From: "Teddy Gage" Received: from mail-qk0-f182.google.com ([209.85.220.182] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 6395630 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 29 Jan 2018 03:25:23 +0100 Received: by mail-qk0-f182.google.com with SMTP id k201so3787721qke.9 for ; Sun, 28 Jan 2018 18:28:18 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=HdXNqCVoH+yedSWD8Cp5kdJml54nWZIBxHsUtjJNbiI=; b=uH4qUXoeM3bpewSahIeMms+ReAwFYlnvgAb9eAD1VVC0axzo5s5wrOuy3G7URQw+90 GiOyBIBtEhQvi0xFkgZszPbt/qNjZDfq0ty+ytTWO2f0Qdy2yxl4Etin4JwZKC+SOlAx 3ErJjoeKh/dYqiZOL+NvVuRQHtySh4krRjmZQt6Wc/WvH++yaQOUImg9wjQLPV85f9QQ 64YEkb5iiahbL6fPNJWdxoHdiS0hwMJOAiy6y9ps1nbU+M0gm5ReC1QT+CaOBhU4cwBP no8xJrjYSFD2MliI0+ZCuk7NjYkQZjCUm0vFf7Q7HkQOEkuiFTbE0rIu/jENSj4Kb6Tb bMRA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=HdXNqCVoH+yedSWD8Cp5kdJml54nWZIBxHsUtjJNbiI=; b=nkbCuMEJaBvU6ThUbuwccuQwJMjIiVJz/2OGS92xmDpvYEi1bitQsFiMtO6yb1Blxu enox3RRCyyAWPzC6M04smbc/eUKBSRYSW7ERZ0NPzeWIRSiolkE7HprY1J22+h1kcMso HvlSUChDx7Tx7oIpqQpNjWZMN8mSS3ctVDJ1/gNHix9+uZ6h9S58OiZQjcAUCeGQH8Ox WmNMvP5LDyMuRwF6IQHQkFzeo3C6A+PIjZlGe+IVTJwpRWBnVMkbTSu6w/BYvekEMuD/ Vb/sOjmvU6QV3bQDEdQq9b9SLgPsw3h50Al0HMHsdpoRda+5drWRm+jhY2Ar+Fbq0uQN /vsw== X-Gm-Message-State: AKwxytdI4mjRPHAWmqCA7+8JqekCshDysvXUVv3ZkkDsd84pH220CtN7 e4Xj7NqhYEFZ5te3iFwyLdahgI0qaHhujmUAwPovPA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AH8x225tz7k5ym7u9Lxo49Kqfdqx52iz0TIqqZ51XXl7HAfHeVp9X8wMyTtVO9ck3bxYzzgyFWWRlCPtMgwtPEb0jo0= X-Received: by 10.55.161.21 with SMTP id k21mr33804590qke.260.1517192896737; Sun, 28 Jan 2018 18:28:16 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.12.147.209 with HTTP; Sun, 28 Jan 2018 18:27:36 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2018 21:27:36 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Jump to PCland To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="94eb2c05fde6aa76ae0563e0ffab" --94eb2c05fde6aa76ae0563e0ffab Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Have heard many great things about the Gigabyte Aero series, the Aero 15X is the one I've been eyeing as a replacement for my aging 15'' MBP Also interested to hear about a class using Max + AE. C4D is a much more common choice for motion graphics since the AE integration is much tighter, among other things (a much stronger media core being another). What is the class about? Any idea why Max was the preferred software? Max is typically used for archviz and game design, much less common for mograph / vfx, although definitely capable. - TG On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 6:22 PM, Chris Zwar wrote= : > Ars Technica have always recommended the HP Spectre line, a new one came > out last November. Even if it=E2=80=99s not what you want, you could pro= bably > check the comments to the article for alternatives that readers suggest: > > https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/11/hp-spectre-13- > 2017-review-a-killer-laptop-now-touch-friendly/ > > > > On 29 Jan 2018, at 7:38 am, Marie T wrote: > > Hello, > > I saw a few threads before on jumping from Mac to PCs, but if I recall > correctly, it seemed like it was mostly for desktop. Can you offer advice > on a good PC laptop? > > I'm currently enrolled in an evening class utilizing 3DS Max and After > Effects, so I need portability with decent rendering power. > > My teacher suggested a Lenovo Yoga 720, but the reviews elude to a black > bar screen issue that hasn't been solved in years. > > Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you! > > > Cheers, > > Marie V. Thresher > *Animator, Published Illustrator, & Interactive Designer* > www.marievthresher.com > > > --=20 _____________________________ Teddy Gage President Shotgun Inc. 360 VR | MOGRAPH | VFX SHOTGUNPOST.COM BKLYN NY 11215 --94eb2c05fde6aa76ae0563e0ffab Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Have heard many great things about the Gigabyte Aero serie= s, the Aero 15X is the one I've been eyeing as a replacement for my agi= ng 15'' MBP

Also interested to hear about a clas= s using Max + AE. C4D is a much more common choice for motion graphics sinc= e the AE integration is much tighter, among other things (a much stronger m= edia core being another). What is the class about? Any idea why Max was the= preferred software? Max is typically used for archviz and game design, muc= h less common for mograph / vfx, although definitely capable.=C2=A0
- TG

On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 6:22 PM, Chris Zwar <AE-List@media-motion.= tv> wrote:
Ars Technica have always r= ecommended the HP Spectre line, a new one came out last November.=C2=A0 Eve= n if it=E2=80=99s not what you want, you could probably check the comments = to the article for alternatives that readers suggest:

https://arstechnica.= com/gadgets/2017/11/hp-spectre-13-2017-review-a-killer-laptop-now-touch-friendly/



On 29 Jan 2018, at 7:38 am, Marie T &l= t;AE-List@medi= a-motion.tv> wrote:

Hello,

I saw a few threads before on jumping from Mac to PCs, but if I recall cor= rectly, it seemed like it was mostly for desktop. Can you offer advice on a= good PC laptop?

I'm currently enrolled in an evening clas= s utilizing 3DS Max and After Effects, so I need portability with decent re= ndering power.

My teacher suggested a Lenovo= Yoga 720, but the reviews elude to a black bar screen issue that hasn'= t been solved in years.=C2=A0

Any advice would be = appreciated. Thank you!


Cheers,
=

Marie V. Thresher
A= nimator, Published Illustrator, & Interactive Designer




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Shotg= un Inc.
360 VR | MOGRAPH | VFX
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