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CS5 Can of Worms: Opened

Apologies in advance for this potential blasphemy.

I just finished watching this:
http://vimeo.com/groups/5dmkii/videos/11369451

Wow. As someone who shoots with everything from Flip to 5D - sometimes combining them into a single project - CS5's ability to just drop footage into the timeline without transcoding looks pretty attractive.

How far away is FCP from this capability?

Can someone give me some solid reasons to stick with FCP (well, besides the fact that I already know how to use it -- and of course a great user community)?

I've already decided that learning After Effects is my software goal for 2011. Seems like maybe I should purchase it bundled with Premiere.

Somebody talk me down.

Many, Mac OS X (10.6.5)

Posted on Jan 20, 2011 9:11 AM

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David S.

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Posted on Jan 20, 2011 9:15 AM

For cuda acceleration in CS5, you need a cuda enabled video card from nvidia.

They run $1200 and up and there are two.

Also 64-bit OS installed (SL) and a multithreaded Mac.

If have these and can deal with what I see has a clunky interface and sometimes buggy Premiere CS5, it's your ticket.

As to how far away is this for FCP, only Apple knows.

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Eric Bolt Author

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Jan 21, 2011 12:43 PM in response to TomWheel

I really hope somebody from Apple is paying attention here. I know two other people that have now told me essentially the same story as you, Tom.

And here's something else I've learned: Because I'm a CS4 Web owner, it's actually cheaper for me to upgrade to the entire Production Premium package from Adobe ($599), than it is to buy my first standalone copy of After Effects ($999). So I get a much better deal on After Effects, which I was going to buy anyway, and Premier comes with it. So I guess I might as well try it out.

Meg The Dog

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Jan 21, 2011 12:53 PM in response to Eric Bolt

Hi -
Also - don't worry about what editing system you are editing with in terms of client inquiries. If an editorial client is seriously asking for an equipment list as opposed to a sample reel, then immediately run the other direction.

If you want a bookcase built, do you ask the carpenter if he uses Skill saws or Porter-Cable? Or do you ask to see a couple of his finished books shelves?

MtD

Wes Plate

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Jan 21, 2011 2:25 PM in response to Eric Bolt

You may be waiting a good long while. But, it could be worse, you could use Vegas.

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