Hector Ruiz Keynote

[agreenster]

Originally posted by solvs
It's not that Apple's computers are SLOW, it's that they are SLOWER than comparatively priced (sometimes even cheaper) PCs. Macs are superior in audio/video/graphics, but it would be nice if they were faster. For people doing these types of things, we need all the speed we can get.

And not all of us can afford those super-expensive systems.

I've been using my PC for a lot of Audio/Video stuff lately (plus 3D, as usual) and have noticed that it is actually faster than my friends dual 1ghz G4. As far as 'graphics' goes, Photoshop on a PC is faster, and so are 3d packages such as Maya.

It also seems that PC's are making a lot of headway in the AV industry as well, and gaining a lot of ground over Apple. Avid is still the editing software of choice, and they have really had a push in Windows sales in the last few years

 

[agreenster]

Originally posted by matznentosh

I'm not sure why there is so much vituperation about how slow the mac is on these forums. Games play plenty fast on my Tibook 800 dvi, web surfing using Chimera is as fast as on a pc. Perhaps the people complaining are doing specialized computing, like 3d animation raytracing and the like. If I were them, I'd use an Iris or other specialized computing platform for those purposes (I have a nephew who does just that).

Or maybe people just like to complain.

Iris?? Do you mean Irix? Irix is SGI's derivative of Unix, and according to benchmarks, SGI is falling way behind in the 3D industry.

PDI uses PC linux workstations, and ILM is the same.

Pixar still uses SGI (I think)

Where I work, we use dual Xeon PC's for 3D animation production. The reason we are so opposed to Apple's speed is because they DO tout themselves as able to keep up with the 3d market. Maya and Shake are both very high end pieces of software, yet they dont perform on the mac as well as the PC.

I complain because I WANT to use the mac, but they arent cost effective, and they slow our production schedule down.

However, I do agree that Apple's Portables are superior in design, and are now very comparible in price and performance. Superdrive, 1ghz--for 2999?? Thats really good!

 

[orangedv]

RE. Iris

No he means Iris. The Silicon Graphics Iris Indigo was big in the early 90's. You work in 3D and don't know that? Wow, world changes fast I guess!

 

[agreenster]

No, Sorry--I was in elementary school in the early 90's

I just graduated with a 4 year degree in Computer animation, and our focus was more on the art of animation, not technology.

Mostly Maya and Intel based systems, even though we had some SGI dinosaurs hanging around the lab.....