Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma02.mx.aol.com ([64.12.206.40] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4605484 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:10:43 +0100 Received: from mtaout-da03.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaout-da03.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.51.131]) by imr-ma02.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id q0OIG4DC013099 for ; Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:16:04 -0500 Received: from broom.home (pool-108-23-214-125.lsanca.fios.verizon.net [108.23.214.125]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mtaout-da03.r1000.mx.aol.com (MUA/Third Party Client Interface) with ESMTPSA id BD970E00010A; Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:16:03 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: [AE] The Future of the Mac Pro in Video Post Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1251.1) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_01D3C9BF-8A6F-4BA5-9961-7AF3E5975196" From: Tim Sassoon In-Reply-To: Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:16:03 -0800 Cc: Tim Sassoon Message-Id: <3837E9F2-F446-4284-BA8F-AA4A7BC6CE92@aol.com> References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1251.1) x-aol-global-disposition: G DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mx.aol.com; s=20110426; t=1327428964; bh=A7WTLyXXFXQx0psk4DBb2Wwf1grrMrSYCbx1mIxslRQ=; h=From:To:Subject:Message-Id:Date:Mime-Version:Content-Type; b=T6kwtp+GlG91CZ3LysWH1JJGoA0IcEyOo6/Wzfwky2LKuqxKFZmpIH1ow27IpDVb9 Rcib5D8/GzzISGBtv6hXAfrYLh+DtDF7fI+k7fBkWRLVb7jv/3fy52VpzR8Gtzc86z uENDspdTVuB0M53N+DC5+2Cuh9NvNBLlZEjHseEs= X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:350723072:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d33834f1ef5636578 X-AOL-IP: 108.23.214.125 --Apple-Mail=_01D3C9BF-8A6F-4BA5-9961-7AF3E5975196 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 They are very nice little file servers, especially now with Thunderbolt, = which addresses their previous main weakness; slow connection to = external disks. I have several, and have found them much less = temperamental than previous servers we've had, and extremely easy to = deploy. Speaking of data issues, especially in regard to AE projects and Apple = hardware, anyone have recent experiences with cloud data services for = Time Machine or other incremental backup? I'd like to get our backups = completely off-site for all the obvious reasons. Tim Sassoon SFD Santa Monica, CA On Jan 24, 2012, at 9:59 AM, Teddy Gage wrote: > I think it depends on your definition of "decently," and of course, = the project. Could you mock up a few quick titles? Sure. Would you be = able to render a 1080p project with 5 million+ particles and a mess of = 3D layers and depth of field? probably not. >=20 > On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 12:49 PM, Jim Lang = wrote: > Does AE work decently on a mini? >=20 > On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Tsassoon wrote: > > Get a Mini :-) I'd very much like it if nVidia committed to building = a Thunderbolt-attached CUDA engine. > > > > > > Tim Sassoon > > SFD > > Santa Monica, CA > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > > > On Jan 16, 2012, at 11:45 AM, Satya G Meka = wrote: > > > >> I hate those Glossy screens that come with iMac > > > > +---End of message---+ > > To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Animator & Editor > www.teddygage.com > Brooklyn >=20 --Apple-Mail=_01D3C9BF-8A6F-4BA5-9961-7AF3E5975196 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 They are very nice little file servers, especially now with Thunderbolt, which addresses their previous main weakness; slow connection to external disks. I have several, and have found them much less temperamental than previous servers we've had, and extremely easy to deploy.

Speaking of data issues, especially in regard to AE projects and Apple hardware, anyone have recent experiences with cloud data services for Time Machine or other incremental backup? I'd like to get our backups completely off-site for all the obvious reasons.


Tim Sassoon
SFD
Santa Monica, CA



On Jan 24, 2012, at 9:59 AM, Teddy Gage wrote:

I think it depends on your definition of "decently," and of course, the project. Could you mock up a few quick titles? Sure. Would you be able to render a 1080p project with 5 million+ particles and a mess of 3D layers and depth of field? probably not.

On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 12:49 PM, Jim Lang <james.c.lang@gmail.com> wrote:
Does AE work decently on a mini?

On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Tsassoon <tsassoon@aol.com> wrote:
> Get a Mini :-) I'd very much like it if nVidia committed to building a Thunderbolt-attached CUDA engine.
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> Tim Sassoon
> SFD
> Santa Monica, CA
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Jan 16, 2012, at 11:45 AM, Satya G Meka <lists@rowbyte.com> wrote:
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>> I hate those Glossy screens that come with iMac
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