I did send you to check out 123macmini there are tons of user reports w.r.t. FCP performance on them.
2010 Mac mini & Final Cut Studio
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I did send you to check out 123macmini there are tons of user reports w.r.t. FCP performance on them.
Lobotany Pictures
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Are there any advances on this front?
I am going to build my suite to run FCP 3 and am researching what computer would be best. My budget is tight so I'm looking for the best bang for my buck. I am looking at iMacs or the Mac Mini. I use an HPX170 so I edit DVCPROHD.
Some concerns are speed and performance (obviously) as well as dual monitors and other features.
Any input?
I am going to build my suite to run FCP 3 and am researching what computer would be best. My budget is tight so I'm looking for the best bang for my buck. I am looking at iMacs or the Mac Mini. I use an HPX170 so I edit DVCPROHD.
Some concerns are speed and performance (obviously) as well as dual monitors and other features.
Any input?
Just get a base level iMac which is around $1199 which is faster than any mac mini available, A LOT faster.
Chris_Wing
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I talked to a user on the Apple support site, here is what he said.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=12338125#12338125
Long story short, FCP will work just fine, Motion will run somewhat slowly, Color has hardware IO limitations on the Mac Mini that will give inaccurate results, but you don't need to use Color1.5
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=12338125#12338125
Long story short, FCP will work just fine, Motion will run somewhat slowly, Color has hardware IO limitations on the Mac Mini that will give inaccurate results, but you don't need to use Color1.5
If you are working with DVCProHD, then the iMac or MacMini should be fine.
However, note issues with the need for faster media drives for variations of ProRes.
However, note issues with the need for faster media drives for variations of ProRes.