refer to dual and other places it’s duo. In these examples, it doesn’t explicitly say 1, 2 or 4 GPUs.
Here’s the fine print (footnote #6) on their comparison page:
“Testing conducted by Apple in May 2019 using preproduction 2.5GHz 28-core Intel Xeon W-based Mac Pro systems with 384GB of RAM and dual AMD Radeon Pro Vega II graphics with Infinity Fabric Link and 32GB of HBM2 each; and shipping 2.3GHz 18-core Intel Xeon W-based 27-inch iMac Pro systems with 256GB of RAM and Radeon Pro Vega 64X graphics with 16GB of HBM2, as well as shipping 2.7GHz 12-core Intel Xeon E5-based Mac Pro systems with 64GB of RAM and dual AMD FirePro D700 graphics with 6GB of VRAM each. Mac Pro systems tested with an attached 5K display. Prerelease Final Cut Pro X tested using a complex 90-second project with a variety of media up to 8K resolution. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro and iMac Pro”
In any case, I really, really doubt that for equal GPU dollars, Maxon Cinema 4D on this machine will outperform a PC with loaded Nvidia cards.
– Oliver
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