From: "Steve Oakley" Received: from mout.perfora.net ([74.208.4.194] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 7248939 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 22 Feb 2019 20:45:28 +0100 Received: from [10.1.1.99] ([71.87.57.30]) by mrelay.perfora.net (mreueus002 [74.208.5.2]) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0M2NAw-1hG2jU2AZo-00s6Lf for ; Fri, 22 Feb 2019 20:56:08 +0100 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_9C6049AD-FE16-4C22-AFF1-98D0797B5B04" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 12.4 \(3445.104.2\)) Subject: Re: [AE] Dynamic Link Best Practice Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 13:56:06 -0600 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-Reply-To: Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.104.2) X-Provags-ID: V03:K1:Gc6LftplO2gmHefdgI1UQ0enTC9BJfGIH6ngXMYboPXf9i0yRDo wXBVJKEXOmv4GLoaCQ4bEz3jqtaeun3iBv/XSXLj28qxRSbtGzVSusfTM3agH8HvCe00e3Y UlHn1PmEWT7Gt5yYdOiP8RZUXFSJ5lscQfbEVHavamFHnwHoO5qy85Tf3CIfkqdd+GteuhO sROSg2ax0NRoee8gA81dg== X-Spam-Flag: NO X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1;V03:K0:41JV3BRgLmk=:gZR3043EI6yzodrfaesc3u yt+ePh8bSmU2K82OkwvT9tEtwjHTEVDmElATgWmLOVvHe8loewpNvOWv/HCQrdIJ3k9i4sYcE hDeQ/xedYNnitKM/F09DnzPfnIW5yB+4lueVLGBfn0bjRVZQ6ODayjLtJcNfsEZbk0473gu1n G/5av3Oy0h+EZck3ah1iO+MyMQUR9gGqqYglCB0a+FnOskmvUaxreScrN50q1dO83/Oi9cQ1r Mo+ZW3r9pPvqXDFVY1NeAKBsHW+JhAmcYTAbQzlDj93JI0c0zVvAro4QFe3h51IY0QKyIN+ti H2eGKuVy79LHdlV3W2bbjb7TKbnjQtj/g0YgmQOPkm17ef+dZQTcS810nsKc6ozpz2LQ+dtMl aqmVxJMOMopkWlhwV0Y2bwzrFakiM+HrCjJTMOum8y9kzYcCM6Gu80SOgEYsWXitpy5JtLRL/ yATMgD/VlCQ2uuQyuXU+qU9ScR3J0smPFAgVECS0sAVHb4dUMy8nFulQNFfTsISceIIwDXRcI QDra6T7Qo3+PD7zpY3u4WFru5X2dYuHBiZ8UPPjyDio8O39VrTxmbsmIPwQtO4CdHFXKnNG18 WBWqvj+O0IhywJ+ThrBF/szOsy0IilHsLRR3H3OfbIG6IO9iNrX/2G4z/CVBpin3SuRHtG1Pj tPf4AeRnvPH8h0gdLt7sjRuIc6hh/kBKE8L8MaChIXSGKWlSPsiQE7XNBou6aWumtKUE7OQaI jg6LRtLTPDYuE/Ks7QOz4KV95nTFkU9mWXcINH7qL49WmP+ehulJKM/Wl4ftwys+RsHYXOyxT ZJgQr8T --Apple-Mail=_9C6049AD-FE16-4C22-AFF1-98D0797B5B04 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 h= ttps://www.newsshooter.com/2019/01/12/owc-mercury-helios-fx-650-egpu-ces-2= 019/dxibczz/ = > On Feb 22, 2019, at 1:24 PM, Teddy Gage = wrote: >=20 > - Apple has officially killed all nVidia CUDA support from Mojave = onwards. They are essentially sworn enemies. Each company blames the = other for lack of support. But Apple controls drivers and will not ever = support CUDA / nVidia devices (even eGPUs) going forward. AMD only from = now on. (or proprietary cards to come) >=20 > - Apple is dropping all "legacy" codec support. This includes DNxHD, = DNxHR, Cineform, and many other extremely current and relevant codecs.=20= >=20 > Some references:=20 >=20 > = https://www.cinema5d.com/apple-dropping-cineform-dnxhd-and-more-in-future-= versions-of-mac-os/ = >=20 > = https://venturebeat.com/2018/06/06/apple-defends-end-of-opengl-as-mac-game= -developers-threaten-to-leave/ = >=20 > = https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/3/17191986/apple-intel-cpu-processor-desig= n-competition = >=20 thats a bit of over statement. its not that apple per se is dropping = them, its that the are QT 32bit codecs and QT 32 is going away. many = apps like adobe CC and resolve already have had built in support for = quite some time making this a non-issue. all of that said, its a lot of BS that we as users, in this time and = place should not have to deal with. I still haven=E2=80=99t built my = production linux box yet=E2=80=A6 but getting close I think depending on = if I can keep my tower running for another year, or in what will never = likely happen : apple releases their wildly over due new mac pro and its = $2500 nicely configured. an entry price of $5K will pretty much doom it = on day one and I hope they are smart enough to realize that. well for = that matter even a decently configured machine simply won=E2=80=99t sell = at $5K. I think they are getting that with declining iPhone sales = especially in markets like China and India where there is much more = price point pressure=E2=80=A6 they are bringing back the iPhone SE for = $249 actually but thats for another day. S= --Apple-Mail=_9C6049AD-FE16-4C22-AFF1-98D0797B5B04 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 https://www.newsshooter.com/2019/01/12/owc-mercury-helios-fx-65= 0-egpu-ces-2019/dxibczz/



On Feb 22, 2019, at 1:24 PM, Teddy Gage = <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

- Apple has officially killed all = nVidia CUDA support from Mojave onwards. They are essentially sworn = enemies. Each company blames the other for lack of support. But Apple = controls drivers and will not ever support CUDA / nVidia devices (even = eGPUs) going forward. AMD only from now on. (or proprietary cards to = come)

- Apple = is dropping all "legacy" codec support. This includes DNxHD, DNxHR, = Cineform, and many other extremely current and relevant = codecs. 

Some references: 

https://www.cinema5d.com/apple-dropping-cineform-dnxhd-and-more= -in-future-versions-of-mac-os/
https://venturebeat.com/2018/06/06/apple-defends-end-of-opengl-= as-mac-game-developers-threaten-to-leave/

https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/3/17191986/apple-intel-cpu-proc= essor-design-competition


thats a bit of over statement. its not that apple per se is = dropping them, its that the are QT 32bit codecs and QT 32 is going away. =  many apps like adobe CC and resolve already have had built in = support for quite some time making this a non-issue.

all of that said, its a = lot of BS that we as users, in this time and place should not have to = deal with. I still haven=E2=80=99t built my production linux box yet=E2=80= =A6 but getting close I think depending on if I can keep my tower = running for another year, or in what will never likely happen : apple = releases their wildly over due new mac pro and its $2500 nicely = configured. an entry price of $5K will pretty much doom it on day one = and I hope they are smart enough to realize that. well for that matter = even a decently configured machine simply won=E2=80=99t sell at $5K. I = think they are getting that with declining iPhone sales especially in = markets like China and India where there is much more price point = pressure=E2=80=A6 they are bringing back the iPhone SE for $249 actually = but thats for another day.

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