Apple Releases Universal Final Cut Studio 5.1

Is it faster on Intel the it was on PowerPC?

Is it faster on Intel the it was on PowerPC?

According to Apple statement it should be 4X faster than PC on macbook pro, or I am wrong ?

As someone who uses her G5 for business, I can say that the thing that's keeping me from an Intel Mac is the fact that the G5 is just fine and there's no need for me (or my company) to replace it until it becomes underpowered for what we need to do. From a purely business perspective, the underlying technology is almost irrelevant. However I would be extremely unhappy if I was forced to use a slower non-universal application because it was the only thing available, and yes, I would resist a move to an Intel Mac until at least Photoshop is converted.

According to Apple statement it should be 4X faster than PC on macbook pro, or I am wrong ?

The real speed questions are going to be solved by testing the actual rendering times of HD quality video. It should be a rather interesting turn of events...

I will probley get it and test it in the FCP thread...

FCP was already mutlithread enabled and went through performance optimizations as part of the Universal porting process, so folks using the Core Duo Macbook's or Imacs should see a fairly dramatic performance difference vs a Powerbook or G5 Imac. It's a blessing for folks doing mobile FCP.

The G4/G5 architecture is dead/dying. It's only a matter of time until Apple and other Mac ISVs port their apps to Universal format. As a digital media person, I can use as much CPU power that they can throw at me, especially for tasks like encoding. When the new Intel Core architecture hits the Mac desktops, things are really going to rock....

I've been waiting for what seems like forever (since patched 10.4.3) for Final Cut Pro & Pro Tools to be universal.

I'm running OSx86 on a Dell Inspiron 8200.

I guess it doesn't really matter because my video card still has a few problems anyway.

Pro Tools is the only major thing holding me back. But Digidesign has announced OSx86 support for later this year and they are in beta testing now.

Today Apple continued transitioning its professional line by releasing a universal version of Final Cut Studio 5.1. All those video wizards with previous versions of FCP can crossgrade for less than $99, depending on the version you have. Apple released another pro app, Logic Pro, awhile back.

 

It would be interesting to know how many multimedia professionals are waiting for all their apps to go universal before making the switch. Let us know – are universal apps the only thing keeping you from a Macintel?

I waited until Apple released Logic Pro 7.2 universal, before I ordered a 2.0Ghz MacBook Pro. Turns out that the 2.0Ghz MacBook running 7.2 is actually more powerfull than 7.1 running on a Dual Processor G5 tower... suits me, freezing tracks is a thing of the past :-)

Our Company needs Universal binaries of following apps before moving to Intel:

Photoshop

Illustrator

VirtualPC, or a way to run high-end PC apps natively on OS X for Intel.

I won't be buying an Intel Mac until Photoshop and Virtual PC are native either. Photoshop is way too slow for me because I am so used to using it on my G5 and Virtual PC just doen't work.

I won't be buying an Intel Mac until Photoshop and Virtual PC are native either. Photoshop is way too slow for me because I am so used to using it on my G5 and Virtual PC just doen't work.

I use Q (QEmu) on my MacBook, which runs XP perfectly, and means I don't have to give yet more money to M$ just so I can use thier OS... The Q devs are working on getting the CPU virtualisation work too, which will make it REALLY fast.

Still waiting for MAYA UB................................

Is it faster on Intel the it was on PowerPC?

Here is a first (short) test/comparison between FCP UB on PowerPC and on Intel. It's in German, but the graphs are self-explanatory I think...

Thanks for the link, mikey86. Any idea the reason for the HUGE gap between the iMac and MacBook Pro?

Still waiting for MAYA UB................................

Keep waiting. Discreet bought out Maya. You may end up seeing 3dsmax on Mac before you may see your Maya ever again. Most likely they will bridge the software and make one, but we will see.

-Kc

Does somebody experiences with Final Cut Pro 5.1 UB on OSX86 running on a none Core Dou (f.e. Pentium 4 630 HT) Intel Processor?

Are there strong bindings of FCP 5.1 UB to an dual core architecture?

I suppose since the advent of "Boot Camp" and the ability to run Photoshop, Illustrator, Maya, and pretty much everything else under the sun natively, there really shouldn't be any excuse for people wanting to do the switch.

That is of course unless you're waiting until Apple rleases higher spec machines.

Photoshop CS2 in XP on the MacBook Pro with only 1 gig of RAM and a meatgrinder 5400 rpm hard drive runs at blazing speeds, and boots in less than half a minute.

What say ye now my comrades?