Yeah Baby! I was just checking out Zbrush and was shocked that it was still on version 2. Version 3 is going to be a banger. Hey did you check out Vue 6?
It blew me away. I had the previous version, but never really dug in. This looks absolutely amazing though, and it just shipped to me. Can't wait to start messing around.
It blew me away. I had the previous version, but never really dug in. This looks absolutely amazing though, and it just shipped to me. Can't wait to start messing around.
Please post your thoughts when you can. I've been wanting to use Vue but I need faster hardware first and I'm working on that.
no chance either of HD-DVD or Blu-Ray going to the new Macs?
What HD means without ability to run REAL HD content?
Apple may BTO both drives as recorders for both will be available in quantity by NAB. I think Apple would love to be able to offer a multi drive that supports both but I only know of one drive (The LG Multi Blue) that supports both and I'm not sure its ready for primetime.
The nice thing is you can burn HD content to DVD-R. I figure you'll get about 75 minutes of HD content on a 8.5GB DVD DL disc at avg 15Mbps throughput. That's not bad for a $2 disc.
The nice thing is you can burn HD content to DVD-R. I figure you'll get about 75 minutes of HD content on a 8.5GB DVD DL disc at avg 15Mbps throughput. That's not bad for a $2 disc.
Hey hmurchison,
How do you record HD content to a regular 8.5GB DVD DL? Do you use Toast 8?
How do you play it? Can you it with a regulat DVD Player or Blu-ray / HD-DVD player?
Even if you record HD video to a DVD and play it in a DVD player your max resolution will be the same as what a DVD player will allow. You wouldn't see it in HD. I also think it would lag like crazy in most players.
How do you record HD content to a regular 8.5GB DVD DL? Do you use Toast 8?
How do you play it? Can you it with a regulat DVD Player or Blu-ray / HD-DVD player?
Thanks for any fedback!
gugy I'm not sure if Toast 8 can do it but Apple just enabled the ability to author HD DVD content on DVD-R in both MPEG2 and h.264 using DVD Studio Pro ver 4.1.2. I'm reading that it works relatively well. I imagine that pretty soon most other apps like Toast and other authoring apps will be able to do this.
In fact there's a company that is saying they can mass produce what they call 3x DVD (which basically means HD DVD content on a DVD-R disc at up to 30Mbps video bitrate)
Onlooker. I'll totally agree with you that Blu-ray is better for it's size advantage in the computer realm. However I don't have much faith in any optical technology usurping Tape and Hard Disc Drive for backup. The rage has been disk to disk to tape with snapshots. Optical technology, while being random access, is far too slow to keep up with even Tape let alone HDD for storage purposed.
I'd rather FTP or bittorrent files to clients rather than spend hours burning discs for people.
Even if you record HD video to a DVD and play it in a DVD player your max resolution will be the same as what a DVD player will allow. You wouldn't see it in HD. I also think it would lag like crazy in most players.
HD content on a DVD-R won't work in anything but a HD player or computer. DVDs cannot play anything higher than 10mbps MPEG2 via the spec. This is why I believe that HD players like HD DVD and Blu-ray have more purpose than just movie playback machines. Soon they will support Divx CODEC as well. They should work fine for playing back your own homemade creations.
Imagine rendering your 3D art in 720p and then burning that to a HD disc for display. Yeah baby!
They will release the pro when it is ready and they have a large enough supply of the chips to do so, that is unless it is being held up on the software side. I doubt that they have been waiting for Adobe to anounce CS3 before announcing new Pro's unless they were going to be holding a joint press conference, and the relationship between the two companies if not good enough right now for that.
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Yeah Baby! I was just checking out Zbrush and was shocked that it was still on version 2. Version 3 is going to be a banger. Hey did you check out Vue 6?
http://www.e-onsoftware.com/products/vue/vue_6/ OMG that demo is unreal. Er real. If I can do anything close that that I'm buying it.
It blew me away. I had the previous version, but never really dug in. This looks absolutely amazing though, and it just shipped to me. Can't wait to start messing around.
It blew me away. I had the previous version, but never really dug in. This looks absolutely amazing though, and it just shipped to me. Can't wait to start messing around.
Please post your thoughts when you can. I've been wanting to use Vue but I need faster hardware first and I'm working on that.
What HD means without ability to run REAL HD content?
no chance either of HD-DVD or Blu-Ray going to the new Macs?
What HD means without ability to run REAL HD content?
Apple may BTO both drives as recorders for both will be available in quantity by NAB. I think Apple would love to be able to offer a multi drive that supports both but I only know of one drive (The LG Multi Blue) that supports both and I'm not sure its ready for primetime.
The nice thing is you can burn HD content to DVD-R. I figure you'll get about 75 minutes of HD content on a 8.5GB DVD DL disc at avg 15Mbps throughput. That's not bad for a $2 disc.
It is a better format for computers no doubt. Disc capacity is really what it's all about in computers and Blu-Ray has that sewn up.
Apple may BTO both drives. But they could just put the nail in the coffin. Blu-Ray.
It is a better format for computers no doubt. Disc capacity is really what it's all about in computers and Blu-Ray has that sewn up.
And longevity... which Blu-ray also has sewn up
The nice thing is you can burn HD content to DVD-R. I figure you'll get about 75 minutes of HD content on a 8.5GB DVD DL disc at avg 15Mbps throughput. That's not bad for a $2 disc.
Hey hmurchison,
How do you record HD content to a regular 8.5GB DVD DL? Do you use Toast 8?
How do you play it? Can you it with a regulat DVD Player or Blu-ray / HD-DVD player?
Thanks for any fedback!
Hey hmurchison,
How do you record HD content to a regular 8.5GB DVD DL? Do you use Toast 8?
How do you play it? Can you it with a regulat DVD Player or Blu-ray / HD-DVD player?
Thanks for any fedback!
gugy I'm not sure if Toast 8 can do it but Apple just enabled the ability to author HD DVD content on DVD-R in both MPEG2 and h.264 using DVD Studio Pro ver 4.1.2. I'm reading that it works relatively well. I imagine that pretty soon most other apps like Toast and other authoring apps will be able to do this.
In fact there's a company that is saying they can mass produce what they call 3x DVD (which basically means HD DVD content on a DVD-R disc at up to 30Mbps video bitrate)
http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/19/i...ainst-blu-ray/
Onlooker. I'll totally agree with you that Blu-ray is better for it's size advantage in the computer realm. However I don't have much faith in any optical technology usurping Tape and Hard Disc Drive for backup. The rage has been disk to disk to tape with snapshots. Optical technology, while being random access, is far too slow to keep up with even Tape let alone HDD for storage purposed.
I'd rather FTP or bittorrent files to clients rather than spend hours burning discs for people.
Even if you record HD video to a DVD and play it in a DVD player your max resolution will be the same as what a DVD player will allow. You wouldn't see it in HD. I also think it would lag like crazy in most players.
HD content on a DVD-R won't work in anything but a HD player or computer. DVDs cannot play anything higher than 10mbps MPEG2 via the spec. This is why I believe that HD players like HD DVD and Blu-ray have more purpose than just movie playback machines. Soon they will support Divx CODEC as well. They should work fine for playing back your own homemade creations.
Imagine rendering your 3D art in 720p and then burning that to a HD disc for display. Yeah baby!
Past due according to whom? There's no set release dates at specific intervals for Apple computers.
According to Intel -- there's new Xeons that Apple is not using.
Now, I wonder if the new MacPro will be announce at NAB or will Apple wait for Leopard's release?