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Another Day, Another Rumor...

Originally posted by crees!
Uncharacteristically? We all know Steve Jobs doesn't care about the past and wants to leave it in the dust. This statement falls out of line and into the rumor-bin with the rest.
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Yes we OBVIOUSLY know exactly what Steve Jobs is thinking. Quit kidding yourself, the truth is NONE of us has a clue whats going on, but we have fun playing the rumors game anhow. And whats with that rumor bin comment? Have you READ the title of this site?
 
Re: Re: railheaddesign isn't making this up..

Originally posted by sethypoo
Let's hope you're right, or Rail Head Design will undoubtedly become the laughing stock of the Apple/Mac rumors world!

That's the sad truth about rumors. You have to be right all this time or people start to ignore you.:(
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Yes of course, because no rumors on other sites ever turn out to be wrong...
 
Re: Re: How much is enough?

Originally posted by mustang_dvs
Hmmm... I've always felt cramped when using anything less than a 256MB card in my 4MP Olympus E-10. In raw or High-JPEG format, I could only store 10-20 photos using a 64MB card -- are you sure you're not taking photos at a lower resolution?
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You might have caught that I was addressing the larger part of the digicam market. I think you'll agree that your needs are a teensy bit above average.

Yes, I'm aware what resolution I'm shooting at. It's not always full-res, but usually it is. Is it so impossible to believe that my needs might be different than yours? I only shoot for print or web projects that don't have budget for a pro shoot, so client expectations are somewhat lower. That translates to quick shoots, fewer shots, and no need for RAW.

When I'm shooting the kids, I generally have no need for full resolution, so I can easily get a couple hundred shots, which is more than I would ever shoot in a day.

Different strokes, dude. 64MB is plenty for me.
 
What could a double 2.6 gig Powermac G5 do better than a double 2 gig?

I think for G5 owners it's not worth buying it. The only difference will be a few seconds won (and of course a couple of 1000 dollars lost).

Any G5 owner better wait until the 750 PPC is replaced by a 760 or higher. It's not a bad idea to work on the same computer for 3 or 4 years. It means that when you finally upgrade you get some real improvements.

From now on for most people new options on new machines are more important than raw computing power. Think built in 16x + and - dvdRW, tv and fm tuners, multi-cardreader, high end stereo and/or 6/7.1 audio, 108 Mbps wireless (still compatible with b and g) for streaming audio and video, e.a.

Many high end windows PC's already offer a lot of these options for less than the cheapest G5.

Come on Apple, do something, optionwise.
 
Another Day - Another Let Down

Its the "BIG DAY" Tuesday January 27th!!!!!!!!!
and just as I was told NOTHING :rolleyes:
Please......enough already with the "Next Tuesday" and the Big "Super Bowl" Surprise - :rolleyes:
I'm so disappointed in the Non Anniversary Show from Apple.
 
Re: How much is enough?

Originally posted by splashman
DV cameras, on the other hand, would be a perfect application for microdrives, whether 4gigs or larger. I hate only having an hour of shooting time. And a microdrive would take up so much less space than the miniDV tape mechanism.
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It's a nice idea, but tape still has practicality:
Full DV quality (which is already a compressed format) records at some 2GB per 10 minutes, so a regular tape holds some 12GB.

The typical camera operator records at least half an hour of rubbish (not destined for final edit) on a 1hr tape. If microdrives replaced tapes, you would have no choice but to take the time to transfer all 12GB to computer, only to find this out and delete most of it anyway.

Tape is right now the best storage medium. At $5 or less a pop, you have removable storage which holds 3x DVD media, from which you only transfer what you need into your computer.

Rip
 
Re: Another Day - Another Let Down

Originally posted by TranceClubMusic
Its the "BIG DAY" Tuesday January 27th!!!!!!!!!
and just as I was told NOTHING :rolleyes:
Please......enough already with the "Next Tuesday" and the Big "Super Bowl" Surprise - :rolleyes:
I'm so disappointed in the Non Anniversary Show from Apple.
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Sigh. The only things more tedious than inflated Anniversary rumors are the people who whine about them.
 
Originally posted by mustang_dvs


The inherent coolness of the constant threat of a grisly and exotic death more than offsets the 23 pounds of lead shielding, according to Jonathan Ive.
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How did anyone manage to receive his words of wisdom when he was in his lead lined bunker 300 feet below ground ten miles from the nearest Powerbook.
 
MDs for DV

Originally posted by MacBram
It's a nice idea, but tape still has practicality:
Full DV quality (which is already a compressed format) records at some 2GB per 10 minutes, so a regular tape holds some 12GB.

