Return-Path: Received: from mail-ie0-f169.google.com ([209.85.223.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4892800 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:47:41 +0100 Received: by mail-ie0-f169.google.com with SMTP id 10so1453678ied.28 for ; Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:50:42 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=from:content-type:message-id:mime-version:subject:date:references :to:in-reply-to:x-mailer:x-gm-message-state; bh=GENxV0hd2Nb+zQVA35LE52I1uJ1M6lYnJK9aLJ5+Hak=; b=Hs9lspiGUjKtZB2e/RaY+h+NoEPwF4ZNrogs7lYWoxs+mJNZg/btpofLL+Krnw8bzx E6WVA6GyKTXa3x4t/A1nQGk3RL86KRSA/ss4ZcbYQfObNcD2Pt7uzKxdS0fGeocq9dyJ KH6wWSbS+abNrJAGD5fq9Xq05aJSQO+811cQhyusgtlXSZnRSR5env6vtPKsIi04BkjQ m3zlFvlDxQTV4BNdA/ATKFO+ND9+7+MV3rQTpx4Nuht64boO6onfarezUi2ljT8KD++V eLma5OU3ltkP0tXALGcqPcuhyeksEaWlSlcwc+8qZNRdo4mIN9aiI6fwRjwM7gyrjnja AELw== Received: by 10.50.161.169 with SMTP id xt9mr14689567igb.62.1352245842047; Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:50:42 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.227] (c-71-63-186-29.hsd1.mn.comcast.net. [71.63.186.29]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id dq9sm654604igc.5.2012.11.06.15.50.41 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:50:41 -0800 (PST) From: Carey Dissmore Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_DB23F643-0D40-43FF-B2FD-31E50C1ABDBE" Message-Id: <7D734AFA-7E5C-4BFB-B312-C0113D4C515F@imugonline.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.2 \(1499\)) Subject: Re: [AE] OT: Apple contemplating switching from Intel CPUs Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 17:50:39 -0600 References: To: "After Effects Mail List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1499) X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQmlp0ib0AhBplr6V+08CsT89TIcTECXeuRSOFr/6nM80+Fgjq0K7vNpTLGNidqIyoJnGHaX --Apple-Mail=_DB23F643-0D40-43FF-B2FD-31E50C1ABDBE Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 On Nov 6, 2012, at 5:41 PM, Mike Abbott = wrote: > Subject: Re: [AE] OT: Apple contemplating switching from Intel CPUs > I agree with this=85 I'm of the mind that we eventually will move to = more of a dummy terminal model with all processing done remotely=85 = focus your local hardware on display and network I/O speed. media = storage and processing is done at a remote facility >=20 > =20 > =20 > And when that processing power is inevitably consolidated... that's = one scary big brother as far as I'm concerned.... > =20 > Mike A. However, to believe that all processing for pro video can be done in the = cloud (I'm talking about over the internet---not over a fast local = network) for is to GREATLY underestimate the issues of sheer volume of = footage to upload, and latency, etc.=20 The part that *could* work today is streaming a reasonably good-looking = video preview stream of your comp window, edit window, etc.=20 For artists who synthetically generate all of their material from = "lightweight" files like Illustrator vectors, 3D models, etc. this might = not be so bad...but in the world of high quality video? Oy, the source = material is, well, really big. carey --Apple-Mail=_DB23F643-0D40-43FF-B2FD-31E50C1ABDBE Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 mda@vantagegraphics.co.uk>= ; wrote:

Subject: Re: [AE] OT:=20 Apple contemplating switching from Intel CPUs

I agree with this=85 I'm of the mind that we eventually will move = to more of=20 a dummy terminal model with all processing done remotely=85 focus = your local=20 hardware on display and network I/O speed. media storage and = processing=20 is done at a remote facility

And when that = processing power=20 is inevitably consolidated... that's one scary big brother as far as I'm=20= concerned....

Mike=20 A.

However, to believe that all processing for pro = video can be done in the cloud (I'm talking about over the = internet---not over a fast local network) for is to GREATLY = underestimate the issues of sheer volume of footage to upload, and = latency, etc.

The part that *could* work today = is streaming a reasonably good-looking video preview stream of your comp = window, edit window, etc.

For artists who = synthetically generate all of their material from "lightweight" files = like Illustrator vectors, 3D models, etc. this might not be so bad...but = in the world of high quality video? Oy, the source material is, well, = really = big.

carey

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