Mar
27
Mar
23
MAC pro or Imac?
Posted in: Hardware & Tech TalkHi guys i am about to purchase my first Mac just because of FCP. i am editor/designer by trade and i would like to know FCP and its lovely apple color correction. i will be using this machine for color correction and rendering with programs such as Cinema 4d After effects and some real flow.
I will be mostly editing in HD and HDV. Should i go with Imac or mac pro. The only reason i am thinking Imac is because of the screen since i cant afford color correction monitors closes thing would be imac screen since is HD. All 3 machines are refurbished from apple store here at my town. How safe is to buy refurbished are those machines older then the new Mac pro how can i tell if ti is 2 year model? How long can machine like this last me before it becomes absolute? Is there major difrance in DDR2 and DDR3
Any advice would help
Thanks guys
Here are my choices what do you guys think.
Mac Pro 2.26GHz 8-Core Intel Xeon
Two 2.26GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon "Nehalem" processors
6GB (6x1GB) of 1066MHz DDR3 ECC memory
640GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s 7200 rpm
18x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 512MB GDDR3 memory
Mac Pro 8-core 3.0GHz Intel Xeon
Two 3.0GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors
2GB (2 x 1GB) of 800MHz DDR2 ECC fully buffered DIMM
320GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s 7200-rpm hard drive
16x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB (two dual-link DVI ports)
iMac 27-inch 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
27-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display
4GB memory
1TB hard drive
8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics with 512MB memory
Built-in iSight camera
Mar
17
This is the configuration I have finilised to buy but I am confused about which motherboard to take???
Here is the config.
Processor : Intel Core i7 920 (2.66ghz)
Ram : 6GB (Gskill)
Hard Disk : 1TB (Seagate)
Graphic Card : Nvidia Geforce GTX 285 1gb
Cabinet : Cooler Master HAF 932
SMPS : corsair 650 watts
Monitor : 22" samsung
I am confused about wheather to take
1.Intel WX58bp (Workstation motherboard) = Very Low Price Compared to others in this list.
2.Intel DX58SO
3.Gigabyte UD6
4.Asus Rampage II
5.Asus Pt6 Deluxe V2
My doubt Is.
Will I have any performance Issues If I go for WX58bp since its low end Workstation Board.
Will I have to use ECC rams only to get the best out of WX58bp.
Dec
02
hardware choice for FFF
Posted in: Hardware & Tech TalkI know that this topic has been discussed so many times but I could not something on the net that would settle my mind down.
My first choice:
Dell PowerEdge 6650 4 x Xeon 2.80 Ghz/16 GB DDR SDRAM 2x36GB SCSI RAID 2 *1000 LAN
My second choice:
IBM E-server Xseries 365 4 X procesoare Xeon 3000Mhz 8094Mb Ram, 109.2GB HDD, DVD Drive, FDD, NIC DualEthn, 4 x Num of CPU’s, 3 x O/B ethernet, SCSI Card, 3 x SCSI HD 36.4, 3 x USB Port, Rack, Black, W1
My third choice:
HP Proliant DL 580 G3 Xeon 4 X 3.0 Ghz/ 6GB DDR2 ECC/ 4 x 72 GB SCSI Raid/cd / Rack / Lan 10/1000
My fourth choice:
Hewlett Packard Workstation xw8400 – 2 X Xeon Dual Core 5160 – 3 GHz, SATA (Raid) RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 – 4 GB Ram, 250 Gb HDD, Combo( DVD&CD-RW) drive, FDD, 10/100/1000 ethernet, SoundOnBoard, 8 x USB Port, 2 X Placa video profesionala Nvidia Qudro nvs285
I know that these are primarily designed to work as a server!!
My question is which will better run (or run at all!) any Autodesk software such as FFF.
Can you advise me on one of these choices or something else. The price difference among the above models are negligible.
Thank you in advance.
Nov
20
Is this a safe wager?
Posted in: Hardware & Tech TalkIm also looking for an affordable camcorder that can provide good image quality for matchmoving. I want to get a sony webbie because its good for the price and theres a few other options on the table but theres something else I’m curious about.
