http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: Mac Book Pro - Recent Posts en Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:25:40 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/older-mac-book-pro-needs-upgrade#post-74127 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:26:45 +0000 kirlo 74127@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I do have all my media that I use on the project on HD Lacie firewire 800 external and, I have set FCP rendering folders and so on to it as well....</p> <p>is this what you mean?</p> <p>or.. you meant I should clear any other media I have on my computer's Hard disk a part from appilcations even if not related to my project? </p> <p>Thanks Rob </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/older-mac-book-pro-needs-upgrade#post-74124 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:20:46 +0000 kirlo 74124@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi Kenkyusha-  thanks for your help!!! :)) yes I will try to increase to 4 GB, and have all the footage on PRO-RES if this will help, I never really thought about it..I normally sets sequences and projects at the same format of the rushes.</p> <p>Any particular Russian novels to advice me. ;) eheh</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/older-mac-book-pro-needs-upgrade#post-74107 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:42:50 +0000 robGRAUERT 74107@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Upgrading to 4GB of RAM might help, but I doubt it will be noticeable. FCP doesn't utilize RAM for much.</p> <p>I'm more interested how you manage your media. If your video clips are all stored on your computer's system drive - the drive with the OS and applications - that will drastically slow down any computer's performance.</p> <p>All your media - photos, videos, music, etc - should live on an external drive(s). Your video products and the media associated should live on a RAID. </p> <p>If you're not already managing your media in this manner, I suggested moving all your media and projects to a G-RAID (and always have a backup too). Then do a fresh re-install of the OS and your software. The ONLY things that should be loaded to your system drive should be the OS and software.</p> <p>There are better RAIDs out there too, but the G-RAID is affordable and reliable.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/older-mac-book-pro-needs-upgrade#post-74103 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:15:59 +0000 Kenkyusha 74103@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Increasing your RAM will help, but FCP&nbsp;6 is a 32bit program, meaning that it is limited to using a maximum of 4GB.&nbsp; For editing HD material in FCP 6/7, you'll want (or need if it is h.264 or AVCHD) to transcode your footage to ProRes.</p> <p>Even with&nbsp;a RAM upgrade, you&nbsp;will still want to schedule your projects to render while you can work&nbsp;on something else... like reading a Russian novel...&nbsp;</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/older-mac-book-pro-needs-upgrade#post-74101 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:40:11 +0000 kirlo 74101@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello everyone, </p> <p>I am new in this forum even if I have been reading you since a while...</p> <p>I need a little help and advice regarding my equipment.</p> <p>I am editing videos and when I manage HD or HDTV is really impossible with my old MAC BOOK PRO 15" </p> <p>here is the details of my old mac:</p> <p>Model Name:    MacBook Pro<br />  Model Identifier:    MacBookPro4,1<br />  Processor Name:    Intel Core 2 Duo<br />  Processor Speed:    2.5 GHz<br />  Number Of Processors:    1<br />  Total Number Of Cores:    2<br />  L2 Cache:    6 MB<br />  Memory:    2 GB<br />  Bus Speed:    800 MHz<br />  Boot ROM Version:    MBP41.00C1.B03<br />  SMC Version (system):    1.27f3<br />  Serial Number (system):    W883213AYK0<br />  Hardware UUID:    29ED50A5-EA39-5E4D-9FA1-707C3B809B3E<br />  Sudden Motion Sensor:<br />  State:    Enabled</p> <p>I believe I can upgrade the memory, would that be helpful enough to run FCP 6 and HD files in decent way?....or......?</p> <p>I am working on shorter formats so just need a little kick for now.</p> <p>Thanks in advance for your help...(I am girl and not techy much just can't do it myself)</p> <p>cheers</p> <p>:):)</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/macpro-or-macbook-pro-for-video-editing-and-comping#post-72065 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:09:39 +0000 Ron Johnson 72065@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I think that your desktop would be best, but you can use your Pro.  I think that everything <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/best-mac-monitors">Apple</a> is quality and you cannot go wrong.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/macpro-or-macbook-pro-for-video-editing-and-comping#post-52962 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:10:37 +0000 geraldprost 52962@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>If you wait a bit, say Feb, the MacBook Pro may come with an i5 or i7 processor. My son edited a feature length HD movie with PP CS4 on my 15' MacBook Pro 2.4 ghz, 4GB Ram, 500GB 7,200 rpm system drive. HD is tough on any computer. If you use FCP you get the ProRes codec which helps a great deal. The MacBook Pros have an express slot where you can at a Matrox mini to speed things up. If you are dealing with HD, you have a big job, you can solve the problem with codecs (don't try Cineform), hardware acceleration or just frigging horsepower. Gerry in Calgary.