Steve Forde
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ummm….say…could we use that?
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LOL – I was just scratching my head with a few developers here wondering if that work…there’s no reason why it “shouldn’t work” as long as you don’t use the network rendering “watch folder” method. You would need to manually go to each machine and start the render with skip existing frames on.
The only gotcha would be that it has to be to image sequences (as you need skip exsisting frames on) and you may have a problem with .PNG sequences (as we do some extra stuff there for dealing with a bug in AE with PNG’s).
As for Nucleo Pro – can’t officially comment as its not out yet…but maybe in a day or two…hint hint…;)
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You could try trashing your preferences. Hold down ctrl-alt-shift (cmd-optn-shift for Mac) when starting AE. This will give you a window that asks you if you want to reset AE.
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I don’t think you will be sorry. Win 64 has been remarkably stable here in our labs with the entire production studio, and so far so good. The driver issue isn’t as bad as it was 6 months ago – so you should be fine as long as you stick with tried and true components (ATI or Nvidia for graphics etc).
In terms of your RAM though – I would go way beyond 4GB if you are using Win64 bit. As much as you can afford. Apps like AE will still be running in 32 bit mode under a system called WoW 64 (Windows on Windows 64) which in essence is really emulation. (Don’t worry – its not emulation like Rosetta on Mac – this is emulation to the chip – no real performance loss).
The point is – AE will use all 4GB. That doesn’t leave much for the OS, and you will also lose some RAM to a thing called the PCI express Black hole….(nothing you can do about it). The whole reason to take the plunge to Win 64 in my opinion is to really ramp on RAM capability.
If going beyond 4GB is not realistic – I would say stay with Win XP. 4GB is its max for the entire Win XP 32bit system. The really nice thing about Win 64 is all 32 bit applications get their own individual slice of the overall RAM pie – where in Win XP they have to fight over the same 2GB piece. Win 64 will let you run AE to the max 4GB, run multiple apps at the same time without system bog, and give you stellar performance on a well tuned system. (especially with Nucleo….couldn’t resist a shameless plug…)
The only caveat is – you need LOTS of RAM, and yes – a licensed copy of Win XP 64 bit (which is seperate from Win XP Pro or Home). You also don’t need to worry about the 3GB switch with Win XP 64bit (I don’t recommend it even for Win 32bit).
My $0.02
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Please send this post and the .aep project file if possible (don’t need the footage) to us at: support@gridironsoftware.com.
We can have a look to find out what is going on.
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Got your message. Working on it, will reply to you offlist. Apologies for the delay – I sometimes get about 300 emails a day, and getting a response from me is sometimes slow….(that, and my 4 year old always discovers new ways to tackle daddy when responding to emails. The emails always lose!)
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Unfortunately, I have to give the usual crappy response of….no comment.
We are only weeks away from shipping though, so I will post back again with details when I can.
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Normally, I try to stay out of same processor machine to machine comparisons as every project is different. But your post caught my eye for a couple of reasons.
I personally use a Macbook Pro as it allows me to dual boot. I give software demo’s to people of all OS persuasion, so having both in one laptop is a real plus for me personally.
All of our developers use the Dell Inspiron 9400, and after checking out the e1705, they are about the same machine (except 17 and 15″ versions).
Benchmarks are very important to us, so I had to dive into the guts of both machines, and undertstand the differences between the two. Here is the ironic thing I discovered…..
They are both the “same” machine. Since I was testing apple’s to apple’s (excuse the pun), I benchmarked both machines running Win XP Pro. Everything right down to the CPU, sound card, network card, PCI bus, Firewire bus, Graphics Card was a little different (the Macbook had an ATI x1600, Dell had an ATI x1400), and Hard Drive.
The only difference is OS (Macbook can run OS X obviously) and form factor (geek speak for “the case”), which I have to hand to Apple – it is top notch over the Dell.
Therefore – if you are asking between OS X and Win – thats a whole other story. But in terms of hardware itself, from an internal parts perspective, they are the same machine.
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I actually used my Macbook Pro (2GHZ, 2GB RAM) with windows (bootcamp) for all the tutorials of Nucleo Pro. You can check them out on our site – https://www.gridironsoftware.com/NucleoPro
Its also the same machine I use for all my demos of Nucleo etc. So far so good – and its fast…;)
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Please make sure that if you are talking about Nucleo Pro, you only discuss Nucleo Pro on the beta forum (available from your beta login page), not here in the COW. Remember, its a beta, and that we need your help to find problems (fully expecting there to be bugs). That said, its not released yet, and want to make sure the rest of the world does not confuse beta bugs with bugs in the shipping product. (why we have the non-disclosure)
Steve
GridIron Software Inc.