RAID is really here
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Basics of RAID
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It's amazing how common RAID is now, especially (S)ATA RAID.
In video editing, RAID is everything. External SATA RAID is the big thing now, and it works pretty well, even when it's OS based. What I haven't seen yet are (relatively) cheap SATA RAID 5 enclosures. That would be the Holy Grail of fast media storage.
I just bought a dual 2.3 G5. The manual makes mention of an ATi X850, which would likely be Apple's moniker for an X800 with twice the RAM.
As mentioned above, Tiger is the place where huge amounts of video RAM can really be used. A fast VPU with 512 RAM would be especially helpful for Motion users with dual displays.
So no this might not be the thing for gaming, but I'd love to get an X850 for Motion, assuming it's still going to be released (maybe in June?)
iPod drives RAIDed in HD video camera
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iPod Shuffle RAID
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"I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by using fear as the basic motivation. Fear of getting failing grades, fear of not staying with your class, etc. Interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a nuclear explosion to a firecracker."
My experience has been that if you're lucky enough to find something that you really love, intelligence becomes a byproduct of your passion, instead of the other way around.
OK, probably a dumb question. I'm no developer. But why hasn't anyone taken the source code for Gimp, and made something with a really smooth, intuitive UI? Or taken the code over and made it a standard Cocoa app?
What I hear: Apparently, Apple has just announced new pro software today. First off is the new app Motion, which is blah blah blah blah blah. Second, is Final Cut Pro HD, boasting blah blah blah. Capture blah blah over FireWire, edit blah blah blah. Blah blah, now for blah, can deliver blah blah blah to an attached Apple Cinema Display. Last, but most important to me, is DVD Studio Pro 3, which has slick new transitions, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah, and integration with Final Cut Pro HD and Motion. Motion will be available this summer for $299. The Final Cut Pro HD update is available now for FCP 4 users. DVD Studio Pro 3 is expected to ship in mid-May.
Apple today introduced Xsan, a blah blah for Mac OS X systems."
See, I can understand that. Most on/. are more CPU literate than me, so I greet many headlines with, "WTF?" But I'm always glad to hear when somebody is underwhelmed with Apple's creative offerings. I don't need any more competition. I'm sure you guys don't get all that happy when people realize the career potential in proper coding. Too many people are too good these days.
Keep your eyes up by controlling Motion using gestures, instead of the keyboard and mouse. Using a pen and tablet, you can control Motion with one hand tied behind your back. For example, a rightward swipe moves Motion ahead 10 frames; a greater-than arrow plays the timeline. Forty unique gestures will help your sessions sail along."
As an FCP fan, today was exhausting. FCP HD is nice. But Motion for only $300 got me purring, then Xsan played with my geeky side too. When I imagined the possibilities of Xgrid as well, touching all together soft and gentle with Xsan and FCP and Motion, loads WERE in fact blown. All over my unregretable 20" Cinema Display.
Clean up, relax, watch The Simpsons, then more cinetech pr0n...
The Apple Store online has a refurb (aka "Special deals") section. I've bought quite a few Apple refurbs and I've never had a problem. Also, Apple retail locations often have refurbs if you ask the salespeople.
"$2500 for allowing synchronization between Evolution's addressbook with Gaim's buddy list!"...which you could use to buy a *NIX computer that is ready for the desktop; www.apple.com/macosx/features/addressbook/ , plus an iPod or two.
Yes I'm bitter because I'm too daft to make Linux work.
Yet another music download service? Doesn't Microsoft have better things to be spending their coding resources on? And is Vegas making odds on which one of these services will go under first?
The big news here is that Dr. Evil got himself some kind of new hairdo. Also, the podium is bizarrely formed, indicating that the new Windows technologies are "cutting-edge."
I think Bill should have just gone full-tilt-boogie and gone out wearing parachute pants and a sleeveless New Wave t-shirt. Surely this was on his mind, but he probably didn't have enough brass and backed out at the last moment. Still, I have to give him credit for the haircut.