Its been said that CMOS chips create too much shutter distortion to get an accurate camera track. But theres a shutter distortion plug in for after effects that fixes this problem. However theres another problem that I wanted to know if this AE plug-in can correct…..
Its been said that CMOS chips create too much shutter distortion to get an accurate camera track. But theres a shutter distortion plug in for after effects that fixes this problem. However theres another problem that I wanted to know if this AE plug-in can correct…..
You have to pay close attention to spot this type of thing but it happens when you pan around too fast with some HD cmos cams. The image begins to tile up (not pixelate, Tile). Its when the image starts to chop up into lines and squares.
Heres an example, turn on the HD option…. Watch at 12 seconds when he pans it over to the building’s window, the picture chops up, and this happens a lot with cmoc cams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXSSjI6blpo
Would that AE plug in fix this problem too?
Thanks for your time everybody. I appreciate any thoughts or suggestions.
Nov
19
Hi Vfxtalkers, I am nowdays getting flooded with lots of roto work and i have a little question,will a pen tablet will speed up the roto process and should i buy one of those ? If yes then what model and manufacturer ? I have a budget of $200.Your urgent reply will be a life saver.Thanks 😀
Nov
02
im looking to get a new desktop and i am not hardware savy…
im torn between the new i7 or iMac..
im torn between the new i7 or iMac..
i use the following:
AFTER EFFECTS
photoshop
flash
Maya
i also want to get into other 3d apps
i dont know what to do or what graphics card is best and how much memory or quad vs duo/dual?
please help 🙂
-skelatorrrrrrr
Oct
31
Laptop for the down times.
Posted in: Hardware & Tech TalkHi,
I’m looking to get a cheap laptop (under £400) for use at home when I come back from university. Can’t lug home the desktop ever 6 weeks!
Anyhow i don’t expect it to be the best thing in the world or anywhere close to it but i just need something that’ll let me do basic Maya/Nuke/Sillhouette and maybe a tiny bit of photoshop. Generally things in the CG field.
Can anyone recommend anything for me or will they all be equally as good (bad) at this range?
Thanks
Oct
29
HARDWARE HELP
Posted in: Hardware & Tech TalkHi guys here what i have so far i hve some money i would lie to upgrade my ass old pc, i am using it for just learning but when i am using cinema 4d and doing some simulation would get out of memory so i would like to gets some more but i don’t know if i can add more. Can you look at my spec and tell me what can i do and how much i can add. i am ruining 64 bid cd4 on xp pro 64 bit. Should i install windows 7 or is my pc to slow for it or will it use to much memory. Thanks guys.
CPU
Processor : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000+
Speed : 2099 MHz
Model : x86 Family 15 Model 107 Stepping 1
Processor ID : 178BFBFF00060FB1
Vendor Identifier : AuthenticAMD
Socket Designation : Socket AM2
Mainboard
Bus(es) : AGP PCI IMB USB i2c/SMBus
MP Support : 1 CPU(s)
Model : M2A-VM
Version : 1.XX
Serial Number : 123456789000
BIOS Version : ATI – 42302e31
BIOS Date : 12/19/07
BIOS Vendor : Phoenix Technologies, LTD
Memory Info ddr2 pc2-5300 noneccc dimm
Total Physical Memory : 2.00 GB
Free Physical Memory : 2.00 GB
Maximum Page File : 4.00 GB
Free Page File : 4.00 GB
Page File : C:\pagefile.sys
Initial Size : 2046
Maximum Size : 4092
Allocated Memory Load : 13 %
Oct
27
Hi, just did first render from my new rig, and 3D MAX renders suspiciously slow. But viewport and over all program running lightning fast.
Is there any settings I’m missing?
WIN 7-64, CPU I7 920 at 3.2 GHZ, 12 GB DDR3, ATI FirePro 8700.
When rendering, CPU load is between 15-70%??? Is all render handles by Video card?
Is there any settings I’m missing?
WIN 7-64, CPU I7 920 at 3.2 GHZ, 12 GB DDR3, ATI FirePro 8700.
When rendering, CPU load is between 15-70%??? Is all render handles by Video card?
thx
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