meade916 Posted December 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 you are just trying to edit videos and shit Steve? Any other programs you are interested in or looked into? that new 30 inch or whatever mac desktop is fucking sick though lol. i use a 42" 1080 and a 24" on the side for computing, editing, gaming - all i want is the tower itself, maybe even another mac-mini just to drop it on my desk next to my external HD (about the same size lol) and plug it in to one of the 4 HDMI ports as a source. Im not gettin rid of my PC i just might want to try and edit with a mac and see if i like it. No crashing during rendering, especially after rendering for 15 minutes, sounds good to me!! All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehoe92 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 it was very easy for me to start learning Final Cut I taught myself how to use it and all the little tricks and ways to make things easier and it is very similar to Sony Vegas... obviously there are the differences between mac and PC in that aspect but almost all pro video editing software has the same basic layout a timeline, a viewer, a canvas, and bins for video and media. I had lots of problems with crashing ESPECIALLY when working with HD on Sony Vegas even though I had the computer to back it up but when I switched over with 2 GB's of ram on my 20" iMac its very quick. The only complaint is the actual rendering of video effects, color filters, special effects, titles but thats just because my graphic card lacks. I doubt you are going to do much in the way of that anyways but the menu's are very easy to figure out and you can render it just about any way imaginable for YouTube, DVD you name it. I've got Final Cut Studio 2 (the full suite), bought it when I got my mac almost $1300 now they have Final Cut Studio 3... there are not too many features that I can use in Final Cut Studio 3 that would be useful so I decided against upgrading so Steve if you want FCS 2 I know someone who you can get it from along with that remote hows that for a review Wouldnt be thehoe92 without teh purple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qu1cks1lver56 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 ive only piddled around with vegas, but i really love final cut. out of the 4 editing programs ive used (movie maker, premiere pro cs3, vegas, and final cut) it was the best out of them. First Gen Xterra: Always changing DNX 690HD RF 360.3RF T3002RF T4004RF T10001bdSilver Flute 6.5"s Tang Band 1" TweetersSundown X18 in 7cubes net tuned to 32hz Trust me .25 Blows your Load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildbeast15 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 the problem with vegas is its a huge resource hog... (have you thought about upgrading cpu graphics card and ram????) i use vegas with 8 gig of ram and i NEVER have a problem.. (yea with HUGE videos but never vids the size that you post) The set up your talking about would sound great in my Tahoe. Trade you my dog for it. He has one eye but that only makes for bad depth perception so hey so what if he is running into shit, look at it this way he is easy to sneak up ninja style on. (right side only)</div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehoe92 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 the problem with vegas is its a huge resource hog... (have you thought about upgrading cpu graphics card and ram????) i use vegas with 8 gig of ram and i NEVER have a problem.. (yea with HUGE videos but never vids the size that you post) lets relate what you just said to subs. why would you want a woofer that takes 10k watts to get loud when you could get one that only takes 1k to get just as loud? efficiency my friend... Final Cut Studio is very efficient when working with the Mac OS. what you are working on is what the RAM focuses on not all the background programs so all processing, memory, and power is dedicated to the editor Wouldnt be thehoe92 without teh purple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted December 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 the problem with vegas is its a huge resource hog... (have you thought about upgrading cpu graphics card and ram????) i use vegas with 8 gig of ram and i NEVER have a problem.. (yea with HUGE videos but never vids the size that you post) i know its 2 years old, but i have a $6,000 Alienware tower - with another $1000 in upgrades (to keep it current) since then..... my CPU isnt bad for its age. My graphics cards are 2 GTX 285 SLI I am maxed out at 4 gigs of ram - everything else wont even post on win32 bit system...... so maybe a mac tower with 8 gigs of ram but i dont want a big ass tower i just want something i can drop next to my PC and hook up to the same monitors. All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehoe92 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 mac mini would be perfect I was looking at them since they upgraded lines and you can upgrade the shit out of them now more than ever before. its perfect for your application because you DEFINITELY have the monitor and you will be able to support FCS no problem Wouldnt be thehoe92 without teh purple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99vic Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 im gonna guess sometime within the next 4 months E-40 is gonna be at chp REST IN PARADISE BIG RICH (Sqmonte) never forgotten Why do you guys ALWAYS dispute on NUMBERS????? It's such a played out argument, so fucking annoying.... It's 12 fuckin 15's.... It's louder than you... Shut the fuck up... /Rant I'm so jealous, it makes me want to club baby seals. That shit gets down HARD!dont buy from knowledge he will scam you. http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/30995-official-knowledge-feedback/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted December 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 good lookin out Kasey.....and yes ill take that remote whenever u wanna bring it my magic mouse has to be shut down when i slap my beat too hard it clicks the buttons and pauses the song....plus its slippery as hell on my console All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildbeast15 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 i know its 2 years old, but i have a $6,000 Alienware tower - with another $1000 in upgrades (to keep it current) since then.....my CPU isnt bad for its age. My graphics cards are 2 GTX 285 SLI I am maxed out at 4 gigs of ram - everything else wont even post on win32 bit system...... so maybe a mac tower with 8 gigs of ram but i dont want a big ass tower i just want something i can drop next to my PC and hook up to the same monitors. what other programs are you running along with it?? because if you did upgrade it over time it should be perfectly fine.. I agree final cut is an amazing program.. (im just not a mac fan lol) but a mac mini would be the most "efficient" way to go as it could be used for other things.. ever thought of editing in the hoe as you go??? The set up your talking about would sound great in my Tahoe. Trade you my dog for it. He has one eye but that only makes for bad depth perception so hey so what if he is running into shit, look at it this way he is easy to sneak up ninja style on. (right side only)</div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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