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| Re: Since a few people are throwing up You Tube links. . . [message #95546 is a reply to message #95528] |
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Deej [5]
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you want to expand your desk top. My next Mac may not be a Mac.
>>>> Apple
>>>> needs a sub $1,000.00 tower.
>>>>
>>>> Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>>>> I'm slowly integrating the new Macbook Pro into the workflow (thanks
>>>>> Chris!). Logic 8 runs great on it. 4GB RAM, 512 graphics RAM, 250GB
>>>>> HD,
>>>>> 2 firewire and three USB2 ports, expansion port, HiDef LED-lit display
>>>>> and OSX 10.5.
>>>>>
>>>>> Right now I'm using it to animate and edit a 20 minute video project
>>>>> using a variety of 2D and 2D software and FCP. Haven't done any head
>>>>> to
>>>>> head tests against the dual G5 yet but it feels a bit faster, and on a
>>>>> quick, non-scientific 3D rendering test it was about 10-15% faster,
>>>>> although the G5 was also running more other stuff at the time.
>>>>>
>>>>> As far as OSX 10.5, pretty cool so far. I'm glad Apple finally got
>>>>> around to supporting multiple desktops, I've been missing that since
>>>>> BeOS...
>>>>><
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| Re: Since a few people are throwing up You Tube links. . . [message #95552 is a reply to message #95546] |
Tue, 05 February 2008 03:09 |
rick
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br />
>
> Aaron, what are your thoughts on opening Mac Paris projects/files in a
> Paris
> PC machine?
>
> "Aaron Allen" <know-spam@not_here.dude> wrote:
>>If you're still serious about building an XP box for Paris, I'm still
>>onboard to help you configure it up, if you run into any snags.
>>.
>>AA
>>
>>
>>"James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:4807ff5e$1@linux...
>>>
>>> Vary cool to hear Jamie. And you have the option to add up to a 30"
>>> monitor
>>> if you want to expand your desk top. My next Mac may not be a Mac.
>>> Apple
>>> needs a sub $1,000.00 tower.
>>>
>>> Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I'm slowly integrating the new Macbook Pro into the workflow (thanks
>>>>Chris!). Logic 8 runs great on it. 4GB RAM, 512 graphics RAM, 250GB HD,
>>>
>>>>2 firewire and three USB2 ports, expansion port, HiDef LED-lit display
>>>>and OSX 10.5.
>>>>
>>>>Right now I'm using it to animate and edit a 20 minute video project
>>>>using a variety of 2D and 2D software and FCP. Haven't done any head to
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| Re: Since a few people are throwing up You Tube links. . . [message #95560 is a reply to message #95552] |
Tue, 05 February 2008 07:23 |
Neil
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gt;> monitor
>>>>> if you want to expand your desk top. My next Mac may not be a Mac.
>
>>>>> Apple
>>>>> needs a sub $1,000.00 tower.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm slowly integrating the new Macbook Pro into the workflow (thanks
>>>>>> Chris!). Logic 8 runs great on it. 4GB RAM, 512 graphics RAM, 250GB
> HD,
>>>>>
>>>>>> 2 firewire and three USB2 ports, expansion port, HiDef LED-lit display
>>>>>> and OSX 10.5.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Right now I'm using it to animate and edit a 20 minute video project
>>>>>> using a variety of 2D and 2D software and FCP. Haven't done any head
> to
>>>>>
>>>>>> head tests against the dual G5 yet but it feels a bit faster, and on
> a
>>>>>> quick, non-scientific 3D rendering test it was about 10-15% faster,
>>>>>> although the G5 was also running more other stuff at the time.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As far as OSX 10.5, pretty cool so far. I'm glad Apple finally got
>>>>>> around to supporting multiple desktops, I've been missing that since
>>>>>> BeOS...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So my preliminary conclusions are that the MBP is a nice laptop, and
> the
>>>>>
>>>>>> G5 still does pretty well for an old timer. Nice to have a couple of
>>>>>> boxes to divide the work.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Next week I'll tackle installing all the Native Instruments stuff onto
>>>>>> the MBP.<
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| Re: Since a few people are throwing up You Tube links. . . [message #95580 is a reply to message #95528] |
Tue, 05 February 2008 11:53 |
D-unit
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gt; a dominant
>>> power in the Western hemisphere built on a powerful manufacturing economy
>>> and a strong currency backed by a central bank, was more or less right.
> Jefferson's
>>> yeomen farmers reaping the fruits of their own labor and the labor of
> their
>>> dark hued indentured help, while reading Gibbon in the library at night,
>>> was winsome and romantic. Hell, even Jefferson, with his sizzling gifts
> and
>>> endless energy, couldn't manage to get out of debt in his life.
