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AppleInsider said: Testing the same project, but with 4K files and 4K encoding, we saw an even bigger difference, with the iMac Pro being about 3.5 times faster. Please do clarify when you say 4K files do you mean H.264 sources (H.264, AVCHD, X…

in Video: iMac Pro vs 2013 Mac Pro (Part 3) - video editing Comment by cseeman January 2018

jameskatt2 said: The problem I have with this comparison is that this the iMac Pro chosen would NOT be what is chosen by a real professional. ... Sorry but that's an ill informed comment even though the review you link to is, in and of it…

in Watch: Apple's iMac Pro vs 2013 Mac Pro (Part 1) - benchmarks and specs Comment by cseeman January 2018

Quote: Originally Posted by Durandal1707 I know, right? People who own Thunderbolt devices might leave the platform. Both of them! Live everyone using Adobe Creative Cloud on Mac, professional NLE users (FCPX and Avid). Blackmagic users (b…

in Five barriers that might hold Apple back from moving Intel Macs to custom ARM chips Comment by cseeman January 2015

The article talks about 20 million Mac sold, not simply entry level Macs. Yes I think TB makes MacMinis and MacBook Airs more useful. Given TB pass through they can handle daisy chaining whereas USB3 can't. It's also boarding on absurd to have an …

in Five barriers that might hold Apple back from moving Intel Macs to custom ARM chips Comment by cseeman January 2015

I can't take any article seriously that talks about leaving Intel without also commenting on Intel's Thunderbolt. I don't think Mac market would survive a rapid apandonment of Thunderbolt.

in Five barriers that might hold Apple back from moving Intel Macs to custom ARM chips Comment by cseeman January 2015

Alas my production company is not so high end but I do have nearly 30 years experience having been senior editor and chief engineer at high end facilities. I think the article is deliberately alarmist. Quicktime X is an interim step to new techno…

in Apple scaling Final Cut Studio apps to fit prosumers Comment by cseeman June 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by willyvideo http://twitpic.com/1p0ftb As did I, He added that it'll be kickass. http://i1.creativecow.net/u/16319/jobsemail.png

in Apple scaling Final Cut Studio apps to fit prosumers Comment by cseeman May 2010

It's not simply a matter of where you live but where you travel. If we go only a couple hours away we get no AT&T service. If AT&T made arrangements with local carriers there wouldn't be an issue. Sorry but it's unrealistic to have to buy a…

in FCC to investigate markets where iPhone is not available Comment by cseeman July 2009

Flip4Mac works as a Browser plugin too whereas VLC does not. VLC is handy but it's not a replacement for Flip4Mac. Flip4Mac player is also free. Quote: Originally Posted by lawrenc967 Or instead of Flip4Mac, you can try VLC player, it works qu…

in I just bought a macbook Comment by cseeman February 2007

Flip4mac needs to release a Universal Binary version. It won't run under Rosseta. It should be soon. Quote: Originally posted by jetting i just got an imac core duo and it seems things arent as compatable as I thought. i tried getting flip4mac…

in compatability problems Comment by cseeman January 2006

I do corporate video and often enough a client has lost all master except the WMV which I must somehow use as a source to edit in FCP. That's a Flip4Mac Import feature that's really a live (business) saver. And there's always that PC family membe…