I have an HTPC hooked up to a HiDef LCD projector. I would love to have a screensaver-like app, or just video files to have great works projected on my screen. However, I'm not about to buy yet another device to do so. Apparently Steve and I are the only ones taking the whole "digital hub" thing seriously.
"Is pure speed enough? What factors are most important to 'real' consumers?
Stories like this appeal to the geeky 'need for speed' undoubtedly ramoant at/., but offer little insight into real consumer thought/need."
Well the worm has certainly turned. Now Macs are too focussed on speed? Too powerful for the average consumer?
Apple just can't seem to catch a break. I think what we have is a population that is just too afraid to eat crow. Just because your sh*t is warm and comfortable, doesn't mean you have to sit in it.
I'd like to write more on the topic but I'm currently busy trying to compile my own light-bulb. I'll have a beta ready in less than two years, or sooner if I can get some more help from the open source community.
Linux rox!
ps - don't tell anyone I actually spend 90% my free time in Windows playing embarrassing adolescent video games.
I use FCP and it's truly a great media editing application. It's straightforward, flexible, even fun. It's my "killer app," and it's one of the few that really makes the G4 feel truly worthwhile. So I can't blame Adobe for not wanting to compete there. It wouldn't make any sense. Final Cut Pro is a phenomenon. Even academy award winning editor Walter Murch is onboard now (with "Cold Mountain.")
Adobe makes great products, but they lacked vision when it really mattered in the video editing department.
Well this story really makes me nervous. After taking in the comments from fellow/. readers, I am now convinced that Apple has conspired with the NASA Langley Research Center to make the G5 CPU look fast. The real clever bit was how they only used one CPU, and and unoptimized compiler, just to make it look "authentic" I suppose. Clever bastards. But they'll never fool me. They have my crappy ass Wintel box when they pry it from my numb, pale fingers.
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It's amazing how common RAID is now, especially (S)ATA RAID.
In video editing, RAID is everything. External SATA RAID is the big thing now, and it works pretty well, even when it's OS based. What I haven't seen yet are (relatively) cheap SATA RAID 5 enclosures. That would be the Holy Grail of fast media storage.
I just bought a dual 2.3 G5. The manual makes mention of an ATi X850, which would likely be Apple's moniker for an X800 with twice the RAM.
As mentioned above, Tiger is the place where huge amounts of video RAM can really be used. A fast VPU with 512 RAM would be especially helpful for Motion users with dual displays.
So no this might not be the thing for gaming, but I'd love to get an X850 for Motion, assuming it's still going to be released (maybe in June?)
http://www.kinetta.com/home.php/
Actually I believe they scaled down the Power 4 to make the G5.
"I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by using fear as the basic motivation. Fear of getting failing grades, fear of not staying with your class, etc. Interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a nuclear explosion to a firecracker."
My experience has been that if you're lucky enough to find something that you really love, intelligence becomes a byproduct of your passion, instead of the other way around.
OK, probably a dumb question. I'm no developer. But why hasn't anyone taken the source code for Gimp, and made something with a really smooth, intuitive UI? Or taken the code over and made it a standard Cocoa app?
"What slashdot wrote: (see above)
/. are more CPU literate than me, so I greet many headlines with, "WTF?" But I'm always glad to hear when somebody is underwhelmed with Apple's creative offerings. I don't need any more competition. I'm sure you guys don't get all that happy when people realize the career potential in proper coding. Too many people are too good these days.
What I hear:
Apparently, Apple has just announced new pro software today. First off is the new app Motion, which is blah blah blah blah blah. Second, is Final Cut Pro HD, boasting blah blah blah. Capture blah blah over FireWire, edit blah blah blah. Blah blah, now for blah, can deliver blah blah blah to an attached Apple Cinema Display. Last, but most important to me, is DVD Studio Pro 3, which has slick new transitions, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah, and integration with Final Cut Pro HD and Motion. Motion will be available this summer for $299. The Final Cut Pro HD update is available now for FCP 4 users. DVD Studio Pro 3 is expected to ship in mid-May.
