Return-Path: Received: from mout.perfora.net ([74.208.4.194] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4589972 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:31:50 +0100 Received: from [192.168.1.103] (rrcs-24-43-70-42.west.biz.rr.com [24.43.70.42]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus4) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0LvlLA-1Sj9760z8O-017kgX; Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:38:52 -0500 User-Agent: Microsoft-MacOutlook/14.10.0.110310 Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:38:40 -0800 Subject: Re: [AE] The Future of the Mac Pro in Video Post From: Tony Romain To: AE list Message-ID: Thread-Topic: [AE] The Future of the Mac Pro in Video Post In-Reply-To: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="B_3409565930_1322418" X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:OtFHVQRAcjduyYKn+1/PJqu5lXv7yI8Cs8lSeXqTjvs uB8n7OFkgNS7PjnkGMDFs0tIbgLDiSgxet/A9EV/Ue/z1ANBsp JCV5bJQr40qB+2S4VIeC3gfFA47ZFdfMdAIO9Y6c9PE4Fd7mUe sDAMLg43cDMPW2gqwUrWhcLxCjk4kKAsDkSw7MMaELaVvdbaAz 06bpyCo31rcE5QdX2ZI+PUSnOIp/avwk27U+OilZ+L1DQ9iubB CWFdhvKR0Z+NhLNqky0NjTvFjfDB2MQtvAMLZZKToVTmm2Euqs aWG/PBATROxSwgyKDQ4pI3y9cEvLPnISrYyJ2TraF29t5TYM4a CxN0H0Iv+JF8KSLDdK3tP/I/u36tuosbeBt8TYfg1SVjthO9Uk dVGr1TncgBrew== > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3409565930_1322418 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable It may just be that we're just seeing the next evolution in the role of the workstation in a production set up. Maybe there are advantages to not having your workstation be the end all be all for all I/O, processing, etc. But rather a new ala carte model that is catered to your specific application. There are plenty of people who manage to cut video (offline at least ) on a laptop with an external raid=8A maybe in the future there will be ways to offload higher end video processing/RAM/GPU intensive calculations to an external video processor, specifically tuned to that task=8A not saying this is the best approach or cost efficient. But just wonderin= g of what the possibilities may be=8A --=20 tony romain :// principal/creative director trance motion graphic animation and design 323 651 1114 www.trancedesigns.com From: James Culbertson Reply-To: AE list Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:46:54 -0800 To: AE list Subject: Re: [AE] The Future of the Mac Pro in Video Post I imagine most video pros will want to stick with a MacPro for at least one more generation before depending upon Thunderbolt extensively. I'm waiting for the next revision of MacPro before upgrading personally. Though i can see how iMacs and MacBookPros are becoming more realistic for intensive video work as time passes. James --B_3409565930_1322418 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable
It may just be tha= t we're just seeing the next evolution in the role of the workstation in a p= roduction set up.  Maybe there are advantages to not having your workst= ation be the end all be all for all I/O, processing, etc.  But rather a= new ala carte model that is catered to your specific application.

There are plenty of people who manage to cut video (offline = at least ) on a laptop with an external raid…  maybe in the futur= e there will be ways to offload higher end video processing/RAM/GPU intensiv= e calculations to an external video processor, specifically tuned to that ta= sk…

not saying this is the best approach or c= ost efficient.   But just wondering of what the possibilities may be= 230;


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tony romain = :// principal/creative director

trance
mo= tion graphic animation and design
323 651 1114
www.tranc= edesigns.com

From: James Culbertson <= albion@speakeasy.net>
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Date: Mon, 16 Jan 20= 12 12:46:54 -0800
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= Subject: Re: [AE] The Future of the M= ac Pro in Video Post

I imagine most video pros will want to stick with a= MacPro for at least one more generation before depending upon Thunderbolt e= xtensively.
I'm waiting f= or the next revision of MacPro before upgrading personally. Though i can see= how iMacs and MacBookPros are becoming more realistic for intensive video w= ork as time passes.

James=
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