From: "Nathan Shipley" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
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Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 08:44:26 -0800
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Subject: Re: [AE] We can order a new MacPro tomorrow.
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Dennis said:  "As far as the new Mac Pro goes, I=E2=80=99m withholding judg=
ment
until I see how Redshift, Octane and Unity work in their Metal incarnations
on the new machines."

This is totally where our motion department is right now.  We're running
propped up cheesegraters with 1080 cards in them, would probably all prefer
to use OSX if we could, but it's going to come down to support for the
software we need to use.  Which, in addition to AE, is C4D, Octane,
Redshift, Houdini, and a little bit of Nuke and Maya/Arnold.

>From the day of the announcement, I was worried about them not having
Nvidia cards and how that is going to play out with a bunch of software
companies that have larger user bases on Windows/Nvidia to support.

We actually have the budget to spend a bunch of money on computers but its
just feeling so hard to justify the Mac Pro for reasons in addition to
price.  Very curious to see what the price differential for comparable
hardware ends up being.  It's not even a question which way I'd go if it
was my own money.

This has been a good discussion to read.  Thank y'all,
 - Nathan

On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 8:35 AM Mike Abbott <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote=
:

>
> On 10/12/2019 15:55, Stephen van Vuuren wrote:
>
> Windows OS will never be Mac OS and vice versa. But you can get 99% of
> either on either.  I move back and forth between both every day...
>
>
> The other life saving application on Windows: Directory Opus:
> https://www.gpsoft.com.au/
>
> Think of it as Windows Explorer with a PhD.
>
>
> Mike
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Dennis said:=C2=A0 &quot;As far as the new Mac Pro goes, I=
=E2=80=99m withholding judgment until I see how Redshift, Octane and Unity =
work in their Metal incarnations on the new machines.&quot;<div><br></div><=
div>This is totally where our motion department is right now.=C2=A0 We&#39;=
re running propped up cheesegraters with 1080 cards in them, would probably=
 all prefer to use OSX if we could, but it&#39;s going to come down to supp=
ort for the software we need to use.=C2=A0 Which, in addition to AE, is C4D=
, Octane, Redshift, Houdini, and a little bit of Nuke and Maya/Arnold.</div=
><div><br></div><div>From the day of the announcement, I was worried about =
them not having Nvidia cards and how that is going to play out with a bunch=
 of software companies=C2=A0that have larger user bases on Windows/Nvidia t=
o support.</div><div><br></div><div>We actually have the budget to spend a =
bunch of money on computers but its just feeling so hard to justify the Mac=
 Pro for reasons in addition to price.=C2=A0 Very curious to see what the p=
rice differential for comparable hardware ends up being.=C2=A0 It&#39;s not=
 even a question which way I&#39;d go if it was my own money.</div><div><br=
></div><div>This has been a good discussion to read.=C2=A0 Thank y&#39;all,=
</div><div>=C2=A0- Nathan</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div di=
r=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 8:35 AM Mike Abbott =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv">AE-List@media-motion.tv</a>&=
gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0=
px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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  <div bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF">
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <div>On 10/12/2019 15:55, Stephen van Vuuren
      wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type=3D"cite">
     =20
     =20
     =20
      <div>Windows OS will never be Mac OS and vice
        versa. But you can get 99% of either on either.=C2=A0 I move back a=
nd
        forth between both every day...</div>
    </blockquote>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <p>The other life saving application on Windows: Directory Opus: <a hre=
f=3D"https://www.gpsoft.com.au/" target=3D"_blank">https://www.gpsoft.com.a=
u/<br>
      </a></p>
    <p>Think of it as Windows Explorer with a PhD.</p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <p>Mike<br>
    </p>
  </div>

</blockquote></div>

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