http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: Apple - Recent Posts en Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:06:53 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/upgrade-or-buy-new-mac-pro-or-imac#post-71692 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:52:09 +0000 Charles Schultz 71692@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Sorry, instead of he I meant She. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/upgrade-or-buy-new-mac-pro-or-imac#post-71691 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:51:30 +0000 Charles Schultz 71691@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Rob, the new Mac Pro's do not need a raid card, it is right on the board now. I just got one about 3 months ago and it is really simple to do. One problem I can see from his current system is that he only has two gig of ram. If he goes to <a href="http://www.crucial.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.crucial.com</a> it can scan his system and see how much he can cram into it. </p> <p>Also a few 1.5 terabyte hard drives could be in order, they are getting cheaper every day. Get another 250 gig hard drive and then you can set the two 250's to raid 1 and the 1.5's to raid 0 and you could be rocking and rolling. </p> <p>One question, are those Intel processors or are they another brand. If they are Intel you may also be able to plug in a graphics processing card, if FCP accepts them that is. I use Premiere and love the Mercury Play Back engine as it helps to speed up the rendering process. </p> <p>Hope this helps.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/upgrade-or-buy-new-mac-pro-or-imac#post-71684 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:31:59 +0000 robGRAUERT 71684@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have a Mac Pro with that same processor. I never sit around wishing it was faster, so I'm wondering if the problem your media management. You only listened on hard drive - the 250GB drive. Is that the only drive in your computer and the only drive you use for video editing? If so, then yes your computer will be very slow and it will be more cost effective to by the proper storage devices.</p> <p>But if you are handling your media correctly and still need a faster computer, buying new Mac Pro will last longer because they're expandable and they stuff more processors in them. So it takes longer for them to be perceived as "slow."</p> <p>If you upgrade to the new FCP, you're stuck with FCP X, which doesn't open old projects. I think Apple is still offering FCS (FCP7), but there's a catch to it or something.</p> <p>And as for backup, well, you need to have a hard drive (or preferably a RAID) dedicated to your projects and a hard drive dedicated to backing up the memory cards that your camera records to (if you've made the leap to solid state recording). Then you need to back up both of those drives. G-Tech is a good source for RAIDs and hard drives.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/upgrade-or-buy-new-mac-pro-or-imac#post-71678 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:28:02 +0000 Kristina 71678@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I edit film with FCP and I have reached a point where I need a better computer. The Mac Pro I have now dates from 2006/2007 and is way to slow for my needs. The question now is: should I upgrade the computer I have or should I buy a new iMac or Mac Pro. I would appreciate any advice! I'm of course looking for the most cost effective solution. </p> <p>This is what I have today:</p> <p>Mac Pro</p> <p>2 x 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon</p> <p>2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM</p> <p>Hard-disk: 232,44 GB</p> <p>I might also have to upgrade my Final Cut Pro as it is as old as the computer: FCP 5.1.4 What would you recommend here?</p> <p>I need a computer to edit film (possibly HD) and also a good way to do my back-up. My internet connection isn't very fast...</p> <p>Thank you in advance!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/steve-jobs-of-apple-dies-at-56#post-71394 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:39:32 +0000 Kenkyusha 71394@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>&nbsp;Love or hate Apple products, Steve Jobs involvement with Pixar alone helped change the face of what we do and drove development of powerful, affordable content creation tools into our hands...</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/helpppppp#post-71393 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:35:37 +0000 Kenkyusha 71393@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>&nbsp;You should be able to ingest directly to FCP either using the 'Log and transfer' function, or through Compressor (which will let you transcode to Prores).&nbsp; Imovie uses another intermediate codec, so if you go direct, it may reduce issues.