Shawn Miller
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[Michael Gissing] “Big bonus is it opened a cDNG frame.”
It’s also cool that Affinity Photos will open compressed cDNG files… which, Photoshop won’t… odd.
Shawn
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[greg janza] “A big maybe. So far there’s no viable argument for any resolution higher than 4k in regards to image quality and the human eye being able to detect a difference and even 4k is a long way from being adopted as the default broadcast format.”
I completely agree – in terms of spatial resolution and image quality, 1080 makes for a great distribution and viewing experience, so 4k broadcast doesn’t even make sense to me… but from a marketing standpoint, more k’s are easy to sell. A few years ago, I didn’t think anyone but filmmakers really cared about 4k, now, it seems that you’re behind the curve if you don’t have a smartphone that shoots UHD. I just have a sinking feeling that 6k or 8k will become the new UHD sooner rather than later, even if there’s no real need for it. ☺
Shawn
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[Bill Davis] “The clear trend is that cameras are capturing both larger pixel rasters AND improving their color depth capture abilities rapidly – so this seems like a process built for an easily foreseeable future. “
I agree that the trend towards higher spatial resolutions is trending upward, and I expect 6k and 8k capture devices for consumers to be ‘the thing’ by 2025 (maybe), but I don’t expect that highly compressed, in-camera, 8 bit capture from mainstream camera manufacturers to go away anytime soon… a lot people just don’t see the difference between 8bit and 12bit images… including (unfortunately) a lot of professional media creators.
Shawn
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[Tom Sefton] “I think a dog would have a better chance of building a PC that works than I would.”
You might be surprised, Tom. Building a PC can be easier than assembling a desk from Ikea. ☺
Shawn
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[Steve Connor] “[Shawn Miller] “Or… are there more people who run both? Should those of us who only run Windows get lost? ☺
”Yes, leave and never return :)”
LOL – okay, but I’m taking Tim with me! ☺
Shawn
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[Steve Connor] “Seems there are more PC users than Mac users here on this Mac based Software forum”
Or… are there more people who run both? Should those of us who only run Windows get lost? ☺
Shawn
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[Tim Wilson] “That’s simply not true of the world at large, or something much closer to 73% of computers sold at retail would be Macs — raising the question of what is it about this cohort that makes them swing so disproportionately Mac-ward, since swing Mac-ward they clearly do.”
Well… Microsoft is a direct competitor in the enterprise – if they could, I would be willing to bet that IBM would excise all things Microsoft from their environment… but AFAIK, they can’t. I think it might also be worth noting that IT maintenance costs have been declining across the board for a decade, much of it due to AI, IT as a service and automation. There isn’t a large enterprise in my area that I know of which doesn’t support Macs in their environment (including Microsoft)… but most people still tend to choose Windows machines for their day to day work. The notable exceptions always seem to be creatives, marketing and some sales people.
Shawn
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I’m more of a ‘graphics guy’ who edits, so this machine would be a dream for me. I just wish it had more CPU cores – I think I could struggle through with it though. If one of you guys wins, could you keep the monitors et al and send the rest to me… since it would be an overpowered paper weight that doesn’t run FCPX and all. ☺
Shawn
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[Jason Watson] “And while this isn’t related to the 2018 update, battleaxe.co just released an amazing tool called Overlord which creates a two-way connection between After Effects and Illustrator. Extremely useful for working with Illustrator layers (rather than files) inside of Ae. I bought it immediately, and although I’ve only scratched the surface, it’s wonderful. “
This is awesome, thanks for the recommendation!
Shawn
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[Tim Wilson] ” I’m barely tolerable in the present tense, ideally in vastly smaller doses than I typically dole out.”
Disagree!! Your posts are always fun and informative… more Tim (IMO)!
Shawn