Return-Path: Received: from qmta03.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.32] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5325083 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 21:48:26 +0100 Received: from omta05.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.43]) by qmta03.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 3vTd1n0040vyq2s53wrKUw; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 20:51:19 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.71] ([187.151.207.82]) by omta05.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 3wow1n00U1nC6oT3Rwp3XL; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 20:49:15 +0000 Subject: Re: [AE] (OT) New Mac Pro - Who's getting it? References: From: "dennis@reelsolutions.com" Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-E3653B6A-CC08-4AC1-A0DB-6AC64328DD61 X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (11B554a) In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <998865FC-E642-48D2-8ABB-228CAC5736BD@reelsolutions.com> Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 14:48:54 -0600 To: After Effects Mail List Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=comcast.net; s=q20121106; t=1387572680; bh=dVBk5o8Ph6ZoY18fH8fVS4XQEHwaJXPfFNRCRnPdWSI=; h=Received:Received:Subject:From:Content-Type:Message-Id:Date:To: Mime-Version; b=qtcr0W1t+m+6PlPcf3KK5g4sZ9fRW4mEkLI/vHW6OLGd2H/7egIXNIaD2c1/LyElF OymptYfWrXsAElSp5bA1T2ajbamN/A3GvtYNR6feC0znwnBAGAXtaGbUWBeKFg6D97 iIxzOPpyUyh0pA0dgqK0cGu2dPRZYTI+g7I5ts0IbmpADdSXxdqou0uzHp0YnU2rrJ XpD98uIYcjpAJcPPxDMJMqSq5ixd5fo4v0WSaTucfwvEwyMrsTz3U9F2X7CBP8LrXs Kv/4DdWQG8Y9AXxuPavIDhpb/mKVr2sEbc+GaY3yVwbmsglhb/v4TZNS8suUcHFp8I HZhFJx9R2Y1ag== --Apple-Mail-E3653B6A-CC08-4AC1-A0DB-6AC64328DD61 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I like this idea: one downside though is when using C4D, Vray, Modo, or apps= that can offload processes to other local machines, I think the latency wou= ld make it inefficient over the cloud for most purposes. Dennis Wilkins > On Dec 20, 2013, at 2:40 PM, Tim Sassoon wrote: >=20 > Yup. >=20 > I doubt we'll ever have in-house rendering machines again. I haven't tried= Hackentoshing OS X onto another hypervisor layer, though :-) >=20 >=20 > Tim Sassoon > Sassoon Film Design > 614 Hampton Drive > Venice, CA 90291 > W 310.664.9115 > M 310.266.8630 >=20 >=20 >> On Dec 20, 2013, at 12:33 PM, Brian Higgins wro= te: >>=20 >> I think Tim is talking about cloud rendering, either home-rolled or via s= ervices like Zync: >> https://www.zyncrender.com/ >>=20 >> -bH >>=20 >>=20 >>> On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Tony Romain wrote: >>> EC2? Amazon EC2? >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> -- >>> tony romain | principal/creative director >>>=20 >>> trance >>> motion graphic animation and design >>> 323 651 1114 >>> www.trancedesigns.com >>>=20 >>> From: Tim Sassoon >>> Reply-To: AE list >>> Date: Friday, December 20, 2013 12:28 PM >>>=20 >>> To: AE list >>> Subject: Re: [AE] (OT) New Mac Pro - Who's getting it? >>>=20 >>> The Mac Pro base price is higher than it was, but keep in mind that the i= Mac has been pushed considerably higher spec than it used to be, so the Mac P= ro had to up-spec as well to avoid too much overlap. My main gripe with it s= o far is 1GB Ethernet only. I might buy one, but at this stage, the biggest t= hreat to Apple/OS X is probably EC2. >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> Tim Sassoon >>> SFD >>> Venice, CA >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> --=20 >> brian higgins | creative director >> Flavor >> 312.706.5500 >> brian.higgins@flavor.tv >> flavor.tv >=20 --Apple-Mail-E3653B6A-CC08-4AC1-A0DB-6AC64328DD61 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
I like this idea: one downside though is when using C4D, Vray, Modo, or apps that can offload processes to other local machines, I think the latency would make it inefficient over the cloud for most purposes.

Dennis Wilkins

On Dec 20, 2013, at 2:40 PM, Tim Sassoon <tsassoon@aol.com> wrote:

Yup.

I doubt we'll ever have in-house rendering machines again. I haven't tried Hackentoshing OS X onto another hypervisor layer, though :-)


Tim Sassoon
Sassoon Film Design
614 Hampton Drive
Venice, CA 90291
W 310.664.9115
M 310.266.8630

On Dec 20, 2013, at 12:33 PM, Brian Higgins <brian.higgins@flavor.tv> wrote:

I think Tim is talking about cloud rendering, either home-rolled or via services like Zync:

-bH


On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Tony Romain <tonyr-aelist@trancedesigns.com> wrote:
EC2?  Amazon EC2?


--
tony romain | principal/creative director

trance
motion graphic animation and design

From: Tim Sassoon <tsassoon@aol.com>
Reply-To: AE list <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Date: Friday, December 20, 2013 12:28 PM

To: AE list <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Subject: Re: [AE] (OT) New Mac Pro - Who's getting it?

The Mac Pro base price is higher than it was, but keep in mind that the iMac has been pushed considerably higher spec than it used to be, so the Mac Pro had to up-spec as well to avoid too much overlap. My main gripe with it so far is 1GB Ethernet only. I might buy one, but at this stage, the biggest threat to Apple/OS X is probably EC2.


Tim Sassoon
SFD
Venice, CA





--
brian higgins | creative director
Flavor
312.706.5500
brian.higgins@flavor.tv
flavor.tv

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