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/helpppppp#post-71392 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:40:55 +0000 EarlC 71392@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Somewhere may lurk a setting for "drop frame" that is doing this, however automatically it appears iMovie might be affecting the outcome. I don't know much more than that reality, but it could be an integral way the current iteration of this software reacts. You should, however, (in preferences?) be able to set it, but then again, how much effect did it have on your footage when playback or review? Is it visibly messed up, or clean?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/steve-jobs-of-apple-dies-at-56#post-71391 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:30:30 +0000 Charles Schultz 71391@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Steve Jobs died today at the age of 56, too young to be gone but he is. He will be surely missed by many Mac users. Where would we be without him pushing the limits?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/helpppppp#post-71390 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:52:03 +0000 Jacob 71390@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>&nbsp;Hello,</p> <p>I have a Canon Vixia HF S21. When recording I use the settings 60i for the recording mode. I also have a&nbsp;iMac i7 core. The computer is about a couple months old so that eliminates one problem.&nbsp;The&nbsp;only way that I know&nbsp;how to transfer files between my canon and mac is through iMovie.&nbsp;(I only use iMovie for transfere and Final Cut Pro for editing) When I transfer 60i clips from the camera&nbsp;and use iMovie to do the transfer i select ORIGINAL FORMAT. So the clips should be 60i. And when I right click on my clip, located on the harddrive it says in the properties 29.97. Why is that? Does iMovie convert the clips or is there something wrong with my software?</p> <p>Summary:</p> <p>How do you guys transfer AVCHD clips from a canon HF S21 to a mac and have them in 60i, just as they were recorderd on the camera?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Thank You in advance!!!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/is-apple-dumbing-down-fcp#post-58927 Mon, 24 May 2010 01:59:11 +0000 anindya49 58927@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Ok guys, I'm no longer panicking ;)</p> <p>Thanks for the comments. However, I must admit I'm a bit concerned about the i-emphasis in Apple's new business model. I love the mac (computer) platform, hope it's not becoming a "hobby" for Apple.</p> <p>I do agree with Earl that if you are good, the tools don't matter so much.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/is-apple-dumbing-down-fcp#post-58922 Sun, 23 May 2010 20:34:22 +0000 EarlC 58922@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Again, as others have said, whatever we have and use, for as long as we have it on the platform we use and it works, we can use it for a LOT of production work...</p> <p>...at least until the system dies and whatever we purchase next is no longer compatible because the OS has radically changed (I often think that, like some automobile makers, "built-in obsolescence" is intentional at the primeval levels of software/OS change ;-(  ) we can continue using what we know of a given software/program version.</p> <p>Everything changes. Everything stays the same.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/is-apple-dumbing-down-fcp#post-58915 Sun, 23 May 2010 17:37:25 +0000 grinner 58915@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> bringing the simple answer to the question in the sunject of this thread...</p> <p>no</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/is-apple-dumbing-down-fcp#post-58901 Sun, 23 May 2010 07:59:59 +0000 composite1 58901@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Much fun as it would be to 'fiddle' while Apple sank into the sea..., had to take a moment to enjoy that. Anyway, this is just like I mentioned in an older post of how this was going to happen with Apple moving everything closer to their consumer markets where most of their money is getting made. With the success of their latest 'iThingy', it's logical for them to try to get the attention of their primary market demographic of  non-pro people ages 25 and younger to become more familiar with their higher-end products. It sort of worked for Avid when they came out with DVXpress way back when. Now they've fixed it so Media Composer is the 'intro software' of the Avid Line. Back in the day, you couldn't look at the box it came in for less than $50k!</p> <p>So now FCP and FCS are just under $2k as software alone (but you gotta buy a mac to use them) and the best way to get younger folks interested is make it 'more accessible' to consumers. I would have thought that was what FCE was for, but it looks like they want to consolidate. I don't see Apple 'canning' FCP anytime soon, because the software helps to sell mac's. The nanosecond it doesn't... it's gone.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/is-apple-dumbing-down-fcp#post-58880 Sat, 22 May 2010 11:08:06 +0000 grinner 58880@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> All the rumors.