Steven J casey
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More good to know stuff. Not trying to call out names, but this is directly from the email response I got from the NAPP help desk when I asked this question.
“Currently CS5 only takes advantage of a single quad core processor. Future versions will no doubt use more cores. My guess the same is true for After Effects.”
This is where my confusion really got started. Anyway, my company has an exclusive deal with Dell, so my options are limited to them. At this point I’m looking at a T7500, Dual 6 core Xeon 2.66GHz, 24GB RAM, Nvidia Quadro 2000. For the budget I have this seems like a nice balance. And if I need more RAM in the future it’s the easiest piece to upgrade.
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Thanks guys. I just wasn’t sure if AE would address the cores on a second processor. As for memory, I’m thinking to get the dual 6 core machine now since it’ll be several years before I can upgrade again, but if I need more than 24GB RAM it’s easier to add memory than upgrade processors.
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Thx man!
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I agree about most of their products and their “juicer” software, which is kind of annoying for the most part. iClone is in their “partner products” section, meaning it’s not actually theirs. Reallusion is the developer and, honestly, it looks a little cheesy, well, in some examples a lot cheesy. BUT, that said, I was thinking it might be good for pre-viz and the occasional odd project. Then again if I can’t mix it into some AE stuff I don’t see much use for it in my work.
I do agree with you though that mostly my hands are full just trying to keep up with AE. More full than I care to think about sometimes…
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Hmm, which method do you use?
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Set your loop region so that the section you want is highlighted. Turn on Ignore Event Grouping (ctrl-shift-U), it’s one of the icons across the top of your window. If you don’t turn on Ignore Event Grouping you’ll copy both audio and video. Now right click in the highlighted section of audio and choose Copy. Now click in the target track and choose paste. Your audio will pop right into place!
Steven
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I remember the old days working in Sonar and using the archive feature because PC’s still lacked in horsepower. It was a huge time and energy saver. I don’t think I’d ever need the feature in Vegas because PC’s pack much more power and also I don’t have a couple dozen tracks playing all at the same time. In Sonar, yes, in Vegas, I just don’t run that many layers at the same time.
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Wow, that’s very interesting news. Thx for the heads up!
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[John Frey] “Also consider a temporary buffer/shield between that mic setup and the noise source. Without cutting off adequate ventilation, you might also try a temporary sound blanket partially around the drive bay.”
John, you’re absolutely right, I do need to build a box to buffer sound from the mic. I’ve always been weary of sound blankets on computers or drives though. Just seems risky to let all that heat build up, even with some ventilation. I think a mic buffer would be the better way to go.
Thx also for your input.
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[Kevin McCarthy] “I suggest you might want to use a shock-mount on your mic. If you have to do your VO’s at your edit desk you can use your audio editor to remove any background noise.”
Kevin, yes, I have a shock mount on my mic already. I’m an ex musician and have been using Waves plugins for audio for some time. I find that even their noise reduction doesn’t work as well as starting with a clean signal. It’s kind of like getting the lighting right when shooting instead of trying to fix it in post. Anyway, I need to build an iso box to sit on my desk, housing the mic when I have to record own voice. That’s one of those obvious things I just haven’t been able to get around to between projects, which is admittedly lame of me!
Thx for the input.
Steven