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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. > > 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. 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. > >> then there are the win7 networking problems > > 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. 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. > >> too many workflow stoppers > > 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. S |
