Animation Student

[huey4prez]

Hey I've been working full time all summer to buy a macbook pro, and tax free weekend is coming up like this weekend, but now I'm not so sure that a mac is the best computer for animation?

I've been wanting a mac FOREVER, and I need to learn OSX, but now I'm afraid that a mac might not be able to handle animation programs?

I don't start my first animation class until September, but my school (Savannah College of Art and Design) only recommends macs for fine arts majors and HPs for everyone else (film, motion graphics, animation, etc)

Has anyone had any experience with any animation programs? 😀

 

[iphonesrq]

A MBP should be able to handle whatever you need, what program(s) will you be using perhaps someone here has experience.

 

[Jimmie22]

i know this is an apple forum, but why would you take the schools suggestion on a recommended computer? 😕it doesn't sound like they hate macs, but they are suggesting the most useful computer for your education.

 

[wywern209]

since your doing animation, first and foremost, you need to know what software you are using and know if it has versions of it on the mac. otherwise, you will have to wait for your mac and just get hp or something similar in the windows realm.

 

[cluthz]

Hey I've been working full time all summer to buy a macbook pro, and tax free weekend is coming up like this weekend, but now I'm not so sure that a mac is the best computer for animation?

I've been wanting a mac FOREVER, and I need to learn OSX, but now I'm afraid that a mac might not be able to handle animation programs?

I don't start my first animation class until September, but my school (Savannah College of Art and Design) only recommends macs for fine arts majors and HPs for everyone else (film, motion graphics, animation, etc)

Has anyone had any experience with any animation programs? 😀

ONe of my best friends did a major in animation and is working fulltime making animations for a TV company, he have always used macs.

If your school have some windows only applications you have to run, simply install bootcamp aswell and you'll have a blazing fast mac, or PC whenever you like.

 

[EmperorDarius]

If it's about 2D animation, I doubt that there will be any problems with a Mac.
The real problem is with 3D animation, so, what software do you need to use?

EDIT: I visited the website

After Effects, Final Cut Studio, Flipbook, Flash Professional, Adobe Master Collection, Autodesk Maya; Toon Boom, Z Brush, Apple Shake and Pixar RenderMan. School of Film and Digital Media resources also include a Vicon motion capture system.

I don't think you'll have any problem whatsoever

 

[huey4prez]

If it's about 2D animation, I doubt that there will be any problems with a Mac.
The real problem is with 3D animation, so, what software do you need to use?

EDIT: I visited the website



I don't think you'll have any problem whatsoever

Thanks. I'm taking the bite now and I can't wait until it gets here! 🙂

 

[Intel Inside]

May i ask what macbook pro you ordered and what the specs are? 😛