Tim Hodgson
December 14th, 2006, 08:50 AM
OK ... I've checked back through the posts and can't seem to find a concrete answer to this.
I have been using Liquid Edition on a PC for SD work up to this point. And, although Edition can work with HDV files it has no 24P support and definitely no 24F support. There is, of course, work arounds ... but as I am going to have to move up in PC hardware to work in HD I have been wondering what kind of financial outlay would be necesary to move to FCP and a Mac.
So , I kind of have two questions I guess.
One - Can someone please tell me what model(s) I should be looking at and in what configuration. I don't want a laptop, I want a serious desktop and I can't have something that drags it's heels while it's working. I understand that Macs now have dual processors, etc. so I'm assuming that it's possible to get a fast machine.
Two - If anyone out there has experience with FCP and Avid , could you give us your opinions on both and perhaps some of the advantages and disadvantages of each.
And please ... I'm not trying to re-kindle the age-old battle between PC and Mac. Don't preach about the virtues and evils of the two platforms. We are looking for constructive comments here so we, (and possibly others on this forum), can make an informed intelligent decisions.
Thank you,
Tim Hodgson
I have been using Liquid Edition on a PC for SD work up to this point. And, although Edition can work with HDV files it has no 24P support and definitely no 24F support. There is, of course, work arounds ... but as I am going to have to move up in PC hardware to work in HD I have been wondering what kind of financial outlay would be necesary to move to FCP and a Mac.
So , I kind of have two questions I guess.
One - Can someone please tell me what model(s) I should be looking at and in what configuration. I don't want a laptop, I want a serious desktop and I can't have something that drags it's heels while it's working. I understand that Macs now have dual processors, etc. so I'm assuming that it's possible to get a fast machine.
Two - If anyone out there has experience with FCP and Avid , could you give us your opinions on both and perhaps some of the advantages and disadvantages of each.
And please ... I'm not trying to re-kindle the age-old battle between PC and Mac. Don't preach about the virtues and evils of the two platforms. We are looking for constructive comments here so we, (and possibly others on this forum), can make an informed intelligent decisions.
Thank you,
Tim Hodgson