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Mac OS X For PC?
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Kirk Gillock
Rebel with a cause
Re: Mac OS X For PC?
Very interesting. Does this mean PC users can finally acquire the glory that is Final Cut Pro? I sure hope so.
Very interesting. Does this mean PC users can finally acquire the glory that is Final Cut Pro? I sure hope so.
Cheesesailor77
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hmmm, i cant imagine apple letting this go through, they're find some way to stop it
hmmm, i cant imagine apple letting this go through, they're find some way to stop it
Prairieboy
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I have run virtual PC on my mac and running anything processor heavy just ends in a firey mess. If Apple's pack of aggressive litigator's let this slip through their fingers, and this does work. Do not believe that you will be able to run FCP. I just can not see it happening. It would have to work through the Mac OS, then the emulator, then windows. That gives a whole new meaning to real time.
I am sure you will be able to tour the OS, use the itunes, iphoto, and get a feel of the Mac world. But trying to cut is asking for a world of hurt.
I have run virtual PC on my mac and running anything processor heavy just ends in a firey mess. If Apple's pack of aggressive litigator's let this slip through their fingers, and this does work. Do not believe that you will be able to run FCP. I just can not see it happening. It would have to work through the Mac OS, then the emulator, then windows. That gives a whole new meaning to real time.
I am sure you will be able to tour the OS, use the itunes, iphoto, and get a feel of the Mac world. But trying to cut is asking for a world of hurt.
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OSX being UNIX-based, I can't imagine it wouldn't work on a clean install. I'd bet a dual-processor PC could run FCP like it was on a Mac.
Apple will have a problem if they lose this fight, because it's hard to imagine paying twice as much for one of their machines once the software runs on a PC. Sure, there will be those who will, but . . .
OSX being UNIX-based, I can't imagine it wouldn't work on a clean install. I'd bet a dual-processor PC could run FCP like it was on a Mac.
Apple will have a problem if they lose this fight, because it's hard to imagine paying twice as much for one of their machines once the software runs on a PC. Sure, there will be those who will, but . . .
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I don't know -- would you? If you could have FCP -- fully-functional -- on a machine which costs half as much as the comparable Mac (along with the flexibility and customizability, etc.) -- what would you do?
I don't know -- would you? If you could have FCP -- fully-functional -- on a machine which costs half as much as the comparable Mac (along with the flexibility and customizability, etc.) -- what would you do?
SkiUtah
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This is complete BS. There is no chance that this will be released, and apple will shoot it down *if* it ever comes out. When this CherryOS story came out in October, everyone thought it could be potentially real. But now the company seems to have died away, and no one has heard from them for quit some time.
This is complete BS. There is no chance that this will be released, and apple will shoot it down *if* it ever comes out. When this CherryOS story came out in October, everyone thought it could be potentially real. But now the company seems to have died away, and no one has heard from them for quit some time.
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October is three months ago -- "quite some time" is a bit of an overstatement.
The company -- Maui X-Stream -- is very much alive -- www.vx30.com.
According to the CherryOS site linked to in the story, it said it would be available during Q1 2005, which we're barely over two weeks into. The story said January or February. That timeframe hasn't been missed.
Now, Apple may indeed challenge this and be successful. But I think your pronouncements of death are a little premature.
October is three months ago -- "quite some time" is a bit of an overstatement.
The company -- Maui X-Stream -- is very much alive -- www.vx30.com.
According to the CherryOS site linked to in the story, it said it would be available during Q1 2005, which we're barely over two weeks into. The story said January or February. That timeframe hasn't been missed.
Now, Apple may indeed challenge this and be successful. But I think your pronouncements of death are a little premature.
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CherryOS looks like vaporware. Has anyone tried Pearpc?
http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/
CherryOS looks like vaporware. Has anyone tried Pearpc?
http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/
Re: Mac OS X For PC?
Final Cut's pretty easy to use and learn. I found it similar to Premiere. It's been pretty well embraced and seems to be taken seriously, if those things matter to you. Avid obviously is pretty well established, Premiere is known but not as widely used. All are just tools in the toolbox. People ask me what I use and more and more I tell them that it comes down to your eye and sensibility. You could use the same paintbrush as Michelangelo, but that's where the similarities end.
Final Cut's pretty easy to use and learn. I found it similar to Premiere. It's been pretty well embraced and seems to be taken seriously, if those things matter to you. Avid obviously is pretty well established, Premiere is known but not as widely used. All are just tools in the toolbox. People ask me what I use and more and more I tell them that it comes down to your eye and sensibility. You could use the same paintbrush as Michelangelo, but that's where the similarities end.
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I've tried FCP quite a bit, just to see if it was worth digging into and learning, and I can tell you that it is WAAAYY overhyped (sound familiar?) It's true that a much slower working pace allows you to keep a clearer head, but when you're deadlining it, that tends to get in the way... While a luxurious Apple 30" monitor may make it look attractive, it's really kind of like a more convoluted Premiere. Plus, the infamous "Apple lag" (hearkening back to the days of Photoshop for Mac...) loves to jump in just as you are trying to complete a brilliant edit sequence. If you're a Mac user, you'd be better off with Avid (obviously).
However, all NLE's are nothing without an operator, so you should check it out and go with what you can work with best...
I've tried FCP quite a bit, just to see if it was worth digging into and learning, and I can tell you that it is WAAAYY overhyped (sound familiar?) It's true that a much slower working pace allows you to keep a clearer head, but when you're deadlining it, that tends to get in the way... While a luxurious Apple 30" monitor may make it look attractive, it's really kind of like a more convoluted Premiere. Plus, the infamous "Apple lag" (hearkening back to the days of Photoshop for Mac...) loves to jump in just as you are trying to complete a brilliant edit sequence. If you're a Mac user, you'd be better off with Avid (obviously).
However, all NLE's are nothing without an operator, so you should check it out and go with what you can work with best...
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I don't think Apple spent all the R&D on the new Mac mini in order to convert PC users to the Mac platform so some obscure software company from Yugoslavia could steal their thunder. NO WAY would Apple ever let that happen. Besides, running OS X in a $500 PC would be kind of like putting a 12 cylinder Ferari engine into a $7000 Kia...
I don't think Apple spent all the R&D on the new Mac mini in order to convert PC users to the Mac platform so some obscure software company from Yugoslavia could steal their thunder. NO WAY would Apple ever let that happen. Besides, running OS X in a $500 PC would be kind of like putting a 12 cylinder Ferari engine into a $7000 Kia...