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/macpro-or-macbook-pro-for-video-editing-and-comping#post-52810 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:03:42 +0000 ravencr 52810@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I edit all my videos using a Macbook Pro 17" with 4 gig of Ram. The downside is the expense of upgrading Ram and hard drive space is left to externals, but I use it every day to edit using Adobe Premier CS4 HD footage from my HMC40.</p> <p>Chris</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/macpro-or-macbook-pro-for-video-editing-and-comping#post-52766 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:58:10 +0000 Evan 52766@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> You know, I was about to suggest one of the new iMacs with the i8 processor. They're pretty good and come with a georgous screen. I think it would pass for what you want. I agree with the 17" MBP being overkill, and if you want the screen, buy an external one. Acer seems to be popular, I would throw in a vote for them. That's what I use.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/macpro-or-macbook-pro-for-video-editing-and-comping#post-52691 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:58:43 +0000 8string 52691@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>That's nice to hear your feedback on the iDVD and iMovie software. I've been using them for my more simple needs (currently) and feel they are fine, though I have thought of splurging for Final Cut Pro, as I have some projects on the horizon that are going to be more complex than I've tackled before.Recently spent my money  buying Final Draft AV to help with my more mundane scripting chores. I lean more towards preproduction with my work than post in my simple stuff. My MBPro works fine for my needs, but it's SLOW in any kind of processing when sending a final to disk, I simply wander off and do something else for many hours (usually overnight). I assumed that i might get a  MacPro soon, but I'd just wait around a bit,  didn't want to spend the money for the full kit just yet. Now with the new iMacs I'm more likely to do that, but I'm environmentally not wild about getting a processor built into a monitor...the processor usually goes first! </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/macpro-or-macbook-pro-for-video-editing-and-comping#post-52686 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:33:17 +0000 robGRAUERT 52686@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I agree. The new iMacs are crazy good. You can max them out to better specs than what I have in my MacPro, which I got Sept 07. Even a new iMac that isn't maxed out will be fine for editing. The only thing that I see that it cannot handle is the final step of full-resolution finishing, but thats only because you can output to an external monitor unless you output via Firewire, which isn't the BEST option for that step. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/macpro-or-macbook-pro-for-video-editing-and-comping#post-52684 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:53:08 +0000 EarlC 52684@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>There would absolutely be benefits dollar-wise AND editing-wise with the new iMac model maxed out. It could most certainly handle a huge amount of the FCP software environment, and someone doing entry level could get by for a while using the included iLife series with iMovie and iDVD. With the quality and affordability of external HD systems available, and the power now given the iMac it would do for a good long time, AND be a GREAT backup/second bay system when a person wanted or needed to go with the Mac Pro.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/macpro-or-macbook-pro-for-video-editing-and-comping#post-52677 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:52:08 +0000 8string 52677@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I can't imagine that the MBP (and I own one) would be able to handle the professional level work that you describe. maybe for some kind of rough field work, but I think you would rapidly find the lack of expansion options, as  described above, as the 'ceiling' to your work. I have thrown away too much money myself over the years, not buying the "right" setup to begin with. Your experience with Windows is probably similar to mine, in that it seemed that i was going to save some money by starting that way, and rapidly found that the problems in equipment setup and incompatibilities more than cost me what the Mac did. (I still own both high end Windows setups for other work, so I'm not a Mac bigot). Pay me now, pay me later, but given what you have said, I'd spend the money and get the right setup this time around. (Maybe find a  used one Ebay?) The consensus here seems Mac. Lastly, wondering about how the rest of you feel about the new iMac if a person was trying to find a lower price point to the MPro. From a processing standpoint, it may be a nice high end amateur workstation? Only concern is graphics and expansion. No slot for video processing... but? </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/macpro-or-macbook-pro-for-video-editing-and-comping#post-52612 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:36:48 +0000 EarlC 52612@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>A pair of Acer 23s is what I use, good suggestion Rob.