New Macbook Pro

[aviddv1]

I'm looking at the 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 4GB of ram and the internal 7200 320GB Serial ATA drive.

My current macbook pro is 2.33GHz with 3GB of ram and it has a 5400RPM drive.

Looks like I can only use the .5k proxy files in FCP without having to render. Does anyone know if the new MBP supports up to at least 1k proxy files without render?

Also, does anyone have edit experience with the 15" vs the 17". My current MBP is a 17", but seeing as they're not available yet and the 15" is lighter, I'm considering it.

Thanks,
Ward

 

[Josh Negrin]

Hey Avid,

I made a video with the new MacBook, editing RED footage. To answer your question, if you go to your final cut pro settings and change the playback from "SAFE" to "Unlimited" you'll get the orange bar above your video. It probably won't play back smoothly, but it will prevent you from having to render.

http://vimeo.com/1996939

 

[Helge Løken]

Hi Avid,

I second the previous poster and I'd like to add that I find the following settings (which you can find in System Settings or at the Timeline playbackcontrols):

RT: Unlimited
Video Quality: Dynamic
Frame Rate: Full (you could put this to dynamic as well, but in my experience I prefer getting the full frame rate during the offline editing stage and rather take a hit at the video quality level)

Hope this helps!

 

[aviddv1]

Thanks for the advice. JN - If you're successful with the MB then the MBP has to be fine for my needs. Any experience on the 13" or is that just too small for FCP?

Thanks,
Howie

 

[Josh Negrin]

I prefer the 13" for portability, and while I haven't cut RED footage on the MacBook (I use a mac pro for that) I have done projects on location, and even my previous MacBook did pretty well, this would chew through any kind of HDV of HVX-200 footage you threw at it.