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Matthew Eastwood · March 10th, 2004, 02:45 AM

okey, i am running a dual 1Ghz G4 quicksilver with 1.5GB (maxed) RAM and the following softs:

FCP4/shake
After Effects 6.0 w/ magic bullet installed
DVDSP 2.0.4
QT Pro 6.5
Adobe CS suite
Amadeus II
Bias Sound Soap
macromedia studio MX 2004
cleaner 6

what am i missing?

i feel like there's something out there that i should spend some of my hard earned $$ on. any thing come to mind? any rare apps out there to play with?

i know there's a lot of plug-ins available, any to recommend?

(i do mostly commercial/corporate DVDs)

Patricia Kim · March 10th, 2004, 05:20 AM

Check in "Now Hear This." Douglas Spotted Eagle has some suggestions re Mac software for music, background and otherwise.

Jeff Donald · March 10th, 2004, 06:11 AM

You don't seem to have much for audio, other than the default FCP apps. I would look at Logic Pro from Apple. I prefer Toast to burn my CD's, DVD's etc. Of course you could always upgrade that old G4 to a G5.

Andrew Hogan · March 10th, 2004, 06:31 PM

You don't have plugins Boris Continuum Complete and Saphire Pluggins for FCP and AE? I have BCC and Boris RED and Virtix filters etc but would like to have Saphire's new filters too. Depends what you want to do with your video.

What do you think of Shake?

Ted Springer · March 10th, 2004, 07:42 PM

I realize this question is not directed towards me, but we have Shake at work and I cannot make heads or tails of it. GUI is bad, it has a steep learning curve (to purposely scare away non-professionals, most likely), and really doesn't seem very useful. I use After Effects instead.

Maybe I should try one of the tutorials.

Matthew Eastwood · March 10th, 2004, 11:01 PM

thanks guys! for all the input!

i will look at boris and saphire plugins, thanks for the tip. that's just what i wanted, something cool to play around with.

i have used shake to do very basic composites and i found it fairly simple to use. i use AE a lot in post, love that app. shake will never replace AE for me. yes, take the tutorials (preferably on company time, as they can be tedious and mind numbing), they helped me immensely.

yeah, an audio app is a good idea. so far, Amadeus II has fulfilled my needs. (alongside soundtrack, of course) i will look at Logic Pro, but i always thought that was for djs or something, serious music creation, not editing. i will check it our though, thanks.

oh yeah, i have toast 6, but i never think of it as capable of burning DVDs, i always just go to DVDSP. i will look into it's capabilities.

thanks for all your help and replies!
matthew

Ted Springer · March 11th, 2004, 12:45 AM

Toast 5 rocks for burning DVDs. But in Toast 6 the connected DV converter box pops up as a GIANT camcorder icon when I select "Video" to burn a DVD. I guess Toast just automatically assumes this is what I want. I'm glad Roxio knows what I need to to. It is anoying to have to delete that from the window every time I want to burn a DVD. I would like to go to Roxio HQ, use the restroom, and then not flush for this annoyance! :)

If you can, get Toast 5. It is better than Toast 6 in every way except mounting image files. Toast 6 also has a "Fisher-Price" look to it for some odd reason.

Matthew Eastwood · March 11th, 2004, 01:21 AM

yeah, ted, i hear you on the GUI of toast 6. kinda microsoft loking, if you ask me. that's probably why i have not been using it unless i just have to burn a data CD.

but, alas, i am obsessed with the latest and greatest and cannot, that is, will not, return to the glory days of toast 5, regardless of the cheesyness of 6. i just gotta run the new thang.

thanks for the input though. much appreciated.

Kevin Lee · March 11th, 2004, 05:08 AM

Combustion, Comotion Pro, Logic, Flash, Director, Maya.

Matthew Eastwood · March 12th, 2004, 02:27 AM

combustion looks hella cool, i will see if i can get a PO going for that one.

thanks!

