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| Stephen, You would be one of the Few True Exceptions with your IMAX projects. Most of us could easily get by with the older machines. Especially if you have a lot invested in Software and Plug-ins and you do not want to keep "ReBuying" these repeatedly. My main machine is Dual Quad Core Mac Pro Tower with 10GB of Memory and it runs as smooth as silk for most needs using Leopard. And I have been working on large scale projection projects for the Meetings and Trade Show Industry for over 25 years working on all kinds of strange high- resolutions long before people new what HD was. Typical projection Pixel size for us is a minimum of Over 3,200 wide X 1024 or 1200 high. Just depends on The width of the screen for that event or concert. The speed of the newer machines is great, but it still does not stop me from having insanely long renders When I work at studios with the newer machines and Software. Especially when I am creating enough material to fill 3 days of Multi Projector Meetings, and 2 days of trade show support for a typical event. No idea why so many techies feel the never ending desire for "Bigger, Badder, and Faster Constantly!" The reality is, find an Efficient workflow, tools that work, and stay off of the Bleeding edge of tech when you need to be productive. I would have been happy staying With the old architecture but finally seeing some serious speed increases in Processor Power, not restructuring how the chips chew data. At the end of the day, do I care if my Cadillac CTSV has 32 Valves or 64 valves, or is it the over 500 horsepower That opens my eyes when I mash the throttle? Ren On 2/4/12 3:46 PM, "Stephen van Vuuren" <stephen@sv2studios.com> wrote: >> So far the only Advantage I have seen in 64 bit is how these companies are > now able to sell all of us gullible souls another round of computers. > > On the one hand, I understand your concerns about environmental issues - but > better recycling could address the bulk of this. And for 64-bit, I have to > agree with Teddy. My labor of love project - my IMAX film built from > photographs - was dead in the water until AE went 64-bits. Even Shake, Nuke, > Combustion were not viable alternatives either. I had an 18 month delay on > the film simply waiting for AE 64-bit so I could work on the film. > > It's also a huge help in Photoshop and my NLE Vegas - anyone working in 2k > and 4k (and beyond) especially using 16 and 32-bit color - 64-bit software > is near make or break feature. The compositors (who were using Shake) on > Dark Knight had to have all sort of custom programming workaround to deal > with Shake 32-bit crashes. > > 64-bit is the single feature that has expanded what I can do with a computer > since dual processing. It's as big of a step as from the 640kb memory limit > was. > > stephen van vuuren > 336.202.4777 > > http://www.sv2studios.com/ > http://www.outsideinthemovie.com/ > http://www.stephenv2.me/ > > A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a > progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the > meaning, all that comes later. > -Stanley Kubrick > > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv> |
