Macbook Pro and EX1 footage

Dethel

Dethel

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Hello,

How well does the MBP handles footage from the EX1?

Just wondering weather to get the laptop or be tided up to a box


--Thanks
 
easier transfer with the MBP - still using USB transfer on the MacPro which is slower and needs the reader or linking the camera to the Mac.
Editing is real-time on MBP, no problem, but if you start getting fancy with effects you will appreciate the extra power of a MacPro. Magic Bullet etc will need rendering, and you will notice the difference, especially on 1080 footage. MBP gives you an easy way of previewing footage on shoot, which is a big plus. Factor in a second monitor for your MBP, though, as the screen is not as good as a cinema display, and it is a bit tight to view and edit HD comfortably (though certainly possible if you need to)
 
Love mine... I have the 2.6 with 4 gigs. I also have the new Sonnet fusion F2. Wonderful unit but spendy...

JK
 
Thank you all for answering my questions...

Hey Jim,

How much did you pay for the Sonnet Fusion F2?
 
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I believe it was $895.00
My guys just came back from Northern Nebraska and offloaded all their turkey footage and prairie chicken footage to the Sonnet and it is awesome. Worth every red cent.

JK
 
Jim Kinsey said:
I believe it was $895.00
My guys just came back from Northern Nebraska and offloaded all their turkey footage and prairie chicken footage to the Sonnet and it is awesome. Worth every red cent.

JK
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I grew up in northern Nebraska with a father that didn't miss a single hunting season, all of them.
Was this shot for TV or a video? I'd love to get a copy of whatever you are doing for him. He recently lost a leg to an amputation and turkey hunting from a blind is becoming his new love again.
 
basilisk said:
Magic Bullet etc will need rendering, and you will notice the difference, especially on 1080 footage.
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That's pretty much true for anything. Magic bullet is known as being as beast when it comes to renders. Even on the mac pro I use it isn't as fast as I'd like.

My mbp can do practically anything I can throw at it (just a bit slower) and I'm rocking a 2.0ghz with 2 gigs of ram, so you should be flying. They're great machines, but basilisk is right, hook that up with a second display and you won't regret it when you're desk bound.
 
ecking said:
Magic bullet is known as being as beast when it comes to renders. Even on the mac pro I use it isn't as fast as I'd like.
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May I put in a big shout for Colorista?

Not quite Magic Bullet, agreed - and not quite Color either. Not quite a lot of things, but really very quick on EX1 footage at 720p, can pull curves and colour balance into filmic territory and does mult-stage masking. Highly recommended. It may be all you need for Timing Nirvana.

Having said that, I'm --> <--- that close to investing in Looks...
 
MattDavis said:
May I put in a big shout for Colorista?
Not quite Magic Bullet, agreed - and not quite Color either. Not quite a lot of things, but really very quick on EX1 footage at 720p, can pull curves and colour balance into filmic territory and does mult-stage masking. Highly recommended. It may be all you need for Timing Nirvana.
Having said that, I'm --> <--- that close to investing in Looks...
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Also worth considering is that Colorista can work in extended colour space, when applied multiple times, so you can push your whites over the top with one instance, and recover them selectively with another.
(This means having a 32 bit project in After Effects or "High Precision YUV" in FCP 6.0.2 or higher - see Prolost Blog for more details)
 
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