Wich has given you the least problems as far as stability and quality of output? Looking for people who have used both.

muhahahahahaha !
I think if you look at *any* graphic design industry person, they''ll tell you Mac without even blinking. Mostly because that''s the only thing they have ever used.
And for a good reason : when you use a Mac you dont have to spend months learning to use the damn interface. You just go right in and do what you are supposed to be doing. Art.

Of course if you are already a PC user, then you are asking "will it make a difference ?".
Simply put : NO !
There might be a few software that you might want to have that are on Mac, but given how things have evolved, I doubt you cant find them on Mac.
I mean, a few years ago, the only way you would put your hands on something like Lightwave was to have access to a Sun workstation... and now look, it''s on the PC.
So, really, no. Unless you want to give your brain a vacation, I dont see any advantage for you as an artist (if that''s what you are) in switching to Mac.
Of course, if you are a llama user on the PC, then that''s another story. But I am assuming you master your machine, not the other way around...

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I own a PC, used a PC all my life - but I still go to campus to do all my work on a mac

Macs are expensive, but I love macs. However, most of my work is with video *shrugs* I''ve worked with video on very fast PCs and it still seems like frames get dropped Whereas it seems even a crummy mac is better with video lol.

The biggest issue is how the two manage their memory. I won''t go into the specifics, but macs can generally handle programs that take up massive amounts of memory better than a PC can. So, if you are working on a poster thats 36 x 52 at 300 DPI or gigabytes of video... Macs are the way to go.

However, when dealing with games.... there''s not much you really need that memory intensiveness for. Your sprites are small. Even if youa re dealing with 3d, you aren''t going to be rendering out huge animations. On top of that, a PC will give you more flexibility with software and hardware and will cost you a lot less.

Hope that helps.

I was hoping that''s what you''d say. So, I''d need a Mac for the best video -- with Premiere 6.0?

Warning: Personal Opinion

I hate premiere. I prefer final cut pro or AVID.

what is ... mac?

I can understand AVID and FinalCut Pro, I would just use Premire because I'm used to it more and it's cheaper. I mean once you get the system, then you have to worry about software cost, and that can get expensive too.

Then, you have to worry about the equiptment and extra hardware for soundtrack recording, sound fx, and 3d animation programs to convey even more realisim to a movie's surreal vision than just pure video could ever do.

[edited by - smiley4 on May 19, 2003 11:18:07 AM]

Actually, Final Cut Pro 4 comes with a sound editing sweet, from what I hear. I still use 3.

And you left soemthing out, don''t forget about a compositing program like AFter Effects, Shake, or Combustion

Wich is easier to use? AfterEffects or Combustion?

bloody hell, you dont NEED all that crap.
You can get all that stuff on a PC if you already have one ! And for cheaper ! Gee...
Mac is for retar... I mean, design students.

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