Yawn. Can we just go back and read the last AE-List Mac versus PC email war instead of rehashing this.
It's still a preference not a religion. Use what works best for you.
James
On Jan 5, 2012, at 1:30 PM, Teddy Gage wrote: Now I don't want to start a flame war here guys, but...
/FLAME ON
nah not going to really rant. I'm just amazed at the PC-phobic listers and smacking my head against a brick reading these responses.
For real 3D (and I would argue 2d) motion graphics professionals, PCs are the industry standard in my experience, working freelance in new york, at large and small post houses alike. In fact the larger the company is, the more probable it is they are running pcs. I've never seen a 500-mac render farm. yet. The only reason I own a macbook pro is for FCP. and I keep windows on it. That's it.
The only thing macs have going for them (or did)
- industry-wide use of FCP 7.0
- I honestly can't think of any other reason. decent product design? better virus protection?
PCs:
- order of magnitude cheaper. I could stop here.
- easier to service
- easier to upgrade
- easier to modify hardware
- more software available
- easier to modify software
- cheaper to upgrade
- (more) open platform for development
- can overclock
- problems easier to fix (many of you will disagree, but the worst crashes I've ever experienced, with 100% data loss, have been macs)
Especially for 3D, where performance vs. cost and serviceability is a huge issue, there's no contest. I don't know how apple brainwashes people into buying a computer for a 200% markup over a PC with better specs. Besides, as a freelancer, I like to be able to get in there and know how my system works, take it apart blindfolded, add in a new motherboard, etc. If anything goes wrong I don't have to take a number online to a "genius". Don't even get me started...
/FLAME OFF
That having been said they make the best laptops in the industry, for design, ruggedness and battery life. Just don't be fooled into thinking the desktops are truly competitive. It's also clear where the companies priorities lie, and it's not with us. it's with phones and ipads
On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 3:42 PM, Gary Berendsen <gary@garyberendsen.com> wrote:
I tried doing that once... I gave up after talking to Adobe customer service here in the netherlands. And the 50% off bundle was much easier and the same as the upgrade cost.
So now I have 2 packages.
Gary Berendsen - VFX Generalist
On Jan 5, 2012, at 12:46 PM, Chris Prosser wrote:
“You can swap the platform or language of a single-user product to a different platform or language of the same product. Swap if you've been using the product on a particular platform or language and then change your operating system or require a different language version.”
-c
From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Gary Berendsen
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 11:19 AM
To: After Effects Mail List
Subject: Re: [AE] Buy a new mac pro or wait and see?
On Dec 30, 2011, at 11:50 AM, Dann Stubbs wrote:
cross platform
A someone who just moved to windows.
At first just dual booting my nehalem mac and changing software over and using all the deals.
Like the production bundle discount hich I got for windows it has not been that hard.
I thought plugins were going to be a hassle but I emailed all the developers/companies and they all confirmed that
their plugins are crossplatform on a single license.
I quote:
Digieffects
Our plug-ins work on both Windows and Mac and your serial should work for both as well. Please let me know if you have any problems getting the serials authorized.
Red Giant
Our serial numbers are not Host Application or OS specific, simply make sure you are using the correct installer for your OS and that the host app you wish to install for is properly selected during installation.
Hope that helps, let me know if you have any further questions.
And with genarts you just uninstall/deactivate and just reactivate on the new system/OS
I use LW for 3d and that is also cross platform.
So only adobe was the real problem for me. The other reason to go PC is that I am using Fusion a lot more.
-- gary berendsen
http://garyberendsen.com
VFX generalist
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Animator & Editor
www.teddygage.com
Brooklyn
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