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Film/video editing

  • 28-04-2008 1:38pm
    #1
    Exar Khun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 524 ✭✭✭


    I am going to film school next year and was considering buying a new platform to allow me to do work at home or when I'm not on campus.
    Now I am aware of the popularity of Apples Final cut pro in independant film making circles and was considering a Mac. However I don't own a mac or have ever owned one. I am not against them I just never used one. I was also considering buying components for a PC as I am far more used to these. Do apple hardware specs equate directly to PC specifications ?
    I was wondering aside for the benefits of the various programs associated with either windows, OSX or even Unix for film editing. Which would be more prudent to buy a mac or regular PC in terms or performance to cost ratio? I am sorry if I have over simplified this matter in the extreme.....


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  • #2
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    I don't know anything about it but it may be worth it to ask some of the experts.


  • #3
    Exar Khun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 524 ✭✭✭Exar Khun


    Sherifu wrote: »
    I don't know anything about it but it may be worth it to ask some of the experts.


    Quite right my man! Apologies


  • #4
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Exar Khun wrote: »
    Quite right my man! Apologies
    I just think they might have more experience. You could get good answers here too.


  • #5
    Exar Khun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 524 ✭✭✭Exar Khun


    I have asked them, I would have put it in the film production forum but Its dead most of the time.

    Whats Bucharest like this time of year?


  • #6
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Easterific.


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  • #7
    Exar Khun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 524 ✭✭✭Exar Khun


    I remember going there was i was younger in november and it was miserable.

    There was a huge crowd of people outside the airport begging through a wirefence It was pretty crazy.

    I did see vlads castle though which when you are 12 is pretty cool.


  • #8
    unklerosco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,828 ✭✭✭unklerosco


    A decent spec mac is gonna cost u... The GF does a decent bit of vid editing, she's been doing it on her iMac till now... Its getting a bit slow and especially with HD footage its dog slow..

    I'm building a Quad Core PC at the moe with 8gb ram n 1TB HD space... All in it should come to about €6-700 inc monitor(s).. Thats a mix of used n new parts. U'd never get a mac at that spec for a price near that...

    As for software, u've adobe premiere n sony vegas etc on the PC side of things... I'm not sure of the legality of it but OSX will run on a pc with some work if u really want final cut...


  • #9
    Exar Khun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 524 ✭✭✭Exar Khun


    You see thats what wanted to hear. It seams to me high spec Mac's are prohibitively expensive....
    I know I could build my own for much less and equal or surpass the spec's of an equivalent Mac.
    In theory could someone put OSX on a PC? or is it more a pain in the ass than anything else?


  • #10
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Exar Khun wrote: »
    You see thats what wanted to hear. It seams to me high spec Mac's are prohibitively expensive....
    I know I could build my own for much less and equal or surpass the spec's of an equivalent Mac.
    In theory could someone put OSX on a PC? or is it more a pain in the ass than anything else?
    Google hackintosh :) Legality is very questionable as its against apples license to use OSX on non apple hardware, but yes its possible :). Make sure you get compatible components though, like only intel chips will work with most OSX installs and sound and stuff can be tricky to get a hold on drivers aswell!

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