March 10th, 2004, 02:45 AM	#1
Matthew Eastwood Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Lawrence, Kansas Posts: 40	post software ?s (mac) okey, i am running a dual 1Ghz G4 quicksilver with 1.5GB (maxed) RAM and the following softs: FCP4/shake After Effects 6.0 w/ magic bullet installed DVDSP 2.0.4 QT Pro 6.5 Adobe CS suite Amadeus II Bias Sound Soap macromedia studio MX 2004 cleaner 6 what am i missing? i feel like there's something out there that i should spend some of my hard earned $$ on. any thing come to mind? any rare apps out there to play with? i know there's a lot of plug-ins available, any to recommend? (i do mostly commercial/corporate DVDs)

March 10th, 2004, 06:11 AM	#3
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	You don't seem to have much for audio, other than the default FCP apps. I would look at Logic Pro from Apple. I prefer Toast to burn my CD's, DVD's etc. Of course you could always upgrade that old G4 to a G5. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

March 10th, 2004, 11:01 PM	#6
Matthew Eastwood Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Lawrence, Kansas Posts: 40	thanks! thanks guys! for all the input! i will look at boris and saphire plugins, thanks for the tip. that's just what i wanted, something cool to play around with. i have used shake to do very basic composites and i found it fairly simple to use. i use AE a lot in post, love that app. shake will never replace AE for me. yes, take the tutorials (preferably on company time, as they can be tedious and mind numbing), they helped me immensely. yeah, an audio app is a good idea. so far, Amadeus II has fulfilled my needs. (alongside soundtrack, of course) i will look at Logic Pro, but i always thought that was for djs or something, serious music creation, not editing. i will check it our though, thanks. oh yeah, i have toast 6, but i never think of it as capable of burning DVDs, i always just go to DVDSP. i will look into it's capabilities. thanks for all your help and replies! matthew

March 10th, 2004, 05:20 AM	#2
Patricia Kim Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Posts: 453	Check in "Now Hear This." Douglas Spotted Eagle has some suggestions re Mac software for music, background and otherwise.

March 10th, 2004, 06:31 PM	#4
Andrew Hogan Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Canberra AUSTRALIA Posts: 169	You don't have plugins Boris Continuum Complete and Saphire Pluggins for FCP and AE? I have BCC and Boris RED and Virtix filters etc but would like to have Saphire's new filters too. Depends what you want to do with your video. What do you think of Shake?

March 10th, 2004, 07:42 PM	#5
Ted Springer Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Glendale CA Posts: 328	I realize this question is not directed towards me, but we have Shake at work and I cannot make heads or tails of it. GUI is bad, it has a steep learning curve (to purposely scare away non-professionals, most likely), and really doesn't seem very useful. I use After Effects instead. Maybe I should try one of the tutorials.

March 11th, 2004, 12:45 AM	#7
Ted Springer Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Glendale CA Posts: 328	Toast 5 rocks for burning DVDs. But in Toast 6 the connected DV converter box pops up as a GIANT camcorder icon when I select "Video" to burn a DVD. I guess Toast just automatically assumes this is what I want. I'm glad Roxio knows what I need to to. It is anoying to have to delete that from the window every time I want to burn a DVD. I would like to go to Roxio HQ, use the restroom, and then not flush for this annoyance! :) If you can, get Toast 5. It is better than Toast 6 in every way except mounting image files. Toast 6 also has a "Fisher-Price" look to it for some odd reason.

March 11th, 2004, 01:21 AM	#8
Matthew Eastwood Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Lawrence, Kansas Posts: 40	yeah, ted, i hear you on the GUI of toast 6. kinda microsoft loking, if you ask me. that's probably why i have not been using it unless i just have to burn a data CD. but, alas, i am obsessed with the latest and greatest and cannot, that is, will not, return to the glory days of toast 5, regardless of the cheesyness of 6. i just gotta run the new thang. thanks for the input though. much appreciated.

March 11th, 2004, 05:08 AM	#9
Kevin Lee Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 224	Combustion, Comotion Pro, Logic, Flash, Director, Maya.

March 12th, 2004, 02:27 AM	#10
Matthew Eastwood Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Lawrence, Kansas Posts: 40	combustion looks hella cool, i will see if i can get a PO going for that one. thanks!