From: "Teddy Gage" Received: from mail-qc0-f175.google.com ([209.85.216.175] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5516099 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 01 Jul 2014 18:29:03 +0200 Received: by mail-qc0-f175.google.com with SMTP id i8so8537976qcq.20 for ; Tue, 01 Jul 2014 09:29:02 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=XuRVUdf4VWj0EsM3oAOYwKeA/dUvkHnxHU3FP/MLMEw=; b=D04Z7PE5DPEMdv2cEJSmIbBlWQLwconNssn7htaFJOLOvcvEaccs4YFhp5zrT4zP00 18wM5uCttnm/Ha6VyJikDB9C1Qd9wAM12tMzP7SEyi1bEbmoIp+P76T8O8I9gxa+G3ld gR3Cnp/zy1bEL4GlRd1nU3bLZawtY2hiGU3tkKJkjOknTWhdZAEz+rhuTxYI1mYVA92f QktCj0OZBJw6pak4UJwqT5IW1qGNNq+0VZCYF+/hzh+h7owthbAVK9TvcAELBQA+3qOD BWTYmsMI1Q/HYwnpZDgYogtU/7nHN00Kc5jhA3IRrOtziAMlJJw5AX+pJsSlJwW+lFXS 7gCw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.224.29.144 with SMTP id q16mr76405029qac.18.1404232141915; Tue, 01 Jul 2014 09:29:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.96.108.41 with HTTP; Tue, 1 Jul 2014 09:29:01 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2014 12:29:01 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] AE on a laptop vs iMac To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7bf0cfe60052e904fd244679 --047d7bf0cfe60052e904fd244679 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Just be aware that there is no discreet graphics card (ie nvidia) options for the 13" mbp, which means intel integrated graphics only, I believe. This can be pretty limiting in ae and for 3d work, although it works ok with editing up to 1080p in premiere and fcp. On Tuesday, July 1, 2014, Chris Zwar wrote: > Thanks for the replies, very useful. I have decided that my next computer > will be a portable - most probably a 13" Macbook Pro - and it's very > reassuring to read all the messages from people who work on their laptops. > > I managed to resurrect my iMac for the 2nd time by baking the video card > in the oven, which sounds bizarre but works. So my immediate sense of > panic when I found myself without a computer has resided and I've been able > to research all the options more thoroughly. I didn't want to make a rash > decision but I'll be ready next time my iMac decides to flatline. > > > -Chris > > On 01/07/2014, at 9:54 AM, Jayse Hansen > wrote: > > "And of course you'll want to attach a full-sized keyboard, too, > especially for AE work." > > Nah, just learn to go minimal and work with the laptop shortcuts - which > also allows you to use that super nice minimal apple keyboard with no > num-pad. So clean. > > Also maximize that trackpad by turning tap select on and three finger drag > etc. I edit entire vids with the Air using just the trackpad and built in > keyboard on airplanes or in a hammock sipping a mai tai. 'Tis lovely. > > Takes a week or two to get used to, but once you go minimal, you'll never > go back. :-) > > -------------------------------- > Jayse Hansen > www.jayse.tv > jayse@jayse.tv > 702-321-3449 > > > > On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 2:37 PM, Philip Luckey > wrote: > >> And of course you'll want to attach a full-sized keyboard, too, >> especially for AE work. Otherwise you'll sorely miss Page Up/Down, number >> pad 0 & "." among other niceties. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On Jun 28, 2014, at 2:22 AM, "Chris Zwar" > > wrote: >> > >> > Just picking the collective brains of the list... >> > >> > I have never had a laptop or any sort of portable computer, my home >> machine has been an iMac for the past 10years. My current imac has just >> died and I'm now thinking about replacing it with a MacBook Pro and a big >> monitor. >> > >> > In the past I have worked from home considerably but currently I do >> very little work from home, and so having a powerful desktop machine seems >> a bit old fashioned. The portability of a MacBook versus an iMac is very >> appealing. Storage is not an issue because I already use an external >> storage system anyway. >> > >> > Any thoughts on the pros/cons of working with AE on a laptop- >> specifically a retina MacBook Pro - versus an iMac? >> > >> > - Chris >> > >> > Sent from my iPhone >> > +---End of message---+ >> > To unsubscribe send any message to > > >> >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to > > >> > > > -- _____________________________ VFX & Motion Graphic Artist teddygage dot com --047d7bf0cfe60052e904fd244679 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just be aware that there is no discreet graphics card (ie nvidia)=C2=A0opti= ons for the 13" mbp, which means intel integrated graphics only, I bel= ieve.=C2=A0This can be pretty limiting in ae and for 3d work,=C2=A0although= it works ok with=C2=A0editing up to 1080p=C2=A0in=C2=A0premiere and fcp.= =C2=A0

On Tuesday, July 1, 2014, Chris Zwar <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
Thanks for the replies, very useful. = =C2=A0I have decided that my next computer will be a portable - most probab= ly a 13" Macbook Pro - and it's very reassuring to read all the me= ssages from people who work on their laptops.

I managed to resurrect my iMac for the 2nd time by baking th= e video card in the oven, which sounds bizarre but works. =C2=A0So my immed= iate sense of panic when I found myself without a computer has resided and = I've been able to research all the options more thoroughly. =C2=A0I did= n't want to make a rash decision but I'll be ready next time my iMa= c decides to flatline.


-Chris

On 01/07/2014, = at 9:54 AM, Jayse Hansen <AE-List@media-motio= n.tv> wrote:

"And of course you'= ll want to attach a full-sized keyboard, too, especially for AE work."=

Nah, just learn to go minimal and work with the laptop = shortcuts - which also allows you to use that super nice minimal apple keyb= oard with no num-pad. So clean.=C2=A0

Also maximize that trackpad by turning tap select on an= d three finger drag etc. I edit entire vids with the Air using just the tra= ckpad and built in keyboard on airplanes or in a hammock sipping a mai tai.= 'Tis lovely.

Takes a week or two to get used to, but once you go minimal,= you'll never go back. :-)

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Jayse Hansen
702-321-3449



On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 2:37 PM, Philip = Luckey <AE-List@media-motio= n.tv> wrote:
And of course you'll want to attach a full-sized keyboard, too, especia= lly for AE work. Otherwise you'll sorely miss Page Up/Down, number pad = 0 & "." among other niceties.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 28, 2014, at 2:22 AM, "Chris Zwar" <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
>
> Just picking the collective brains of the list...
>
> I have never had a laptop or any sort of portable computer, my home ma= chine has been an iMac for the past 10years. My current imac has just died = and I'm now thinking about replacing it with a MacBook Pro and a big mo= nitor.
>
> In the past I have worked from home considerably but currently I do ve= ry little work from home, and so having a powerful desktop machine seems a = bit old fashioned. =C2=A0The portability of a MacBook versus an iMac is ver= y appealing. Storage is not an issue because I already use an external stor= age system anyway.
>
> Any thoughts on the pros/cons of working with AE on a laptop- specific= ally a retina MacBook Pro - versus an iMac?
>
> - Chris
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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