Hey Nicholas,
Thanks for your reply. I'm just stirring. I own and use Mac for FCP work all the time and cross platform PProCS3/AE work. I actually teach all the programs too. It's great to get responses like your's because people too often think a Mac is a better option because they want an iPhone.
I've been working as an Editor for 8 years or so now and have found both systems to be frustrating for different reasons...
Oh, I forgot to give advice... Mac version of PProCS3 has many missing effects - don't know why? It just does. Very frustrating working on a PC taking to Mac for further work. (They work when you open in PC again?...Ask Adobe? I've tried).
I have heard many a PC horror story, but PC edit suites should be "Edit Suites". They don't crash if they are built properly - using approved Hardware (HP or DELL systems) and Dedicated RT Hardware. An edit suite shouldn't be used to surf the net - only to get updates and register software...
I found working in HD that the Mac version of After Effects crashes a lot. PC version doesn't seem to have same issue. And why make a codec that keeps the mac a closed system (ProRes). Extremely frustrating not having a PC version of the codec. This closed market attitude is workflow stunting, trying to force production companies to have a Mac system.
I know OS types are very different making the operations and memory uses of the computers very different beasts. I and many other editors would love to see a single OS and a single Disk Format (FAT32 is only one Mac and PC can use together, but that is so limited and crashes on multi-format external drives on Mac's now).
I foresee the Mac becoming a brand, as with it's iPod, iPhone etc and all computers becoming a single OS Gelling OSX simplicity or Windows complexity which users can set and switch when they bootup and forget about until they want to use it the other way.
To get back to my point, which i totally got off - too much coffee i think. If anyone wants a rich Adobe Experience the future which is 64-bit (utilizing ridiculous amounts of memory) is coming only on the PC. Mac have recently announced they want all developers to build future software with yet another coding format. Adobe and others need to completely rewrite all the codes for their future version of all Apps on the Mac.
Steve Jobs has made Apple the mega-must have technology it is, but his focus is branding and the entertainment products market.
All I'm trying to say is that I believe the web with all the Adobe Products is the future of Production is being forced to run half baked experiences on the Mac platform because Apple are so frustrating to work with.
Sorry, I got on a rant... Jon :P
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