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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

DaVinci the only reason to stay Mac?

OSX is nicer than 7, and Mac lets us choose between Avid & FCP - plus Resolve is a biggy. But, yeah, Apple dropped the ball some time ago and have shown little interest in picking it up again. The number of black boxes is growing faster than the number of silver ones.

Triple boot (Hackintosh/Win7/Linux) PC's might be the future...
 
The FCP "pro vs prosumer" craziness that happened this spring made me sad. I just wish they'd hurry up with the 'awesome' new version already.

Though some may scoff, I haven't given up entirely on Phenomenon yet.
 
Kim Frank said:
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.
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So, if you want to check your emails or RedUser you need to buy another machine. That makes sense...
 
Liam Hall said:
So, if you want to check your emails or RedUser you need to buy another machine. That makes sense...
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Well yes, that's what I use my Laptop for. BTW a nice little HP Netbook for 300€ and it holds up very well to all the daily tasks
 
Building a Resolve Mac Pro

Recommended for SD and HD in realtime

- Great for SD and HD in realtime with lots of windows, defocus & blurs
- Good for 2K
- Grading monitor support via SDI capture card
- Internal, external and SAN storage options

Resolve on Mac Pro works in SD, HD and 2K in real
time and full quality. Resolve software can easily work
in 4K although current Mac Pro models do not have
sufficient performance to work in 4K at full quality and
in real time.

The Mac Pro should initially be set up with the NVIDIA
GeForce GT 120 (GUI card) in slot 1. Move this card to
slot 2 after configuration has been completed. The
monitor must remain connected to the GUI card. If you
connect the monitor to the wrong GPU card, Resolve
performance will be unusable.

Resolve requires the dedicated GPU performance
of the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 for Mac or the
discontinued NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285.

ProRes QuickTime files are supported if Apple Final
Cut Studio is installed. Similarly Avid DNxHD® MXF
files are supported if the DaVinci Resolve DNxHD
Update is installed.

RED r3d files, up to 2K resolution, can be played back in
realtime in full resolution and premium debayer quality
with the addition of a RED Rocket card. Only slots 3 or
4 should be used for the RED Rocket which would also
prevent the use of a HBA, RAID or capture card.

When using a multi-GPU Resolve Linux configuration, a
Resolve Mac Pro can be used to perform non-creative,
“assistant” tasks before and after a project is graded in
the suite. This maximizes the productive grading time
of the colorist.


Building a Resolve MacBook Pro

Suitable for SD and SD/HD shot preview

- Ideal for on-set, pre-grade, preview and training
- Realtime processing of SD DPX files
- Apply shot by shot ‘look’ grades to HD images
- Internal SATA or SSD storage options

DaVinci Resolve on a 17-inch MacBook Pro is fully
featured and not limited in any way. As with other
Resolve configurations, the Resolve MacBook Pro
benefits from being used with the DaVinci Resolve
Control Surface but can also be used with the
Tangent Devices WAVE. The only limitations are those
imposed by the notebook disk, GPU and CPU speeds.

The MacBook Pro is ideal for on-set, pre-grade,
preview and training. It can provide a preview of
material in SD and apply shot by shot ‘look’ grades
on HD images so the project file can be exported to a
Mac Pro or Linux system.

While external disk connections can be made via
ExpressCard34, FireWire and USB ports, the best disk
performance will be achieved by using the fastest
available internal drive, and we currently recommend
using a 7200 rpm internal hard drive. While not yet
certified, we expect the fastest disk performance will
be achieved with an internal solid state drive (SSD).

DaVinci-Resolve-Mac-Config-Guide.pdf>>>
 
We use both, OSX and Windows.

FCP is a de facto standard. You need a copy at least for interchanging projects and files.

FCP is currently obviously aging but I'm sure that the next update will be technically advanced and a major improvement, similar to that what Avid achieved with MC5 or Adobe with Premiere Pro. On the long term FCP will stay with us.

Applications such as Nuke, Smoke on Mac (love it, use it daily) or SpeedGrade (my grading tool since 4 years now) run on the Mac very well. Because of the lack of Nividia SDI Out we use Windows mainly for grading (SpeedGrade runs on both platforms).

When Resolve on the Mac is out and running as expected there is another reason to stay with Apple.

Hans
 
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