BUILDING EDITING SYSTEMS
A cost effective edit suite
Building your own cost effective post production system, based around off the shelf Apple computers and expansion products from Blackmagic Design, saves you time and money
Apple has consistently trailblazed innovation in the broadcast and film post production market and is now delivering blistering desktop video editing power with Final Cut Pro X, the 64-bit Mac OS X and the multiprocessing Mac Pro workstation line.
The latest MacBook Pro and Apple iMac models are also equipped with the cutting- edge high-speed technology Thunderbolt, which has changed the playing field once again. Thunderbolt is a revolutionary I/O technology that supports high-resolution displays and high-performance data devices through a single, compact port.
Post production on an iMac With such power now available, the traditionally consumer-focused iMac should also attract broadcast professionals. That’s certainly the view of Jamie Allan, post production specialist at Jigsaw: “An iMac you buy off-the-shelf for £2k, along with a few products from the likes of Blackmagic Design, can become a full HD/SDI capable edit suite,”
he explains. “There are going to be a number of expansion boxes based on Thunderbolt – devices with HD/ SDI I/O for capturing and so on.”
Software choices Mac-based post production creatives working with this level of hardware will typically use a combination of Apple Final Cut Pro for editing, with affordable products such as The Foundry’s Nuke or Adobe’s After Effects for compositing. Autodesk’s Smoke on the Mac is also becoming
a popular choice in some major facilities, though not usually found running on an iMac. In the meantime, Final Cut Pro X is set to shake up the software market as much as Thunderbolt already has for hardware – not only does it offer 64-bit support and background rendering, but also 4K support and resolution- independent editing, all at a dramatically reduced price. It’s not the only software that’s become more attractive to those looking for a more affordable Mac post production system. The new DaVinci
Mac Pro workstation
Up to 12 cores of processing power
5x faster graphics cards and three video ports
Cost of workstation from £2,041 (inc. VAT)
An Apple iMac you can buy off-the-shelf for £2,000, along with a few products from the likes of Blackmagic Design, can become a full HD/SDI capable edit suite
Apple FCPX
64-bit architecture with background rendering, resolution-independent timeline and magnetic tracks to keep audio and video in-sync
Cost of Apple Final Cut Pro X is £179.99 (inc. VAT)
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