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Mac?!?!
I am a Windows user for life, I have a Windows XP laptop but I'm very interested in film, most likely as a career in a few years.
So my question is, for a laptop that would be used in conjunction with film production software, what Apple laptop should I buy.
(Based on performance, not on the price)
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03-21-2009, 12:14 AM
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Don't buy one. There's no reason to. Film has nothing to do with "macs".
Buy a windows PC, save yourself a shitload of cash and enjoy the same things you can do on a mac that a can on a PC.
There's adobe premier and Avid. Both are used by professional video post productions. Guess what? They run on PC.
http://www.avid.com/
http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/
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03-21-2009, 12:31 AM
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Sam's right. Don't get a mac just for that reason. I really don't know that much about them, but programs like the two Sam mentioned are more than sufficient for what you want to do.
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03-21-2009, 01:06 AM
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Vista has some film stuff. But it really isn't good if you plan on using it for work.
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03-21-2009, 01:15 AM
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Vista has nothing to do with it. It's the software like premier, final cut pro, avid thats used for video editing/production.
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03-21-2009, 01:29 AM
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Ahhh.
I've never really ventured into Vista's possibilities so I wouldn't know 
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03-21-2009, 01:35 AM
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Vista....should have nothing to do with nothing, if you ask me.
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03-24-2009, 07:53 PM
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The reason I would choose a Mac is because I am VERY proficient with Motion, Final Cut Pro, Shake...etc.
I can use Premiere but I find I'm much handier on the above Mac products.
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...Well if you're set on getting a Mac then the obvious answer is to buy the best mac book pro you can afford. Case closed.
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It's for a graduation present in a year and a bit, so hopefully something good will come out by then. 
And it's not the actual Mac that I care about, it's the software that I really care about.
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