Re: [microsound] fc4 and ibookg4

[Chris <mcnafong@xxxxxxxx>]

Graham is sooo right about AVID. I teach in the Film and Video Studies Program
at the University of Michigan and we phased out the AVID suites completely. As
the pioneers of the non-linear system I think they kind of assumed that
everyone would keep knocking at their door. Apple and before them, EditDV,
quietly developed a much more affordable and, ultimately, better system.

Mind you, the ibook is still kind of a four cylinder engine when it comes to
video performance. It can be done but I'll bet in a year you'll be sniffing
around for a G5 somewhere.

Cheers

Chris

graham miller wrote:

> there is nothing professional about AVID - at this point in time - that
> makes any better, especially considering the outragous prices. maybe a
> decade ago it was the standard, but no longer. the only thing keeping AVID
> in business is pro tools, and they too are arguably a dinosaur whose time
> will soon come as well... i work in a digital post house and we dumped our
> AVID ages ago and couldn't sell them for anything.  i mean, we're running
> progressive scan, uncompressed HD footage perfectly with a G5 and final cut
> for greenscreen compositing... it doesn't come any cleaner than that... and
> it looks simply wonderful and without the compression or interlacing issues,
> it's a real dream to work with digitally, especially in terms of
> compositing... then again we've got something along the lines of a terrabyte
> of storage for the video...
>
> graham miller
>
> creative director | aries-communications.com
>
> Chris wrote:
>
> > Hello s+
> >
> > FCP 4 is such a robust program. It is possible to cut with an iBook and I
> > think it is expandable to 1 gig of ram. I wouldn't recommend trying to
> > run it with less.
> >
> > Frankly, although I'm sure there are varying opinions on this, the
> > linux/PC systems have not developed a strong competitor to FCP. Unless
> > you invest a huge amount for something in the AVID professional systems.
> >
> > Happy shopping.
> >
> > Chris McNamara
> > thinkbox
> >
> > s+ wrote:
> >
> > > hello
> > >
> > > i have 1500 euros aprox to buy a laptop to edit video. i´m working for
> > > a time with final cut and i like it a lot....
> > >
> > > can you tell if its possible to edit video with FINAL CUT 4 correctly
> > > in an IBOOK .the spec. are g4 1.33mghz 256 mb ? i dont know if its
> > > possible to upgrade to 512 mb ram.
> > >
> > > or , it´s necessary a powerbook to work correctly with?
> > >
> > > can you tell me alternative solution in linux or in pc mode with 1500
> > > euros ?
> > >
> > > thanks in advance..
> > >
> > > s+
> > >
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