[Tom Daigon]

Andy and Chris, I can tell you that my experience using CS6 with Adobe Transmit & Kona 3 is a totally different experience then Premiere 5.5. Wil can explain the technical stuff Im sure, but as a user its smooth, no dropouts and uses just a regular Adobe sequence now. Thus we benefit from CUDA acceleration. I think you will be pleasantly surprised. Truthfully, I was laughing for joy when I tried it out.

Tom Daigon
PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
Mac Pro 3,1
8 core
10.7.3
Nvidia Quadro 4000
24 gigs ram
Maxx Digital / Areca 8tb. raid
Kona 3

[Tom Daigon]

Deal. 😀

Tom Daigon
PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
Mac Pro 3,1
8 core
10.7.3
Nvidia Quadro 4000
24 gigs ram
Maxx Digital / Areca 8tb. raid
Kona 3

[Tom Daigon]

In all fairness, I have seen comments from folks on both the PC and the Mac sides that have concerns about certain features performance. It really isnt just limited to the Mac.

Tom Daigon
PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
Mac Pro 3,1
8 core
10.7.3
Nvidia Quadro 4000
24 gigs ram
Maxx Digital / Areca 8tb. raid
Kona 3

[Tom Daigon]

FYI Jim, I dont work for Adobe. My views are my own. I am just enthusiastic about the their software. And not very enthusiastic about the Mac. Learn to live with views that may differ from your own.

Tom Daigon
PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
Mac Pro 3,1
8 core
10.7.3
Nvidia Quadro 4000
24 gigs ram
Maxx Digital / Areca 8tb. raid
Kona 3

[Tom Daigon]

Lighten up Jim.

Tom Daigon
PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
Mac Pro 3,1
8 core
10.7.3
Nvidia Quadro 4000
24 gigs ram
Maxx Digital / Areca 8tb. raid
Kona 3

[Tom Daigon]

Trash Prefs and Repair Permissions is a good start if you are on a Mac.

Tom Daigon
PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
Mac Pro 3,1
8 core
10.7.3
Nvidia Quadro 4000
24 gigs ram
Maxx Digital / Areca 8tb. raid
Kona 3

[Tom Daigon]

Hey Chris, check this out! I did a Google search and found this thread that might address the playback issue you are experiencing.

https://forums.adobe.com/message/2783312

Tom Daigon
PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
Mac Pro 3,1
8 core
10.7.3
Nvidia Quadro 4000
24 gigs ram
Maxx Digital / Areca 8tb. raid
Kona 3

[Tom Daigon]

Chris, to be honest, I never had that problem with 5.5. Playback issues involve so many factors like… clip codec…computer MPE abilities…raid speed. I can tell you in CS6 you have Continuous Playback. Which means you can loop the timeline to play while trimming or color correcting.Im sure the bug you mentioned would have become apparent while I used this new playback feature.

Tom Daigon
PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
Mac Pro 3,1
8 core
10.7.3
Nvidia Quadro 4000
24 gigs ram
Maxx Digital / Areca 8tb. raid
Kona 3

[Tom Daigon]

Chris, I take Walters perceptions with a grain of salt 😀

Tom Daigon
PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
Mac Pro 3,1
8 core
10.7.3
Nvidia Quadro 4000
24 gigs ram
Maxx Digital / Areca 8tb. raid
Kona 3

[Tom Daigon]

I understand and respect you and Jim’s POV.

Personally I think Apples is the real problem here. I dont think the possible demise of Mac Pros bodes well for Apples future in the video realm, other than FCP XXX of course.

In order to have a strong Mercury Engine, you need a powerful computer.iMacs just dont cut it for me. This is why even thought my old Mac Pro is doing fine, I (like lots of editors I know) are ready to make the jump back to (in my case) the PC.
I personally dont like Apples marketing plan for the future and dont feel they have my professional needs in mind. Its been a good run with FCP, but for me the writing is on the wall.

Tom Daigon
PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
Mac Pro 3,1
8 core
10.7.3
Nvidia Quadro 4000
24 gigs ram
Maxx Digital / Areca 8tb. raid
Kona 3