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/macpro-or-macbook-pro-for-video-editing-and-comping#post-52609 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:32:07 +0000 XTR-91 52609@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Unless your instincts point you in the opposite direction from a PC, and you're tyring to cut costs, I'd get a Core Duo or AMD Athlon PC system (around 3 GHz). If a Mac is essential for you, I'd definitely go with the Macbook Pro over the Macbook Air. As for getting the best deal, I'd choose any cheap monitor over any one with the name brand 'Apple' marked on them. Like Rob and Earl said, I'd go with a large (but not too large) Pro-quality RAM setup around 8 - 12 GB. High levels of processing and hard disk speed/capacity is also essential for your situation. 1 - 2 TB with at least 7200 rpm will probably work well. Rob found a great monitor suggestion.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/macpro-or-macbook-pro-for-video-editing-and-comping#post-52605 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:38:27 +0000 robGRAUERT 52605@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Also, don't blow your money on Apple monitors. You're already getting an external monitor to judge the quality of your image, why blow money on Apple monitors. Acer makes a really nice 23 inch monitor:</p> <p><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/602276-REG/Acer_ET_VH3HP_001_H233H_bmid_23_Widescreen.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/602276-REG/Acer_ET_VH3HP_001_H233H_bmid_23_Widescreen.html</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/macpro-or-macbook-pro-for-video-editing-and-comping#post-52604 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:26:43 +0000 robGRAUERT 52604@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>8-core with two 2.26GHz Quad-Cores. I don't feel the $1400 and $2600 are worth the increase in speed. Instead, use that money for a AJA Kona3 or Kona LHi to output video to your monitor.(more on the Kona below)</p> <p>I agree with Earl on the RAM. I'd get it with 16GB since you are doing stuff in AE. 32GB isn't worth the extra $3200 when 16GB is only a $500 add-on.</p> <p>I also agree about the hard drives:</p> <p>A 1TB hard drive for your system drive. Only the OS and software should be loaded onto this drive.</p> <p>A 1TB hard drive that is organized with folders specific to each individual project. Within each folder should live the FCP editing project and associated media such as, stills, GFX exported from AE, exports of rough cuts, etc.</p> <p>A 640GB hard drive for CAPTURE PROJECTS. Capture projects are just what they sound like - FCP Projects specifically for capturing. No need to create a sequence for editing in this project file. Just name the file by client and date, capture, and save. Then start a new FCP project for editing (which should save to your other drive) and copy/paste the clips into that project. The "clips" in FCP are only meta data, so capture projects and editing projects will both be looking for the same media. This is a good way to stay organized. The Capture Projects let you quickly see what was shot on what day and for who, while the editing projects allow you to organize your footage anyway you want while your editing. Make sense?</p> <p>A 1TB hard drive for a sound effects and music. iTunes is capable of having multiple libraries, and it's a great tool for quickly searching for what you want. I suggest you create 2 iTunes libraries that live on this drive - one for SFX and the other for music. If you want another iTunes library for your personal entertainment, I suggest putting that on an external FW800 drive.</p> <p>If you are wondering why I suggested your hard drive for capture projects only be 640GB, it's because I recommend your capture scratch live on a RAID. I suggest the G-Speed es, and connect it to your Mac via eSata.</p> <p>Like I said above, I suggest the AJA Kona 3 or Kona LHi. The Kona cards relieve processing power from your CPU, enabling it to do more things. And it's also the only piece of hardware supported by Color. So if you get the MXO2, you will have no way to output to an external monitor while grading. </p> <p>If you want fast H.264 compression, get the Matrox CompressHD. It's cheap and does faster-than-real-time encoding. </p> <p>XDCam does not need to be converted to ProRes before you are EDITING, but you should set your timeline's compressor setting to ProRes (standard quality) since you are cutting up Long GOP video.</p> <p>If you are doing any kind of compositing with XDCam footage, then you definitely must convert to ProRes before hand, which doesn't take that long and is worth your while. Keep in mind, if you are ever in a situation where you are shooting in a studio, green screen for instance, you can connect a Sony EX3 to a Kona 3 via HD-SDI and capture ProRes directly into FCP...MUCH better than XDCam &gt; ProRes conversion since XDCam is 35mbps. Uncompressed video out of HD-SDI to ProRes is visually lossless. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/macpro-or-macbook-pro-for-video-editing-and-comping#post-52600 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:20:41 +0000 EarlC 52600@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Desktop Mac Pro = power. Get the 8 core, at least 14-16 Gigs RAM, max out your other three HD bays with a minimum of 1T HDs for 3Ts of editing space, plenty for the average independent producer.</p> <p>Powerbook Pro = portability. 