Return-Path: Received: from omr13.networksolutionsemail.com ([205.178.146.63] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4682793 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:43:17 +0200 Received: from cm-omr3 (mail.networksolutionsemail.com [205.178.146.50]) by omr13.networksolutionsemail.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id q3BMhxHF002547 for ; Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:44:00 -0400 Authentication-Results: cm-omr3 smtp.user=dsd@darkskydigital.com; auth=pass (LOGIN) X-Authenticated-UID: dsd@darkskydigital.com Received: from [24.73.238.28] ([24.73.238.28:62140] helo=[192.168.0.2]) by cm-omr3 (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.41 r(31179/31189)) with ESMTPA id CB/05-28002-F29068F4; Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:43:59 -0400 From: Dann Stubbs Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-6--605246380 Subject: Re: [AE] iMac and AE Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:43:59 -0400 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) --Apple-Mail-6--605246380 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii no - but Rob uses a mac and instead of answering anything remotely close = to the question he asked you gave an irrelevant suggestion that = apparently you want to be the answer. rob has a lot of time and money invested in the mac - he's smart enough = to have asked if he should switch to PC if that was what he was inclined = to do. the whole mac vs pc thing is so tired to anybody who has been around for = more then a couple years... ___________________________________________________________________ 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 6:10 PM, Teddy Gage wrote: > While I understand the issue with switching (despite very few plugins = being only available for Mac) you aren't seriously suggesting = professionals only use Macs? Top end post houses focused on 3D are = almost exclusively PC. The Mac pro line is seriously stale right now... >=20 > On Apr 11, 2012 6:04 PM, "Dann Stubbs" = wrote: > 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 >=20 > great advice! wonder why you don't see more long time professionals = espouse that view... >=20 > ___________________________________________________________________ >=20 > Dann Stubbs - dann@darkskydigital.com > Dark Sky Digital - http://www.darkskydigital.com >=20 > http://www.RenderKing.com Value Priced C4D, VRAY Render Farm > ___________________________________________________________________ >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Apr 11, 2012, at 5:58 PM, Teddy Gage wrote: >=20 >> 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 >=20 --Apple-Mail-6--605246380 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii no - = but Rob uses a mac and instead of answering anything remotely close to = the question he asked you gave an irrelevant suggestion that apparently = you want to be the answer.

rob has a lot of time and = money invested in the mac - he's smart enough to have asked if he should = switch to PC if that was what he was inclined to = do.

the whole mac vs pc thing is so tired to = anybody who has been around for more then a couple = years...

Dann = Stubbs  -  dann@darkskydigital.com
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On Apr 11, 2012, at 6:10 PM, Teddy Gage wrote:

While I = understand the issue with switching (despite very few plugins being only = available for Mac) you aren't seriously suggesting professionals only = use Macs? Top end post houses focused on 3D are almost exclusively PC. = The Mac pro line is seriously stale right now...

On Apr 11, 2012 6:04 PM, "Dann Stubbs" <dann@darkskydigital.com> = wrote:
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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Dann Stubbs  -  dann@darkskydigital.com
Dark Sky Digital -  http://www.darkskydigital.com

http://www.RenderKing.com  Value Priced = C4D, VRAY Render Farm
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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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