Return-Path: Received: from va3outboundpool.messaging.microsoft.com ([216.32.180.11] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5119844 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 25 Jun 2013 10:50:18 +0200 Received: from mail150-va3-R.bigfish.com (10.7.14.226) by VA3EHSOBE011.bigfish.com (10.7.40.61) with Microsoft SMTP Server id 14.1.225.23; Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:00:36 +0000 Received: from mail150-va3 (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail150-va3-R.bigfish.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 926D14E01E1 for ; Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:00:36 +0000 (UTC) X-Forefront-Antispam-Report: CIP:157.56.248.133;KIP:(null);UIP:(null);IPV:NLI;H:AMXPRD0310HT002.eurprd03.prod.outlook.com;RD:none;EFVD:NLI X-SpamScore: -1 X-BigFish: PS-1(zz98dIc85ehzz1f42h1ee6h1de0h1fdah1202h1e76h1d1ah1d2ah1fc6hzz8275ch18c673h8275bhz2fh2a8h668h839hbe3hd25he5bhf0ah1288h12a5h12bdh137ah1441h1504h1537h153bh162dh1631h1758h18e1h1946h19b5h1ad9h1b0ah1bceh1d0ch1d2eh1d3fh1dfeh1dffh1e1dh1155h) Received-SPF: pass (mail150-va3: domain of Jigsaw24.com designates 157.56.248.133 as permitted sender) client-ip=157.56.248.133; envelope-from=Ben.Kitching@Jigsaw24.com; helo=AMXPRD0310HT002.eurprd03.prod.outlook.com ;.outlook.com ; Received: from mail150-va3 (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mail150-va3 (MessageSwitch) id 1372150774948765_31715; Tue, 25 Jun 2013 08:59:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from VA3EHSMHS032.bigfish.com (unknown [10.7.14.245]) by mail150-va3.bigfish.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E210C10006B for ; Tue, 25 Jun 2013 08:59:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from AMXPRD0310HT002.eurprd03.prod.outlook.com (157.56.248.133) by VA3EHSMHS032.bigfish.com (10.7.99.42) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.1.225.23; Tue, 25 Jun 2013 08:59:31 +0000 Received: from AMXPRD0310MB354.eurprd03.prod.outlook.com ([169.254.2.253]) by AMXPRD0310HT002.eurprd03.prod.outlook.com ([10.255.55.37]) with mapi id 14.16.0324.000; Tue, 25 Jun 2013 08:59:29 +0000 From: Ben Kitching To: After Effects Mail List Subject: Re: [AE] AE and iMac Thread-Topic: [AE] AE and iMac Thread-Index: AQHOcU6QPf2KrB5wqkKnODbhbZNk+plGIfyA Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 08:59:29 +0000 Message-ID: References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-GB, en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [10.255.55.4] Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_DB056E4C1A8A483EA3A7984AAB899DF3jigsaw24com_" MIME-Version: 1.0 Return-Path: Ben.Kitching@Jigsaw24.com X-OriginatorOrg: jigsaw24.com --_000_DB056E4C1A8A483EA3A7984AAB899DF3jigsaw24com_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Lachlan, The new quad core iMacs benchmark almost as highly as the 8 core mac pro in= CPU based benchmarks so should be fairly good for AE rendering, they also = have GeForce 680MX cards which are better than anything you can get in a Ma= c Pro bar the quadro K5000 and Titan for ray tracing. We have many customers using them for AE work and although they are not qui= te as fast as the highest end Mac Pros they are still fast fluid machines f= or AE work and a good stop gap. If you do use one for a stop gap you could use it as a 2nd display for the = Mac Pro if you get one, when using an iMac in this way you can even make us= e of the computer inside it to offload rendering from you Mac Pro. Ben On 25 Jun 2013, at 03:49, Lachlan Westfall > wrote: I=92d love to try to hold out and wait for the new Mac Pro, but I think I n= eed to get a machine that can run the latest OS and latest software. I=92ve been stuck since many of the tools I use will die if If I upgrade. How many of you are running AE on a =93loaded=94 iMac? Does it work well? I know I=92ve walked into production companies for meetings and ALL I see a= re iMac=92s editing video. This may be an practical stop-gap solution. Let me know if you use an iMac = for AE and it works well. Thanks. -Lachlan Westfall Quiet Earth Design --_000_DB056E4C1A8A483EA3A7984AAB899DF3jigsaw24com_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-ID: <3539283C634E4940A89DFB26A4D465D9@eurprd03.prod.outlook.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Lachlan,

The new quad core iMacs benchmark almost as highly as the 8 core mac p= ro in CPU based benchmarks so should be fairly good for AE rendering, they = also have GeForce 680MX cards which are better than anything you can get in= a Mac Pro bar the quadro K5000 and Titan for ray tracing.

We have many customers using them for AE work and although they are no= t quite as fast as the highest end Mac Pros they are still fast fluid machi= nes for AE work and a good stop gap.

If you do use one for a stop gap you could use it as a 2nd display for= the Mac Pro if you get one, when using an iMac in this way you can even ma= ke use of the computer inside it to offload rendering from you Mac Pro.

Ben


On 25 Jun 2013, at 03:49, Lachlan Westfall <lachlan@quietearth.net> wrote:

AE and iMac
I=92d love to try to hold out and wait for the new Mac P= ro, but I think I need to get a machine that can run the latest OS and late= st software.

I=92ve been stuck since many of the tools I use will die if If I upgrade.
How many of you are running AE on a =93loaded=94 iMac? Does it work well?
I know I=92ve walked into production companies for meetings and ALL I see a= re iMac=92s editing video.

This may be an practical stop-gap solution. Let me know if you use an iMac = for AE and it works well.

Thanks.

-Lachlan Westfall
Quiet Earth Design

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