Unboxing Final Cut Studio

[maricopaapt14]

Great, now we might get some quality movies out of you.  I might consider removing drinks from the area, as you are now over-invested in hardware and software...

[Fudmottin]

Don't count on it.

I've just put a web bar over the backup drives. Is that a bad idea?

[TwinCult]

Bathroom reading. lmao.

So why do you shake so much? Are you nerves? OR is that medical?

Good that you put the camera on a tripod been wanting to tell you that you need to do that. Always. lol.

[Fudmottin]

I suffer from shaken camera syndrome. There is no cure.

[LARC0]

I'm still stuck on Linux... might eventually go twards MAC in the future if FC works great for you. I miss editing. :( YOu are right, video making is very addictive.. :)

[Fudmottin]

Can't you edit on Linux?

[boobtubeviewr]

the best part of the unboxing & install is that ur willing to dable in the 'dark arts' to make things work the way they're supposed to.

Arrrrrr ;-)

[Fudmottin]

To understand the force, you must study it in all its aspects, including the dark side.

I've already run into disappointments. It's all Obi Wan's fault!

[davidhowellca]

Fud....O see that at the end, you've installed it. Did you sit back with get 6 or 7 of those glasses of OJ? The install takes freaking forever.

[Fudmottin]

The install took all damn day. The main problem was a licensing one. It turns out that you can't upgrade from Final Cut Express 4. I had to hunt for a serial number that would work.

[kryten]

Are you putting that on your iMac or is that a Mac Pro on the floor? Is that Apple display attached to your iMac? I've been thinking of getting an iMac but I really like having two displays and was wondering how well that works with the iMac.

[Fudmottin]

The big box on the floor is a Velodyne subwoofer.

I have the second display connected to the iMac to run dual head. Two 1920x1200 displays work nicely together.

The top end 27" iMac can also run as a display since Display Port is bidirectional (unlike HDMI). You can certainly hook up another display to it though.

[kryten]

I'm still using a G5. I'm overdue for an upgrade. I'm really considering one of the new iMacs. We just got some in at work and they're sweet.

[Fudmottin]

I agree. I wish I held out long enough to get a 27" model. However, the 24" model that I have is still pretty kick ass. The MacPro was just too much money for me. Also, I rarely expand a computer beyond memory. I just buy a new one. I expect to be using what I have, an iMac, 17" MBP, and 12" PowerBook G4 for some time to come.