The typical camera operator records at least half an hour of rubbish (not destined for final edit) on a 1hr tape. If microdrives replaced tapes, you would have no choice but to take the time to transfer all 12GB to computer, only to find this out and delete most of it anyway.

Tape is right now the best storage medium. At $5 or less a pop, you have removable storage which holds 3x DVD media, from which you only transfer what you need into your computer.
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I should have made it clear I was predicting a future use, not suggesting a present use. Of course the current cost is ridiculous and the drive size inadequate. Give it a couple of years.

I do a fair amount of cheapo DV production, so I know how the process works, but I don't see why rubbish avoidance would be more difficult with a microdrive. Are you assuming it would be impossible to do selective transfers from a microdrive? Even if it isn't possible at the moment, it would be an easy feature to implement, and much slicker than with tape. In FCP, for instance, via Firewire, you could review the raw footage on your monitor, mark ins-and-outs, click a button, and Shazam!

Think outside the box, dude!
 
Whoa..
Whole boatload of refurb stuff now on the Apple store.
ALL the g5 models, lots of powerbooks...
 
Re: Another Day - Another Let Down

Originally posted by TranceClubMusic
Its the "BIG DAY" Tuesday January 27th!!!!!!!!!
and just as I was told NOTHING :rolleyes:
Please......enough already with the "Next Tuesday" and the Big "Super Bowl" Surprise - :rolleyes:
I'm so disappointed in the Non Anniversary Show from Apple.
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I agree with splashman - I initially thought that the Anniversary rumors, which have been blown out of proportion, were the most annoying topic that has kept recurring on these forums as of late. But I stand corrected - what's even more annoying and foolish are the people who constantly whine about them to no end.
 
Originally posted by groov'
What could a double 2.6 gig Powermac G5 do better than a double 2 gig?

I think for G5 owners it's not worth buying it. The only difference will be a few seconds won (and of course a couple of 1000 dollars lost).

Any G5 owner better wait until the 750 PPC is replaced by a 760 or higher. It's not a bad idea to work on the same computer for 3 or 4 years. It means that when you finally upgrade you get some real improvements.

From now on for most people new options on new machines are more important than raw computing power. Think built in 16x + and - dvdRW, tv and fm tuners, multi-cardreader, high end stereo and/or 6/7.1 audio, 108 Mbps wireless (still compatible with b and g) for streaming audio and video, e.a.

Many high end windows PC's already offer a lot of these options for less than the cheapest G5.

Come on Apple, do something, optionwise.
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You must be smoking some really nasty stuff!

What a Dual 2.6 can do better then a 2.0? Simple... everything... but MUCH FASTER! When you work with 3D, Audio or Photoshop with high dpi pics, every single bit of speed you can get is worth the money, cause time is money. ;)

BTW, just to clarify, its PPC 970 and its sucessor is expected to be the PPC 980... 750Fx is the "expected sucessor" for the G3 that is still used on the iBooks.

Just a question I've got to make... What PC's have the specs you said (quote: "Think built in 16x + and - dvdRW, tv and fm tuners, multi-cardreader, high end stereo and/or 6/7.1 audio, 108 Mbps wireless (still compatible with b and g) for streaming audio and video, e.a.")??? :D and much cheaper then the lowest G5? Are you in the year 2006? Or just another dimension? ;)
 
Not all pros are knee-jerk upgraders

Originally posted by Tiauguinho
You must be smoking some really nasty stuff!

What a Dual 2.6 can do better then a 2.0? Simple... everything... but MUCH FASTER! When you work with 3D, Audio or Photoshop with high dpi pics, every single bit of speed you can get is worth the money, cause time is money. ;)
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The 2.6 will be a maximum of 30% faster. Is that "much faster"? Is it worth the cost? Maybe to you. Maybe not to other folks. Yours is not the only valid opinion on the matter. You could at least qualify your statements as opinions.

I work with huge Photoshop files all the time, as well as LAP, FCP, EI, and all the Adobe and MM apps. For me (<-- see, that's a qualifier), a 30% gain most definitely would NOT be worth the money. Not to mention the time (= more money) and headaches of setting up a new system, installing everything, etc.

But don't let me discourage YOU from upgrading. It can only help Apple's margins, which is good for everyone.
 
Re: Re: How much is enough?

Originally posted by MacBram
The typical camera operator records at least half an hour of rubbish (not destined for final edit) on a 1hr tape. If microdrives replaced tapes, you would have no choice but to take the time to transfer all 12GB to computer, only to find this out and delete most of it anyway.
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But what if you used a 40GB HD (1.8 inch) or a 80GB HD (2.5 inch). That would give you close to 3.5 and 7 hours, respectively, of DV recording.

Not bad at all.

The price may be a little expensive, but very convenient -- especially for the data transfer to computer (HD to HD) via FW 800 vice tape to HD via FW.