</p> <p>Yes I could see em selling it if the offer were right. It's not like it's a huge cash cow for Apple. All they are doing is pulling back on marketing to the pro world. It's not required. Post houses know the bang for the buck... hence the industry standard migration from Avid. Youngans need to be sold on it though because it seems expensive to them. That's all this is... focusing on marketing where it's needed and no wasting revenue where it is not needed.</p> <p>That said... man, wouldn't it be great if Avid or adobe purchased it? But then, wouldn't it be great if Avid worked a deal with adobe to just make AE Avid's DVE? lol </p> <p>Sometimes it seems like these guys are doing the GM and failing on purpose because it's worth billions.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/is-apple-dumbing-down-fcp#post-58826 Thu, 20 May 2010 20:33:47 +0000 EarlC 58826@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Where ever you fall in the level of editing skills - iMovie, FCE or FCP, or any of the many PC platform editing programs, there's good, bad and ugly to be found in them all.</p> <p>Talented individuals are able to do wonders with the tools at hand, those without talent, education or experience are challenged to gain in these areas before the best or worst of editing platforms and/or software will do them an ounce of good.</p> <p>I'm with Rob, in that at whatever point any video production software I am most enabled or experienced with at the time of its demise, I can go on producing good quality video with it for as long as my system, platform and OS are compatible. If I am a profitable operation, then when such a drastic change should occur that I would have to move to another program or platform, I will have to decide it's time to retire, or grab a new challenge and run with it.</p> <p>The sky might not be falling and the crying of wolf might not indicate danger, but I'm sure something falling from above hits somebody on the head every day, and we all run into a wolf attack from time-to-time. What's that other cliche - just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you? ;-)</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/is-apple-dumbing-down-fcp#post-58810 Thu, 20 May 2010 17:28:57 +0000 anindya49 58810@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Well, the recent explanation by Apple seems to clear things up (phew!).</p> <p><a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/05/19/apple-responds-to-reports-of-final-cut-pro-refocusing/" rel="nofollow">http://www.macrumors.com/2010/05/19/apple-responds-to-reports-of-final-cut-pro-refocusing/</a></p> <p>Hopefully there will also be a new Mac Pro this year...</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/is-apple-dumbing-down-fcp#post-58804 Thu, 20 May 2010 15:25:38 +0000 shippocaio 58804@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>rob, sadly, you are probably right. The world would be better off without FCE at least though..</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/is-apple-dumbing-down-fcp#post-58789 Thu, 20 May 2010 05:25:37 +0000 robGRAUERT 58789@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>And just for the sake of argument, lets say you bought a brand new Mac with FCS today. If FCP were to suddenly disappear tomorrow, there's nothing stopping you from continuing to use the system you have for many years to come...</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/is-apple-dumbing-down-fcp#post-58788 Thu, 20 May 2010 05:23:39 +0000 robGRAUERT 58788@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>lol! I can't believe how much people freak out about stuff like this. </p> <p>FCP isn't going anywhere. There are a lot of products that revolve around FCP. AJA used to only support FCP, and a lot of their products are built around ProRes, such as the Ki Pro. When they were developing the RED camera, they were focused on how it would work with FCP. And just recently, Arri announced a camera that will record ProRes.</p> <p>FCP isn't going anywhere, nor will it be dumbed down. That is what iMovie and Final Cut Express are for. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/is-apple-dumbing-down-fcp#post-58779 Wed, 19 May 2010 20:25:37 +0000 jerronsmith 58779@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Earl is probably correct that it is good for Apple from a business stand point to focus more on the consumer/prosumer market than on the professional which is considerably smaller. However, there is a point at which to make an application easier to use by a wider less educated audience they also make it less useful to professionals. </p> <p>This sounds like it may be a good way for Apple to just kind of give it's market share in Pro Editing back to Avid.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/is-apple-dumbing-down-fcp#post-58722 Tue, 18 May 2010 20:53:33 +0000 EarlC 58722@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Nope. They're not. Just widening the pool, and based on good business, wisely so for Apple.