Return-Path: Received: from eatspam.slcc.edu ([144.35.15.69] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4685072 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:42:52 +0200 X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1334339018-0439c31282107c140001-edO5QZ Received: from vCAS1.slcc.int (vcas1.slcc.int [10.1.11.52]) by eatspam.slcc.edu with ESMTP id 1UFDbWGJN3ILBXKc for ; Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:43:38 -0600 (MDT) X-Barracuda-Envelope-From: John.Morgan@slcc.edu Received: from EXCH.slcc.int ([127.0.0.1]) by vCAS1.slcc.int ([fe80::5023:faf7:26da:d5bf%11]) with mapi; Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:43:38 -0600 From: John Morgan To: After Effects Mail List Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:43:37 -0600 Subject: RE: [AE] iMac and AE Thread-Topic: [AE] iMac and AE X-ASG-Orig-Subj: RE: [AE] iMac and AE Thread-Index: Ac0ZmouEr+kkX9ryTIKSHGyOrKzHwwAAafsA Message-ID: References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Barracuda-Connect: vcas1.slcc.int[10.1.11.52] X-Barracuda-Start-Time: 1334339018 X-Barracuda-URL: http://eatspam.slcc.edu:8000/cgi-mod/mark.cgi X-Virus-Scanned: by bsmtpd at slcc.edu X-Barracuda-Spam-Score: 0.00 X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: No, SCORE=0.00 using global scores of TAG_LEVEL=1000.0 QUARANTINE_LEVEL=1000.0 KILL_LEVEL=6.0 tests= X-Barracuda-Spam-Report: Code version 3.2, rules version 3.2.2.94020 Rule breakdown below pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- I would be very hesitant to get involved in advising for a computer purchas= e. Suffice it to say I've been very happy with my current system, and it's = configured primarily for video editing with matrox hardware. It would seem = to me that now would be a good time to make a hardware upgrade. CUDA proces= sing for Premiere has been nothing short of awesome. To see Ae heading in t= hat direction is very exciting. If your current system is not CUDA-capable = then YES....RUN to CUDA acceleration. Can't answer the $$ question. I've never priced any of the mac options. John -----Original Message----- From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of= Jim Curtis Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 11:26 AM To: After Effects Mail List Subject: Re: [AE] iMac and AE Let's say I'm ready to jump ship and buy a full-fledged Windows tower, some= thing that would put the best MacPro to shame. But, I'm a-scared and too dumb to do it myself. I'll pay a systems integra= tor to build it for me with all the right parts, and maybe even support me = through some growing pains. Aren't I looking at more or less the same money? AND... Wouldn't a good time to jump ship be between an upgrade like this? I assum= e that if I want to switch platforms, Adobe will charge me the same to upgr= ade to CS6 Windows as it would to stick with the Mac version, yes? Just wondering. Jim C. =2E +---End of message---+ To unsubscribe send any message to This message, and any attachments, is intended only for the use of the addr= essee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential or ot= herwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this= e-mail is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any una= uthorized use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this message = is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please no= tify the sender by return e-mail and delete this e-mail and any attachments= from your system.=