8.0 ulead video studio
OS X does not have that kind of compatibility just yet, though it’s getting there.Ĥ) Flexibility is very important. Studios like ILM want to be able to quickly and easily port over their existing UNIX software. OS X is generally considered to be stable under desktop workloads, but does not have the “hundred-day+” reputation more traditional UNIXes have.ģ) Interoperability is critical. The high-end shops usually have an IT department skilled in maintaining UNIX machines anyway, so it doesn’t matter if the artist can configure things.Ģ) Stability under extreme workloads is very important. This is precisely the type of situation that Linux handles extremely well. Once the system is set up, the configuration stays static for long streches of time. Most time is spent within particular applications (Maya, Shake, etc) that are the same regardless of platform. Consider:ġ) Ease of use doesn’t matter a whole lot. For the high-end to mid-range media creation markets, commodity x86 machines running Linux are far superior for many uses. That’s exactly what the media industry has tried to avoid in their move from high-end SGI and Sun machines to commodity x86 machines. Think of what Apple represents: proprietory, high-quality hardware with moderate performance and a significant price markup. I don’t really know if Apple is going to last in the media creation market.