17" is overkill and overpriced, go with the 15" and if you WANT portability and have the budget to do so, max out on memory, get an external portable HD and have at it.</p> <p>I went with the late 2008-2009 model 8-core pre-nehaylen (sp?) chip and got a good price as they were closing them out, but at any price a semi-maxed-out Mac Pro is a powerful, dependable system.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/macpro-or-macbook-pro-for-video-editing-and-comping#post-52598 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:48:58 +0000 Derek_Sine 52598@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>8 core macpro better investment</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/macpro-or-macbook-pro-for-video-editing-and-comping#post-52597 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:21:19 +0000 videojasper 52597@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi all,</p> <p> </p> <p>I have had a look through some of the other posts and I am struggling to<br /> make an informed decision about which way to go in terms of Mac Pro or Mac Book<br /> Pro 17".  I currently use PCs and regularly get frustrated by the<br /> slow performance levels associated with Windows etc.  So I am looking to<br /> switch to Mac as I am hoping that the overall integration in terms of software<br /> etc. is better executed.</p> <p> </p> <p>Where I am struggling is which is going to be the better choice in terms of<br /> hardware investment between a Mac Pro (and what level of spec to go for if this<br /> is the best choice) and a 17" Macbook Pro.</p> <p> </p> <p>I shoot and edit video for work to create various training and internal news<br /> magazine type outputs.</p> <p>I tend to shoot on Sony XDCAM EX in both 1080p and 720p as well as receive<br /> mixed content from a number of sources e.g. MPEG2, MPEG MTS files in 1080 50i<br /> as well as flash video. </p> <p>Often they need to be managed on the same time line either as fully mixed<br /> content or as nested sequences.</p> <p>I have to create various animated comps to accompany voice over sequences<br /> often made up of text, layered Photoshop images, vector graphics etc. both in<br /> 3D and 2D space with various visual effects applied.  These are mainly<br /> created in After Effects CS4.</p> <p> </p> <p>So I was wondering which way to go in terms of Mac and which spec?  I<br /> want to move to Final Cut and make use of icolor as well as use the machine for<br /> producing After Effects comps for use in my final edited sequences.  </p> <p>Also is there any specific issues that I would need to be aware of in terms<br /> using XDCAM EX material in FCP? </p> <p>do you need to retender everything as ProRes first? </p> <p>and what is the time overhead like if that is a necessary part of the<br /> workflow?</p> <p>I was looking at coupling which ever is the more practical choice with a<br /> Matrox MXO2 with Max to offload H.264 rendering as ell as providing a good<br /> means of calibrating an external programme monitor for color grading etc.</p> <p>Thanks in advance for any help or guidance provided.</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-laptop-to-buy#post-44440 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:50:02 +0000 composite1 44440@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I don't know how 'awesome' my info was, but I'll say thanks anyway. Last I'll say on the topic; yes, mac's get viruses, just not as many. The Unix code Apple has based OSX on has been hacked (rather quickly from what I understand.) Currently, since the vast majority of networks on Earth are NT (Windows) based, hackers have far more targets of interest than with mac's and Unix based networks. However, the recent attacks on OSX came about primarily because apple and their fans have been shooting their mouths off about mac's being 'impregnable'. As mac's continue to regain popularity (everyone forgets about how apple got bailed out by microsoft years ago) targets of interest will grow and hackers will turn their attention to them and the anti-virus and security software companies will grow that much wealthier.</p> <p>Concerning your getting a mac because your 'editing suites are equipped with them', when I went back to get my grad degree the school I went to was like so many others (pc for networking, mac for graphic and video work.) I had the same dilemma as you, however I knew that once I got back to my company, there was no support for mac hardware or software (nearest applestore 140 + miles) so I got a pc. It worked out because most of the software used was crossplatform. The only PIA I had to deal with (other than listening to people whine about why I wasn't using a mac) was dealing with mac's antiquated FAT32 file system. The solution was two external harddrives (1 FAT32, 1 NTFS) which worked out well since I could do my offline work on my laptop at home and finishing on either a mac or a pc whichever was available. Now to be fair, they had mac's  with FCP, but since it wasn't cross-platform I didn't bother with them. If apple ever pulls it's head out and allows FCP to go cross-platform, I'll probably put it on a future system. Since the school was working primarily with Avid products, I had Xpress Pro on my laptop and could go from that to a Media Composer (mac setup) or to a (insert sound of angelic choir here) Symphony array (pc) with my harddrives in tow.