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  • iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max preorders have started

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    Smooth ordering here! Like someone else said, best yet!

    I got the Pro 256 midnight green with delivery on the 20th. Crazy to hear they slipped past that so quickly, but guess these are going to be  another big hit!
    80s_Apple_Guy

  • High-end users on 'Why I'm buying the new Mac Pro'

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    UrbaneLegend said:
    The Mac Pro is clearly a forum success, the people who will never need or use one seem absolutely sold on it but is there a single professional creative user on this forum that is going to go all in on the new Mac Pro and order one as soon as it hits the Apple store? If there is I'd love for you to explain why it makes sense from a financial and hardware perspective. Anyone?
    I work in scripted television as an editor, and always work with rental companies for our equipment. One of the rental companies I work with a ton are buying them out the gate to start testing in typical workflows.

    I, for one, can't wait to use them. Codec conversions and exports are a lifeblood in post, and any extra speed is money and time saved. I'll take it.

    I can understand how some might think the MacPro isn't worth it, but there are many (on this forum and off) that most definitely think it's worth it. Not all life is black and white. Worthless or not.
    fastasleepstompyurahara

  • Apple's Find My feature requires two devices, boasts extreme security safeguards

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    kevin kee said:
    I can see this to be realised in more ways in the future. Using the billion iDevices masses out there by way of low power blutooth beacon to transmit data and information, bypassing internet altogether, connect and interact, pinpoint anyone/anything location, finding a crimininal in a few seconds, searching for a certain items, all with a secured encryption.Thanks god for the encryption, because it could be easily abused too, like use it for mass data collections and hacking.

    But for now, if it worked perfectly, it would be subtly an amazing tech hidden behind 'Find My' apps.
    Pied Piper's dream fully realized! Hah.

    But seriously: "When setting up Find My, the at least two Apple products generate a cryptographically strong private key that is shared between registered devices through end-to-end encrypted communication"

    Is this something a part of their CrytoKit? Like using Blockchain? Would be a great use if so.
    watto_cobra

  • Ralph Nader once again assails Apple's stock buybacks

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    To all those (and Ralph Nader) saying Apple should do more for their employees, I ask this:

    Did you know retail employees now get vested shares in Apple? I didn't know that until yesterday. Way better than what I got ten years ago working at Apple (while Steve was around I might add).

    So is it possible some people should research the facts more before jumping to conclusions? And maybe Apple is doing something for the company besides buying back shares for themselves?
    JWSCwatto_cobra

  • Editor of Spike Jonze's HomePod ad details production process

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    lorin schultz said:
    AppleInsider said:
    All of the footage, which was 1080p encoded in Avid's DNx36 code, was cut in Media Composer
    Why is Media Composer so widely used? Does it have some capabilities or workflow benefits that other editors lack? Is it just inertia from its early days? What am I missing?

    Several months ago I looked into finally finding a video editing platform for amateur personal use to replace my retired Final Cut Studio 7. I tried Final Cut X, DaVinci Resolve, and Avid Media Composer.

    I really wanted to like Media Composer because it seems to be the most widely used in high-end production circles (yes, I know lots of pros use Adobe Premiere or Final Cut, but MC still seems to be the de facto standard). I figured since I'm proficient in Pro Tools I shouldn't have too much trouble picking up Media Composer. I was wrong. I'm sure with some training I probably could have figured it out, but absent that, the workflow seemed completely opaque.

    Then I tried Final Cut X. One quick YouTube "how-to" video and I was getting work done. I don't know if my previous experience with FCP7 give me a leg up with FCPX or if it's just a lot easier to use, but I found myself wondering why it isn't more popular. I decided that, for me, the ease of use and low cost of Final Cut trumped any potential employability advantages of being proficient in Media Composer.

    Is anyone here a full-time cutter who can weigh in on what makes MC the King of the castle? Should I be giving it another look? Aside from Avid editors always being in demand, are there compelling reasons to choose it over Final Cut?


    Hey Lorin, I cut for scripted television and that's all Avid. It's mostly because it's what people know, gets the job done, and people "get" the workflow.

    That said, it's a crappy piece of software that hasn't ever been majorly updated. They'll do tweaks here and there that bring it ever-so-slightly into the modern age but if you looked at it at the inception and now, it's largely the same.

    The sub-35-somethings may make waves with FCPX, Premiere, or Resolve but most anyone over that is firmly entrenched in Avid. The botched release and bad-blood didn't help FCPX either.

    I personally love FCPX and use it for my personal projects. Resolve seems interesting but haven't used it for editing. Premiere seems like Final Cut 7.5, people like it, but I don't.

    Anyway, that's the short version of the Avid love, but I tell everyone I can about FCPX.
    fastasleep