Return-Path: Received: from mail-gy0-f169.google.com ([209.85.160.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4682800 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:01:18 +0200 Received: by ghrr18 with SMTP id r18so844476ghr.28 for ; Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:02:01 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=c7+2RKh7n2kkQkcKX5q88ZCwdCNZiwvOXZZ6Uz+4B9U=; b=MI+8Fp9gtVfI3krkGjs/IuEDNR0eMYiJtxGBlOSJGkaDk2sUl3TLvTGHvq99pE1f4Y CUhYEQiza5iv+KjBrtn9VK/sZVXRxc1BZAOCr796CibKAPnCloVNwOHfQ2Yt41ScPYxh F0OKxN8OsqVFsmgDRfamcG7pX2NUQ6AKFYNSlCSubtDra/OAN2e+DvIbgLdsVkw6VwCB s1Svwo51BI+g//bIFqfvoQ0hsU52xNgoXyCbB4mUBpC8y5/57PBcJQfPayXO2he58K5/ xjnnjwclTiMXukHUOObbkytqkJeH5D3xD3XPftLKBZA3nk1zJD5OqWGH6uJd06YZhHUq NBRA== Received: by 10.60.20.10 with SMTP id j10mr318907oee.33.1334185320929; Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:02:00 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.182.193.97 with HTTP; Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:01:20 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Teddy Gage Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:01:20 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] iMac and AE To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=e89a8fb205bc1e5b2204bd6f3a6d --e89a8fb205bc1e5b2204bd6f3a6d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Fair enough. I went about it the wrong way. It was meant to be a suggestion that turned into a rehash of the usual discussion. I just think any graphics pro buying a new mac before knowing how apple is going to deal with the mac pro refresh is in danger of wasting money. just my two c On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 6:43 PM, Dann Stubbs wrote: > 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... > 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 >> >> 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. :) >> 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. >>> >>> 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 wrote: >>> >>> > Is anyone using AE on an iMac, and is it to be recommended for >>> broadcast motion design? >>> >>> +---End of message---+ >>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>> >> >> > -- Animator & Editor www.teddygage.com Brooklyn --e89a8fb205bc1e5b2204bd6f3a6d Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fair enough. I went about it the wrong way. It was meant to be a suggestion= that turned into a rehash of the usual discussion. I just think any graphi= cs pro buying a new mac before knowing how apple is going to deal with the = mac pro refresh is in danger of wasting money. just my two c

On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 6:43 PM, Dann Stubbs= <dann@dark= skydigital.com> wrote:
no - but Rob uses a mac and instead of = answering anything remotely close to the question he asked you gave an irre= levant suggestion that apparently you want to be the answer.

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

the whole mac vs pc thing is so tired t= o anybody who has been around for more then a couple years...
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http://www.RenderKing.com=A0=A0Value Priced C4D, VRA= Y Render Farm
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On Apr 11, 2012, at 6:10 PM, Teddy Gage wrote:

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

On Apr 11, 2012 6:04 PM, "Dann Stubbs"= <dann@dark= skydigital.com> wrote:
yeah just ignore the thousands of dolla= rs in apps and workflow you may have to give up or pay to upgrade to make a= change to save $500

great advice!=A0wonder why you don&= #39;t see more long time professionals espouse that view...

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Dann Stubbs=A0=A0-=A0=A0dann@darkskydigital.com
Dark Sky Digital -=A0=A0= http://www.dar= kskydigital.com

http://www.RenderKing.com=A0=A0Value Priced C4D, VR= AY 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 ca= rd etc. And faster, if you spring for sandy bridge i7s. :)

On Apr 11, 2012 5:44 PM, "Rob Birnholz"= ; <abso= lutemotion@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.ab= solutemotiongraphics.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 broadca= st motion design?

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