imac/media composer/mojo/storage
by ken wanninger
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Apr 28, 2008 at 9:26:05 pm
Hello,
I am looking to buy Media Composer with a Mojo SDI, to edit uncompressed SD. My question is.. Will a new imac be able to handle this? and, what sort of storage solution would be best for me? I guess the Firewire bus will be used by Mojo, can it handle FW 400 or 800 drives while outputting to the Mojo? Any recomendations would be very much appreciated!
Re: imac/media composer/mojo/storage by Shane Ross on Apr 29, 2008 at 12:13:22 am
Forget about an iMac. For uncompressed SD work you need a serious machine. MacPro, MacBook Pro. And they must be running Tiger, as the current version of Avid MC and Mojo do not work with Leopard.
The firewire bus will be tied up with the MOJO, so a firewire drive will not work. Firewire is also not recommended for uncompressed SD work.
An iMac is not the tool for uncompressed work. DV and HDV yes, uncompressed...nope.
Re: imac/media composer/mojo/storage by ken wanninger on Apr 29, 2008 at 4:54:47 am
Thanks for this advice! great answer. It is what I thought people would say.. however! isn't a Macbook Pro spec'd more closely to an Imac than Mac Pro? Save the expansion card slot, which I suppose is what you need for the drives. One e-sata slot on that Imac, and things would be alot different.
Also, I just started a job where I am editing on the company's suites, old G5 Dual 2.0 w/Xpress Pro 4.6, 1 GB ram. Not very snappy.. So, decided to bring in my 2.2 GHZ Macbook Pro, 4 GB Ram w/ Media Composer 2.8 on LEOPARD w/Lacie FW 800 drive! Since the MBP is not my main system, I'm willing to take a little risk running the alternate Leopard configuration. Turns out it works perfectly, no issues at all. I even attached the Mojo for fun and that works too. Not bad for a computer and OS that are not supported. In case anyone was curious.
Also, I've never really had a preference for Avid or FCP, like driving different cars takes time to adjust, but will get you to the same place in the end. But this time after 8 months on FCP, now over to MC 2.8, I really miss FCP. Less keystrokes, everything I need to do seems closer at hand on FCP. Especially not having to switch modes every 2 seconds appeals to me, FCP seems to do it automatically. It will be interesting to see how I feel next time I have to switch back after months on Avid. It would be cool to hear how other people feel about this, any takers? Heres another one, has anyone used to new Media 100 versions? I used to cut on Media 100 and had a love/hate relationship with it. But now that it has more than one video track it would be interesting to see how it stands up. Thanks for your thoughts!
