Chris Hocking
July 20th, 2006, 05:57 AM
I'm concidering purchasing a MacBook Pro. I was originally going to wait for the Intel Towers, but I may need a solution a lot sooner than previously thought. As others have suggested elsewhere, if I buy a MacBook Pro now, at least I'll have a mobile solution, and can always purchase a Intel Tower in the future for in the office (oh, that's after I rob a bank - hell, if you can make a movie, surely you can rob a bank!).
It'll need to run Final Cut Studio, Shake and Logic at reasonable speeds. I'll be working in HDV and maybe DVCPro50 - so, nothing too fancy.
Has anyone had any experience working with big Motion projects on the 17"? From all reports, Final Cut Pro runs great on the 17", so I'm not too worried about that. People use Shake on their G4's, so again, I'm not too worried in that regard.
( I know there have been a lot of problems with the 17", but there have also been a lot of good reports. So, I guess I can ignore that issue for the time being. )
I'm currently editing on a eMac, so basically any of the new Apple machines will be a major step up, but is the MacBook Pro really worth purchasing for movie-making? Should I just make do with my current setup and put all my resources towards a new Intel Tower, when they are eventually released?
I'm sorry to ask these kinds of questions, as I know people post these kinds of things all the time. But trouble is, technology and pricing changes way to often (darn you Apple!), and half the battle these days is...well, we're all in the same boat. You know the deal! Thanks for your help...
It'll need to run Final Cut Studio, Shake and Logic at reasonable speeds. I'll be working in HDV and maybe DVCPro50 - so, nothing too fancy.
Has anyone had any experience working with big Motion projects on the 17"? From all reports, Final Cut Pro runs great on the 17", so I'm not too worried about that. People use Shake on their G4's, so again, I'm not too worried in that regard.
( I know there have been a lot of problems with the 17", but there have also been a lot of good reports. So, I guess I can ignore that issue for the time being. )
I'm currently editing on a eMac, so basically any of the new Apple machines will be a major step up, but is the MacBook Pro really worth purchasing for movie-making? Should I just make do with my current setup and put all my resources towards a new Intel Tower, when they are eventually released?
I'm sorry to ask these kinds of questions, as I know people post these kinds of things all the time. But trouble is, technology and pricing changes way to often (darn you Apple!), and half the battle these days is...well, we're all in the same boat. You know the deal! Thanks for your help...