</p> <p>The only extra thing I had to do was actually 'think' and 'plan' on how I would interface with the tools I was using. Funny thing was, everyone was amazed I could get so much done 'without having a mac'. So now whether a potential client or collaborator is 'pced' or 'maced' up I can still work with them. Like I said, get what you can 'do the most damage with' and can afford and can support after you get out of school. Just keep in mind, it's a cross-platform world out there. FCP wasn't always the industry 'Fav', sooner or later something better, faster, cheaper will come along (Vegas) and before you know it the 'industry' will be all about that.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-laptop-to-buy#post-44437 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:14:55 +0000 gahlaktus 44437@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>wow awsome post. helps a lot. I already knew that the industry prefers Macs and it doesn't get viruses jazz was just a myth. but  i'm sorta forced to work with macs cuz our editing suites are all equipped with them  so i figured might as well get some practice and i wouldn't have to go to school everytime to edit.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-laptop-to-buy#post-44424 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:33:43 +0000 composite1 44424@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><em>'im going into film industry next year too a community college and they recomend Mac Book Pro all the way'</em></p> <p>Well, I'm 'in' the film industry and I'm telling you that's just hype. With apple you just get 'Apple flavor' 'cause it's the only one that authorizes the os software and specific hardware to be made. It wasn't always that way. Mac's can also get viruses and are great 'carriers' of viruses because though they may not be specifically attacked, because mac users are lulled into a false sense of security many viruses piggyback on mac units until they are plugged into a 'friendly' network. Many of the 'pro's' you describe have either used macs since their inception (myself included) or have had training using apple technology (many schools and universities have apple's on hand.) Apple has just been around the industry longer, that's it. No matter what anyone says, they aren't 'better' or 'worse' than pc's. I've had the misfortune of working with mac's that were a pain out of the box and others that were workhorses. Same with pc's. When someone will finally take all the good things from mac's, pc's, and linux and make a laptop that's the equivalent of the AK-47 (leave it in the mud for a month, pull it out, unclog it and it fires), I'll roll with that and won't look back. Jeez, enough already.</p> <p>On the serious side, if you really want a pc laptop and you have a requirement to share files cross-platform then you can always pick up a copy of Mac Drive to install on your unit. I've used it at various times over the years and though you can't install apple based software on your pc, it takes away any excuses concerning file sharing with macs particularly if you're using cross-platform software. Besides, all of the pro NLE software will allow you to output into a format compatible with mac's or pc's anyway.</p> <p>As for which pc laptop to get, you have one mainstream options and one 'off the beaten track' option.</p> <p>Mainstream is to buy an 'off the shelf' laptop from one of the big names like Sony, HP, Dell or Alienware. These units will be like most macs in that their pre-built with no customization. You just base the pre-installed features on what you need/want.</p> <p>Off the beaten... is to go custom built. I am not familiar with whether Sony does custom built units, but HP, Dell and Alienware will customize you up to the point of hardwiring it to your brain. Another custom option (that will be cheaper) is to get a custom built workstation style laptop from an outfit like Systemax. I've personally had custom units built and only get customized units for my company. That way, you know exactly what you're getting and how powerful it is. Also, you have the benefit of Sh*** canning all that bundled software that pc's and mac's love to toss in. That stuff doesn't belong on a professional tool. The drawback about custom laptops is a Roman aluded to, hard core customizing will take you into the same price range as comparable macs.</p> <p>Concerning the tech 'mumbo jumbo', the only things that should concern you are the requirements you need/want to run your programs. Whether on a budget or not, get the most RAM and the fastest processor you can afford. The best options right now are a quad core cpu and at least 2 GB of RAM (4 is better). Get a good-sized harddrive (160GB or bigger) so you'll have room for software and doing edits and graphics. Far as graphic cards go, make sure your potential card is compatible with the NLE/graphics software you intend to use. Another caveate for using an XP or Vista-Biz pc is you don't have to deal with that FAT32 file size non-sense. I can't tell you anything about Win7. I've learned to stand clear of betas until they get the software solidified.</p> <p>Lastly, the 'big diff' between 32 and 64-bit OS' is the 'width' of the 'bus speed'. Simply put, you get twice as much info passing through a 'bigger tube'. 64-bit is 2x 'wider' than a 32-bit bus. If you're just using your system for 'plain business' or goofing around like that slacker kid in the 'I'm a mac' commercial, 32-bit is definitely for you. However, if you are doing serious graphic, motion graphic, audio production, animation and video/film work 64-bit is the 'shining path' awating you. Provided you have the proper system and hardware requirements to accomodate a 64-bit OS, imagine a world of faster render times, smoother playback and wonderfully large files 'dancing through your system with little or no difficulty. We just built a 64-bit system and from now on all of our production units will follow suit.