Plus, with a 1.8 inch HD, the whole camera can be smaller, lighter, and last longer on a set of batteries than a tape driven camera.

Sushi
 
Probably not today.....

Incremental updates usually start happening (Webstore not available) by now. (start between 7&8 AM Eastern and end between 8&9AM Eastern).

Based upon shipping lead times, the only item that is not on a same day ship are the Powerbooks. And based upon a lot of people now have Feb 3 ship dates, I suspect Powerbooks are next and probably will happen next week.

I admit something could still happen this week. Apple did do at least one new product announcement on a Wednesday morning last year. Somehow, however, I kind of doubt it - unless Powerbook updates happen this week.

Of course the Powerbok delays could be a part supply issue.
 
HD-based DVcams

Originally posted by sushi
But what if you used a 40GB HD (1.8 inch) or a 80GB HD (2.5 inch). That would give you close to 3.5 and 7 hours, respectively, of DV recording.

Not bad at all.

The price may be a little expensive, but very convenient -- especially for the data transfer to computer (HD to HD) via FW 800 vice tape to HD via FW.

Plus, with a 1.8 inch HD, the whole camera can be smaller, lighter, and last longer on a set of batteries than a tape driven camera.

Sushi
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Good points. I hadn't thought of using the larger platter sizes. An advantage would be that they're much cheaper per GB than the micros. A disadvantage would be the increased power draw, but it would probably still be less than the tape drive.

Again, I'm not holding my breath for such a camera, since you can purchase a whole lot of tapes for what a drive would cost, but it seems reasonable to expect such cameras are in development.
 
Personally I'm going to be disappointed if Apple releasing anything less than a G7 23" Powerbook at 4.9 THz because you know Apple needs it to keep up with those liquid cooled peecees (insert microsuck apologist statement here)(insert Apple is dead because I think so stupid snarky comment here)(insert a 'I built my own AMD for $1.98" comment here in my basement which is really my parents basement because I'm 32 and haven't moved out)(end with some smug self assertive comment and agreement with previous Microcrap apologist who's predicted Apple is dead)
 
Originally posted by Photorun
Personally I'm going to be disappointed if Apple releasing anything less than a G7 23" Powerbook at 4.9 THz because you know Apple needs it to keep up with those liquid cooled peecees (insert microsuck apologist statement here)(insert Apple is dead because I think so stupid snarky comment here)(insert a 'I built my own AMD for $1.98" comment here in my basement which is really my parents basement because I'm 32 and haven't moved out)(end with some smug self assertive comment and agreement with previous Microcrap apologist who's predicted Apple is dead)
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Heh heh. Thanks for the levity. I don't need to read any more posts in this thread -- you've just summed it all up!
 
When the new machines come out, I'm going to buy the faster one - why? Because in my case more is better - and the small difference in overall price will be worth it.

I do 3D animation, and that 30% means the difference of getting a 20 hour animation rendered in 14 hours - in my work that's huge!

Besides, I'll always want a faster machine until I can render HDTV size animations with radiosity in real time. That might happen sometime in 2010 :D

D
 
Re: Not all pros are knee-jerk upgraders

Originally posted by splashman
The 2.6 will be a maximum of 30% faster. Is that "much faster"? Is it worth the cost? Maybe to you. Maybe not to other folks. Yours is not the only valid opinion on the matter. You could at least qualify your statements as opinions.

I work with huge Photoshop files all the time, as well as LAP, FCP, EI, and all the Adobe and MM apps. For me (<-- see, that's a qualifier), a 30% gain most definitely would NOT be worth the money. Not to mention the time (= more money) and headaches of setting up a new system, installing everything, etc.

But don't let me discourage YOU from upgrading. It can only help Apple's margins, which is good for everyone.
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Agree with you and it's, of course, my opinion, that I've stated. I wont upgrade my Dual G5 2.0 to a 2.6, not worth the money FOR ME as you've stated (fast enough for the Flash work I do and I'm waiting for the PPC980), but it will be worth to upgrade to a lot of folks. Faster machines is always a blessing. Apple needs to keep up with the speed increase, or it will slowly stay behind. I consider my G5 a extremely fast machine, but there are people who are waiting for new G5's to upgrade, some for the fact of it being a Rev.B, some for a bit more speed. We are talking of Pro machines that are directed to a Pro marketshare (those who want and need the fastest computer on the market).

There are already a lot of threads with users expressing their opinions regarding that the Dual G5's are starting to lag behind, "Apple is going down" kind of crap, etc etc. Apple already did wonders with the release of the G5 and with the "1 year roadmap to 3Ghz" that Steve gave all of us on WWDC.

Please understand that this is, my opinion. ;)
 
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