Posted by Mr. Tapeguy on 05/18/06 15:57

waif69 wrote:
> Mr Tapeguy and nappy both have some good points. I worked in IT for 23
> years and have built custom PC's for NLE, didn't know much then about
> NLE except how to make the computer work and assemble it. I now, would
> be what some would consider to be a macfanboy. I have demonstrated to
> myself, when I got into NLE, that mac does simply work out of the box.
> That does not mean it is perfect, but mac is closer than I have seen
> from most PCs with very few expensive exceptions.

That's what the data suggests but obviously, there are instances such
as Doc's where things didn't run the way they should. That is to be
expected.


> Nappy had a two points that I agree with and feel they should be
> pointed out. 1. FCP/FCS or FCE do render slow, compared to Avid. 2.
> Now is not the time to buy mac and FCP/FCS/FCE unless you get a G5.
> FCP/FCSand FCE are coded for the PowerPC processors, and not optimized
> for Intel, YET. Next year, would be fine (my prediction) to buy an
> MacIntel with FinalCut.

Render time has not been a strenght of FCP. I know they are working on
this. Faster processors and time will tell if they can catch up.

The newest versions of FCS (5.1 and above) are universal binary and
coded for Intel. There has been at least one update. People are using
it on Intel iMacs and MacBooks. I think they are ready to go which is
not to say that 5.1.1 wasn't needed to resolve some issues. That's
life in the computer world, especially non-linear.

Craig

http://www.pro-tape.com

Apple Final Cut Studio - Avid XPress Pro - Avid Liquid - Digidesign Pro
Tools - Sony Vegas
> My two cents.

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