</p> <p>So those are some additional things for you to consider.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-laptop-to-buy#post-44407 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:52:33 +0000 romanstopme 44407@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> well im going into film industry next year too a community college and they recomend Mac Book Pro all the way. Im not a big fan of mac i love the problems with a pc but you can practicly install vista or windows 7 witch is comming soon and it would run like a pc. I heard that all the pros go with mac cuz its reliable and you really dont need to get rid of nasty viruses you get some times on pc. But the down side of Mac is i dont know if it will run games as good as a pc. over all if your going into the video industry get a mac for oyur first lap top because the Pc lap tops for video are expencive.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-laptop-to-buy#post-44405 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:44:49 +0000 gahlaktus 44405@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> thanx for the serious reply. i didn't mean for this to be a mac vs pc debate at all. what i was looking for was wheter if i can get a pc laptop that is run the apps listed above just as good or better than the MBP at the same or preferably lower price.  I just wasn't sure which pc laptop to get because there are so many and it was just so much easier for me to research about MBP because only apple makes them. I don't know or keep up with computer hardware as i use to when i was younger and all the duo, quad, octo, ddr3, 4, 5, L2 cache, 64 bit, 128bit, mumbo jumbo is making it hard for me to make a decision. anyway any good pc laptops to do audio, graphic, video, 3d editing you can reccomened in particular. and whats the big diff with 32 bit vs 64 bit when doing what i need to do with editing all that i need to.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-laptop-to-buy#post-44396 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:34:15 +0000 composite1 44396@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Gal,</p> <p>To find out ad nauseum about pc vs mac, you should check out the other posts on this site. This has been discussed so thoroughly you should be able to make a firm decision. The only advice I'd mention on Vista is get one with Vista Business SP1. Other than MS dropping the ball advertising the OS, VB is a solid and worthy replacement for XP Pro. If can spare the change, move up to quad core and 64-bit no matter what platform you use. So much better than 32-bit, never going back.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-laptop-to-buy#post-44354 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:03:04 +0000 gahlaktus 44354@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> haha isn't that 8 years outdated.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-laptop-to-buy#post-44344 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 11:53:53 +0000 NewBirthProductions 44344@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>It's the weekend mate, give people some time to respond.</p> <p>Me personaly i would get a Hal 9000 </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-laptop-to-buy#post-44328 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:56:49 +0000 gahlaktus 44328@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> anyone?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-laptop-to-buy#post-44320 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:05:49 +0000 gahlaktus 44320@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hey guys I'm thinking of buying a new laptop and need some help and reccomendations.</p> <p>I'm a Television Broadcasting Student and I will pretty much be using every multimedia software you guys use for the next 2 years on this laptop; FCP (mac only, I know), AVid, Protools, Adobe CS3/4, 3d Studio Max just to name a few. I know you guys will probably tell me to go for a desktop but I do a lot of editing on the fly (yes 2 hour bus rides to and from school) and i already have 2 old desktops at home.</p> <p>I was leaning the 15" macbook pros at 2.53Ghz (might get the 2.8ghz) which runs at about just under $3000 however I've always been a PC and only have used macs at school but i've been slowing coming around since I got an Ipod Touch for christmas. One other reasone I've been looking at the MB Pros is that I will HAVE to do most of my video editing on FCPro for the next 2 sems, and The real selling point for me is that I can Also install Win XP with bootcamp. I don't want to have to buy a PC laptop with Vista preinstalled (.. but if i must..).</p> <p>What do you guys think, Should I buy the 15" MB Pro (Convince me not to). If i do should I get the the 2.53ghz or the 2.8ghz for $278 more. I also want this to last me for at least 3.5 years, ideally 5 or even 6.</p> <p>If not a MBP then what laptop do you specifically recommend that will last me for the next 4years. Should I get one with Quad core? I've been browsing a lot of PC laptops but I really dont know which one to get.</p> <p>Im looking at the price rage of about $2000 or under but will consider anything up to$2800</p> <p>Keep in mind I may also be doing some gaming on it but it's not at all a priority.</p>