Apple today introduced Xsan, a blah blah for Mac OS X systems."
See, I can understand that. Most on
Sorry to post again, but Gestures for motion? How cool is that for our graphics-centric counterparts?
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"Gestures
Keep your eyes up by controlling Motion using gestures, instead of the keyboard and mouse. Using a pen and tablet, you can control Motion with one hand tied behind your back. For example, a rightward swipe moves Motion ahead 10 frames; a greater-than arrow plays the timeline. Forty unique gestures will help your sessions sail along."
As an FCP fan, today was exhausting. FCP HD is nice. But Motion for only $300 got me purring, then Xsan played with my geeky side too. When I imagined the possibilities of Xgrid as well, touching all together soft and gentle with Xsan and FCP and Motion, loads WERE in fact blown. All over my unregretable 20" Cinema Display.
Clean up, relax, watch The Simpsons, then more cinetech pr0n...
The Apple Store online has a refurb (aka "Special deals") section. I've bought quite a few Apple refurbs and I've never had a problem. Also, Apple retail locations often have refurbs if you ask the salespeople.
"$2500 for allowing synchronization between Evolution's addressbook with Gaim's buddy list!" ...which you could use to buy a *NIX computer that is ready for the desktop; www.apple.com/macosx/features/addressbook/ , plus an iPod or two.
Yes I'm bitter because I'm too daft to make Linux work.
Yet another music download service? Doesn't Microsoft have better things to be spending their coding resources on? And is Vegas making odds on which one of these services will go under first?
The big news here is that Dr. Evil got himself some kind of new hairdo. Also, the podium is bizarrely formed, indicating that the new Windows technologies are "cutting-edge."
I think Bill should have just gone full-tilt-boogie and gone out wearing parachute pants and a sleeveless New Wave t-shirt. Surely this was on his mind, but he probably didn't have enough brass and backed out at the last moment. Still, I have to give him credit for the haircut.
I have an HTPC hooked up to a HiDef LCD projector. I would love to have a screensaver-like app, or just video files to have great works projected on my screen. However, I'm not about to buy yet another device to do so. Apparently Steve and I are the only ones taking the whole "digital hub" thing seriously.
No Bluetooth, and running an M$ OS. I'l go with the SE P900 thank you very much.
"Is pure speed enough? What factors are most important to 'real' consumers?
/., but offer little insight into real consumer thought/need."
Stories like this appeal to the geeky 'need for speed' undoubtedly ramoant at
Well the worm has certainly turned. Now Macs are too focussed on speed? Too powerful for the average consumer?
Apple just can't seem to catch a break. I think what we have is a population that is just too afraid to eat crow. Just because your sh*t is warm and comfortable, doesn't mean you have to sit in it.
All your OS are belong to Mac. ;)
I'd like to write more on the topic but I'm currently busy trying to compile my own light-bulb. I'll have a beta ready in less than two years, or sooner if I can get some more help from the open source community.
Linux rox!
ps - don't tell anyone I actually spend 90% my free time in Windows playing embarrassing adolescent video games.
I use FCP and it's truly a great media editing application. It's straightforward, flexible, even fun. It's my "killer app," and it's one of the few that really makes the G4 feel truly worthwhile. So I can't blame Adobe for not wanting to compete there. It wouldn't make any sense. Final Cut Pro is a phenomenon. Even academy award winning editor Walter Murch is onboard now (with "Cold Mountain.")
Adobe makes great products, but they lacked vision when it really mattered in the video editing department.
Uhhh, looks like someone didn't read the article...
Well this story really makes me nervous. After taking in the comments from fellow /. readers, I am now convinced that Apple has conspired with the NASA Langley Research Center to make the G5 CPU look fast. The real clever bit was how they only used one CPU, and and unoptimized compiler, just to make it look "authentic" I suppose. Clever bastards. But they'll never fool me. They have my crappy ass Wintel box when they pry it from my numb, pale fingers.