Return-Path: Received: from omr17.networksolutionsemail.com ([205.178.146.67] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4682750 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:02:53 +0200 Received: from cm-omr12 (mail.networksolutionsemail.com [205.178.146.50]) by omr17.networksolutionsemail.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id q3BM3akG018808 for ; Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:03:36 -0400 Authentication-Results: cm-omr12 smtp.user=dsd@darkskydigital.com; auth=pass (LOGIN) X-Authenticated-UID: dsd@darkskydigital.com Received: from [24.73.238.28] ([24.73.238.28:61752] helo=[192.168.0.2]) by cm-omr12 (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.41 r(31179/31189)) with ESMTPA id 82/02-29591-7BFF58F4; Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:03:35 -0400 From: Dann Stubbs Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-5--607670632 Subject: Re: [AE] iMac and AE Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:03:34 -0400 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <783E4C61-955B-460A-A940-79ECE4C5B59A@darkskydigital.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) --Apple-Mail-5--607670632 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii yeah just ignore the thousands of dollars in apps and workflow you may = have to give up or pay to upgrade to make a change to save $500 great advice! wonder why you don't see more long time professionals = espouse that view... ___________________________________________________________________ Dann Stubbs - dann@darkskydigital.com Dark Sky Digital - http://www.darkskydigital.com http://www.RenderKing.com Value Priced C4D, VRAY Render Farm ___________________________________________________________________ On Apr 11, 2012, at 5:58 PM, Teddy Gage wrote: > Buy a pc. 200% cheaper. Choose your own graphics card etc. And faster, = if you spring for sandy bridge i7s. :) >=20 > On Apr 11, 2012 5:44 PM, "Rob Birnholz" = wrote: > I am also interested in this question. My MacPro 2.1, while a = workhorse, is showing its age and is ready to slide down to the #2 spot = in my workflow. But with no new pro offerings from Apple, I'm wondering = if a top end 27" iMac will fill the bill. My biggest concerns are with = heavy duty AE rendering and to a lesser extent no CUDA capability. >=20 > I hope to have a better idea of where things are headed after next = week. >=20 > Rob Birnholz > Absolute Motion Graphics, Inc. > Longwood, Florida > www.absolutemotiongraphics.com >=20 > (sent from a mobile device) >=20 > On Apr 11, 2012, at 4:18 PM, joe cafe wrote: >=20 > > Is anyone using AE on an iMac, and is it to be recommended for = broadcast motion design? >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to --Apple-Mail-5--607670632 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii yeah = just ignore the thousands of dollars in apps and workflow you may have = to give up or pay to upgrade to make a change to save = $500

great advice! wonder why you don't see more = long time professionals espouse that = view...


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On Apr 11, 2012, at 5:58 PM, Teddy Gage wrote:

Buy a = pc. 200% cheaper. Choose your own graphics card etc. And faster, if you = spring for sandy bridge i7s. :)

On Apr 11, 2012 5:44 PM, "Rob Birnholz" = <absolutemotion@birnholz.com> wrote:
I am also interested in this question. My MacPro 2.1, while a workhorse, = is showing its age and is ready to slide down to the #2 spot in my = workflow. But with no new pro offerings from Apple, I'm wondering if a = top end 27" iMac will fill the bill. My biggest concerns are with heavy = duty AE rendering and to a lesser extent no CUDA capability.

I hope to have a better idea of where things are headed after next = week.

Rob Birnholz
Absolute Motion Graphics, Inc.
Longwood, Florida
www.absolutemotiongraphics.com

(sent from a mobile device)

On Apr 11, 2012, at 4:18 PM, joe cafe <cafe.joe@gmail.com> wrote:

> Is anyone using AE on an iMac, and is it to be recommended for = broadcast motion design?

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