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DaVinci the only reason to stay Mac?

Kim Frank

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With the new ADOBE workflow DaVinci Resolve seems to me the only reason to stay with Mac. Are there any other reasons for you?
 
How about DaVinci Linux dual-booting with Windows for an option? I can see how the workflow may not be as flexible, but it could be possible if you do your grading work sequentially.
 
I read Adobe runs better on Windows 7 what seems to be very stable.
For me I'm not using the OS I am using the applications that I work with, so I really don't care. And to the always mentioned virus issue, I don't use my working desktop to surf on sites I don't know.
 
there's always bootcamp too, keep in mind, there is still a lot of software out there other than adobe, that people use in their every day workflow. A good amount which is MAC OSX only, or simple works better. Not everybody is ready to dump their entire workflow, or whole floor worth of computers just to convert just yet. It took years for FCP to make a dent in big post production workflows, and Premiere I doubt will get there with CS5. Media management, deck control, etc. are huge key factors on what's used in a big post environment. For people editing from home I can see a bigger change. I still stick with FCP for the most part because my workflow, and features I use day in and day out in the edit are missing out of PP. So I rarely go adobe for my projects...
 
Chewing away on big projects on intergrated systems on OSX/FCP here everyday.

Stability and relative predictability are welcome factors.

Gammashifts and other problemsolvings are called workflows... -:)

But DaVinci doesn't make the argument worse...
 
Liam Hall said:
OSX is the reason I'll stay with Mac, but I'm jumping ship to Adobe unless Final Cut Studio goes 64bit sometime soon.
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ditto.

that and all the software I already own... like Shake, etc...
 
Colin Hubick said:
Smoke is very cool, Shake has been at it's end for sometime, but still a good compositor. We've moved primarily from Shake to Nuke these days.

Colin
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Yea I know... Shake was sadly EOL'd but still very useful. We are really an AE based shop, I'd love to use Nuke more... used the demo version quite a bit.

I have to believe that full fledged 64-bit app support is imminent for OSX users.
 
Brandon Kraemer said:
Yea I know... Shake was sadly EOL'd but still very useful. We are really an AE based shop, I'd love to use Nuke more... used the demo version quite a bit.

I have to believe that full fledged 64-bit app support is imminent for OSX users.
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AE is a wonderful app, like a swiss army knife it handles a wide range of vfx problems nicely.

cheers
Colin
 
Colin Hubick said:
AE is a wonderful app, like a swiss army knife it handles a wide range of vfx problems nicely.

cheers
Colin
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except roto paint and clone brush operations, hence my love for Shake.

Good thing about AE is it's ability to multiprocess renders, but that is an obvious one.

If your not familiar... check out this guys tools and apps that make life more awesome: http://www.andrewandoru.com/labs/
 
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