>>>
>>> Of the 'big four' Adams is probably the most likable, and the second easiest
>>> to understand. His appetites and vices were modest, his opinions were
> fairly
>>> straightforward and honest. It's good to see him getting a day in the
> sun,
>>> it's richly deserved.
>>>
>>> TCB
>>>
>>> Bill L <bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote:
>>>> Kerry, I don't think Thad has a problem with his being an artist.
>>>>
>>>> Actually I do think we all have a responsibility to say what we believe
>>>> and what we think will be of value to others. Great artists have
>>>> powerful voices and they absolutely should communicate for the
>>>> betterment of society and the future of the civili
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| Re: Since a few people are throwing up You Tube links. . . [message #95637 is a reply to message #95560] |
Tue, 05 February 2008 20:40 |
Tony Benson
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e, with Paris EQ on almost
>> >every channel. Can a native Logic system do that? Is latency an issue?
>Would
>> >the system be stable and easy to set up and tweak?
>> >
>> >Thanks,
>> >Jimmy
>>
>
>I've had just the opposite experience, all my Macs work. I've never had a
problem with FireWire on any of my macs, and I own a lot of them. It sounds
like they switched chip set manufacturers along the way but they are back
to TI chip sets.
rick <parnell68athotmail.com> wrote:
>that is so true of macs...the errors or bugs are so inconsistent it
>makes me laugh at there ads about not knowing what you'll get when you
>buy a pc... especially with the mac version of vista in leopard.
>
>On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:32:22 -0400, Chris Ludwig
><chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote:
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>>Hi Rick,
>> G5 and Intel based Macs have all went through many variations. The behavior
of firewire
>devices varied almost as much. \
>>There were some pretty major changes amongst the G5 models along when it
came the hardware.
>>Kerry luckily is using one that doesn't have any issues.
>>
>>We have had good luck with the Siig cards on both Mac and PC.
>>It is best not to get a combo 800/400 or a 400/usb card. Just get a 400
only. The TI
>chips used are different than the ones on the combo cards.
>>The one that Kim pointed out is a good choice.
>>You should pick up a 4pin power extension to use with the Y-Splitter the
card comes
>with.
>>The card does need to have the power hooked up.
>>The only 4pin (IDE drive) power connection is located up in the section
with the CDrom
>drive so it's a long run.
>>
>>
>>Chris
>>
>>
>>rick wrote:
>>> the old drive too slow prompt when two external drives are connected.
>>> with only one drive connected the same song plays through without
>>> problems; not so with two connected playing the same song off either
>>> drive.
>>>
>>> On 20 Apr 2008 12:41:13 +1000, "kerry g" <kg@kerrygalloway.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> That's strange. I've had three to five external drives (currently 1x120,
2x160
>>>> and 1x230) and a DVD burner constantly hung off the internal FW of my
dual
>>>> G5 for two years now (plus a 160 and a 320 internally and a 500 in a
USB2.0
>>>> cradle). Maybe I'm missing something - what are the symptoms of it misbehaving?
>>>>
>>>> rick <parnell68athotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> macs don't like multiple connections using their on board fw. i
>>>>> already have the pci/
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| Re: Since a few people are throwing up You Tube links. . . [message #95682 is a reply to message #95651] |
Wed, 06 February 2008 15:03 |
Mark McDermott
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Registered: February 2006
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m for pro use. some
>> do not experience problems but a majority do. my experience is with
>> logic and not nuendo and out of the five people running 10.5 and logic
>> only one has it working without too many problems. the other 4 went
>> back to tiger. the problems are too numerous to list...once you can
>> even get logic to boot consistently.
>>
>> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:08:47 -0400, "tonehouse" <zmcleod@comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Can you explain the problems with "Leopard" ?? I am thinking of doing the
>>> same thing...Anybody use Nuendo with a Mac ??
>>> "rick" <parnell68athotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:c28r0457q88rgkseco9vsklj4dio1kn7su@4ax.com...
>>>> with the right set up sure. just stay away from leopard. you can get
>>>> a new mac loaded with tiger...though you won't be able to use all 8
>>>> cpus if you go that route...plus your ram limit will be 4 gigs.
>>>>
>>>> On 22 Apr 2008 02:58:41 +1000, "Uptown Jimmy"
>>>> <johnson314@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello again!
>>>>>
>>>>> My production partner Swen ahs decided that Paris is no longer good
>>> enough
>>>>> for him, and wants desperately to switch to Logic on a Mac Pro tower. I
>>> do
>>>>> not know why. He has always railed against what he perceives as being the
>>>>> fundamental inadequacy of Paris, though he's never used any other
>>> platform,
>>>>> and so has no frame of reference.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, I know a lot of folks here have experience with other platforms,
>>>>> and I wondered if anyone could gi
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