Apple has updated it’s iPad to the iPad air and the iPad Mini to Retina display, keeping the prices and adding 128GB models for both. No fingerprint identifcation, but both look amazing, especially the Air weighing only 1 LB! That is .4 of a pound lighter than my iPad 3, which is admittedly too heavy! I would so love an AIR!
Apple has updated it’s MacBook Pro’s with Retina display, and dropped the prices, though you have to go to of the line for $2599 to get a discreet NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M with 2GB of VRAM or you are stuck with iNtel Iris Pro Graphics, so for any heavy editing work.
Apple has finally given more info on the MacPro and it will be released sometime in December.
Still no word on customization prices, but the Quad-Core starts at $2999 and the Hexa Core starts at $3999 and can go up to a 12 core. And we have seen that the Graphics cards are either Dual AMD FirePro D300’s with 3GB of VRAM, dual AMD D500 with 3GB of VRAM or Dual AMD D700 with 65GB of VRAM, but no price on the D700. All include 256GB of PCIe SSD Flash Storage, but can be upgraded to 512 or 1 TB which will be necessary if you plan on installing Windows since it requires an internal install so look forward to a partition.
I still want my next computer to be Mac, but I really would prefer NVIDIA Titan cards for Graphics!
John Siracusa has another of his amazing in depth reviews of OS X. And this is a must read to know about new features and what really changed.
Yes Apple has been lowering the price of it’s upgrades of late, but I did not think they would go free! Awesome! Microsoft must be shaking in their britches today if they are not expected to make money from their OS Upgrades anymore!
After Effects: New Features in Ae 12.1 from Motionworks on Vimeo.
I love that new layers now are created directly above the selected layer, and the ease of linking layers across compositions! VERY VERY COOL!
The new overlay features are very exciting, as are the ability to export video with them. Hello rough cuts with timecode that show clip timecode too. NICE!
And the SpeedGrade integration means I really need to delve into that program soon.
High Definition Magazine has a review of Smoke for Mac 2013. Sounds to be almost an editor, but mostly for finishing and compositing, though the editing tools are getting better, but lack of export options means you couldn’t kick it back to your NLE of choice.
I gave the beta a play, but couldn’t get imports to work right, so gave up and the beta ran out, though I still think this is a great idea, and would love to play with it’s high end compositing features.
Filmmaker IQ posted this video from Caleb Pike on tips on how to shoot like an Editor. Well worth a quick look at.
Shoot Like An Editor from Caleb Pike on Vimeo.