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/is-apple-dumbing-down-fcp#post-58720 Tue, 18 May 2010 20:40:51 +0000 anindya49 58720@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Just spotted this article on macrumors:</p> <p><a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/05/18/apple-refocusing-final-cut-pro-jobs-says-next-release-will-be-awesome/">Apple Refocusing Final Cut Pro? Jobs says "Next Release Will Be Awesome"</a></p> <p>I hope it's not true, because I don't want FCP to focus on prosumers more than professionals. I say this in spite of being a prosumer. Not everything is supposed to be dumbed down so that everyone can use it. FCP is easy enough if one takes the time to learn it.</p> <p>There's iMovie for people who cannot be bothered to learn editing.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/agenda-set-for-9th-fcpug-san-francisco-supermeet-feb-5-2010#post-54587 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:27:06 +0000 Michael Horton 54587@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>The Agenda is now set for the 9th Annual FCPUG San Francisco SuperMeet to be held at the Mission Bay Conference Center on Feb 5, 2010. Doors open at 3:30PM for the SuperMeet Digital Showcase featuring 35 software and hardware developers and the Open Screen Theater where you will be given a chance to show your video. SuperMeet begins at 7:00PM<br /> WHAT’S ON THE AGENDA? <br /> * Smoke on Mac OSX - Alexandre Domingue<br /> * "Destroy Me" - Jordan Livingston (music vid)<br /> * AJA KiPro - Jon Thorn<br /> * Best Workflow for Canon File-Based Cameras - Joe Bogacz<br /> * Motion 4 Does 3D - Mark Spencer<br /> * The Idea behind IDEO's Living Climate Change - Matt Silverman<br /> * The New Speed Tools in FCP 7 - Kevin Monahan<br /> * Hand Held Hollywood - Taz Goldstein<br /> * And MORE<br /> SUPERMEET DIGITAL SHOWCASE<br /> We will have a vendor area we are calling the "SuperMeet Digital Showcase,” with 35 software and hardware developers including AJA, Autodesk, Canon, Avid, Blackmagic Design Footagehead, G-Tech, Matrox, Maxon, Noise Industries, Red Giant and many many others.<br /> OPEN SCREEN THEATER<br /> Local filmmakers can showcase their projects in what we are calling the "Open Screen Theater." Filmmakers wanting to get seen will have up to a 10 minutes to screen their content. All they need do is show up and sign up, get up and show off.<br /> WORLD FAMOUS RAFFLE<br /> We will hand out more than 40K worth of valuable software and hardware to dozens of lucky winners including, a Canon EOS 5D Mark II HDSLR and SO MUCH MORE.<br /> See here for raffle list as of today:<br /> <a href="http://www.supermeet.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.supermeet.com/</a><br /> There are less than 100 seats available so get your tickets now. Go to the SuperMeet web site for all the details<br /> <a href="http://www.supermeet.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.supermeet.com/</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/very-surprised#post-54430 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:15:26 +0000 daryldrj 54430@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>my PC works great with my media I am with composite on this one</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/very-surprised#post-54421 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:47:59 +0000 composite1 54421@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><em>"Is the PC ready to handle heavy media?"</em></p> <p>Ace,</p> <p>Where have you been for the last 13 years?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/very-surprised#post-54408 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:26:29 +0000 futball8 54408@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> yes.....Yes.......YESSSSSSS!!!!!!! I work in a studio with three MAC G5s loaded with Final Cut Studio - yet I mostly use my trusty PC with Premiere Pro and Afte Effects.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/very-surprised#post-54398 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:37:54 +0000 acefest 54398@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm relatively new to these forums and I'm quite surprised how many PC users there appears to be in comparison with Mac users. Is this a new trend? Is the PC ready to handle heavy media?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/which-mac-do-you-use#post-52819 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:34:04 +0000 oposky2006 52819@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>10.6snow loepard </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/which-mac-do-you-use#post-52812 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:20:09 +0000 robGRAUERT 52812@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I started with an iBook in 2004. Then got an iMac. Then got the Mac Pro</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/which-mac-do-you-use#post-52811 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:04:16 +0000 ophelia 52811@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Thanks for the reply Rob.  Was this your first mac, or did you start with something less powerful?</p>