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Subject: Re: [AE] New MacBook Pro
From: Steve Oakley <steveo@practicali.com>
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Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 14:20:50 -0600
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On Feb 5, 2013, at 12:11 PM, Stephen van Vuuren <stephen@sv2studios.com> =
wrote:

>> that "other than a few codecs" is a HUGE problem for me. not being =
able to
> write prores is a real show stopper.
>=20
> There are several FFMPEG and other solutions out there - including =
this:
> http://www.cinemartin.com/cinec/ just released.

I've been aware of the FFMPEG thing, but its just not a terribly =
practical tool for everyday use. Looked at cinemartin... whats the deal =
with it ? how much ? no mention on their site. I saw another ProRes =
encoder but it was rather pricey. Cineform is too expensive per seat to =
consider ( free ver doesn't do alpha channel last time I looked ) and =
just not used widely enough with the people I have to deal with.... and =
if they spec ProRes HQ thats what they want.=20

while workable for final delivery, not sure about everyday work as =
intermediates in the process where you are doing updates on something =
all day long.


>=20
>> then there are the win7 networking problems
>=20
> You must have a setup issue. I have Linux, Mac (Hackintosh) and =
Windows 7
> all happy together and networked - critical part of my workflow. As =
long as
> you don't turn Homegroup on, life is good. Linux is an Unbuntu box. =
Like any
> cross-platform setup some easy configuration is needed - but nothing =
beyond
> some basic settings in the GUI.

its entirely possible that the 3COM switches I have are the problem. =
I've considered that but don't have an option for the moment to change =
them out to see if thats the problem.=20

I went thru OS resintalls, every config imaginable and win 7 just =
refuses to network discover correctly. the work around was to do a =
direct open of the share via smb/IP and make shortcuts on the desktop. =
that usually worked. its when something new shows up you have to track =
down the IP of the new thing. Also odd bits - discovery did work for one =
day, then never again. never figured out how that happened. win7 does =
see 2 enet printers and the router.  I never had these problems with XP.


>=20
>> too many workflow stoppers
>=20
> I'm not actually aware of single workflow stopper other than if you =
have
> apps or hardware that simply won't function on anything but Apple and =
the
> cost of replacing them is too high.


well the problems I've had resulted in huge amounts of wasted time with =
no resolution. I spent more time messing around than doing real work.

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