Return-Path: Received: from asbnvacz-mailrelay01.megapath.net ([207.145.128.243] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4590015 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:38:02 +0100 Received: from mail6.sea5.speakeasy.net (mail6.sea5.speakeasy.net [69.17.117.50]) by asbnvacz-mailrelay01.megapath.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26A2EA70A37 for ; Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:45:04 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 10543 invoked from network); 16 Jan 2012 22:45:04 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.4.0 ppid: 31357, pid: 5239, t: 3.4278s scanners: clamav: 0.88.2/m:52/d:10739 spam: 3.0.4 Received: from c-24-19-205-131.hsd1.wa.comcast.net (HELO [192.168.1.125]) (albion@[24.19.205.131]) (envelope-sender ) by mail6.sea5.speakeasy.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 16 Jan 2012 22:45:00 -0000 From: James Culbertson Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-4-554341313 Subject: Re: [AE] The Future of the Mac Pro in Video Post Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:44:52 -0800 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on mail6.sea5 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=8.0 tests=HTML_40_50,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=disabled version=3.0.4 --Apple-Mail-4-554341313 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Agreed. And that approach is quickly becoming more realistic for many. But all of this is just rumor, including of course Carey's original blog = post. Perhaps Carey should have put "Rumor:" at the head of his original = subject line to remind us that none of us really know what will happen. I happen to believe the rumors that there will be at least one more = MacPro revision before Apple comes up with some more modern version of = the MacPro. I guess that is a plausible as anything else that has been = written on the subject here and elsewhere. James On Jan 16, 2012, at 1:38 PM, Tony Romain wrote: > 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. >=20 > There are plenty of people who manage to cut video (offline at least ) = on a laptop with an external raid=85 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=85 >=20 > not saying this is the best approach or cost efficient. But just = wondering of what the possibilities may be=85 >=20 >=20 > -- > tony romain :// principal/creative director >=20 > trance > motion graphic animation and design > 323 651 1114 > www.trancedesigns.com >=20 > 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 >=20 > I imagine most video pros will want to stick with a MacPro for at = least one more generation before depending upon Thunderbolt extensively. >=20 > 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. >=20 > James --Apple-Mail-4-554341313 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252

I happen to believe the rumors that = there will be at least one more MacPro revision before Apple comes up = with some more modern version of the MacPro. I guess that is a plausible = as anything else that has been written on the subject here and = elsewhere.

James


On Jan 16, 2012, at 1:38 PM, Tony Romain wrote:

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=85  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=85

not= saying this is the best approach or cost efficient.   But just = wondering of what the possibilities may = be=85


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From: James Culbertson <albion@speakeasy.net>
Reply-To: AE list <AE-List@media-motion.tv>Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 = 12:46:54 -0800
To: AE list = <AE-List@media-motion.tv>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

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