[Hidden-tech] looking for recommendations for graphics PC

[Tom Adams / Reelife]

Kimo,

good advice... but fyi: I'm not actually sure if the imac has a dual monitor card..there's ways to make that happen (maxtor dualhead2go?) but don't know if you can just add another display "out" with the imac.

regarding Aperature: no personal experience but i've been reading some rave reviews from new professional users that are now using it iunstead of Photoshop (or at least alongside).  I know that the newest version made a lot of improvements from the first offering...including support of RAW and a whole bunch of more professional and useful tools for editing in a "lossless" format.  I wish I had the time to investigate more closely because it looks very promising.
 
 Regards,

Tom Adams

Director/Owner
Reelife Documentary Productions
using today's technology to educate, entertain and enlighten
"cool digital audio/video stuff...not boring or dumb"
413.575.9707
www.reelifeproductions.com
http://web.mac.com/reelifeproductions
Williamsburg, MA, USA


 
On Wednesday, December 06, 2006, at 09:26AM, "B. Kimo Lee" <bklee at azurelink.com> wrote:
>Hi Reva,
>
>Lot's of good info shared on this topic. I note that you did say "PC"  
>in your post. Did you mean that as I'm interpreting it -- you're  
>husband wants to stick with Windows? Lot's of good systems out there  
>for sure if you want to stick with a PC. You'll need to spend more  
>time working out your system configuration needs from the photography  
>perspective and then comparing pricing from various vendors, but I  
>guess you're accustomed to that since you spec out business PCs.  
>Others have addressed most of the config things. I'll echo the  
>basics: fast processor and lots of ram for working with big files.  
>Good graphics card and quality calibrated display for accurate color.
>
>Ditto what Tom said about Macs. In something as simple as an iMac you  
>can be up and running right away. Add a second Cinema display for  
>your palettes or as your primary display (all properly calibrated),  
>and you're cooking pretty good, bam! (imho) Swap the iMac for a dual- 
>processor MacPro desktop and you've pretty much got a full-on studio  
>setup (sans printers/scanners/storage/iPod, et al :-)). Add a MacBook  
>Pro for location work or client meetings, sweet!
>
>QUESTION: Maybe this is another topic thread -- but -- anybody on the  
>list have any experience with Apple's "Aperture" -- image editing and  
>photo workflow software for professional photographers?
>http://www.apple.com/aperture/
>http://www.apple.com/aperture/profiles/
>
>Hope this helped.
>
>Happy Holidays!
>
>Kimo
>
>On Dec 5, 2006, at 11:29 AM, Tom/Reelife Productions wrote:
>
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>> Reva,
>>
>> If your husband is doing creative work, there's nothing that beats  
>> an Apple (I'm very familiar with both platforms). For a laptop, I  
>> would highly recommend the MacBook Pro (http://www.apple.com/ 
>> macbookpro).  I'm convinced it's the best (laptop) computer the  
>> world has to offer.
>>
>> If you already have a nice monitor and want something other than a  
>> laptop I would suggest the mac mini (http://www.apple.com/ 
>> macmini).  It's a fantastically amazing little white square-thingy  
>> than has a really fast dual processor, can burn dvds/cds and comes  
>> with the amazing iLife (itunes, iphoto, idvd, iweb, imovie)  
>> software package...(I bought my parents one for christmas)
>>
>> and I'm not even an apple representative...but I'm thinking about  
>> it :}  let me know if you have more questions.  I'd love to help  
>> you make the "switch".
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Tom Adams
>>
>> Director/Owner
>> Reelife Documentary Productions
>> using today's technology to educate, entertain & enlighten
>> "cool digital video stuff...not boring or dumb"
>> 413.575.9707, Williamsburg, MA, USA
>>
>> MAIN SITE:
>> www.reelifeproductions.com
>>
>> PORTAL:
>> http://web.mac.com/reelifeproductions
>>
>> SAMPLES:
>> http://web.mac.com/reelifeproductions/iWeb/videosamples
>> http://www.youtube.com/reelife
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Dec 4, 2006, at 8:48 PM, Reva Reck wrote:
>>
>>>   ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee.
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>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> 	My husband is a photographer & needs a new PC. He has a good  
>>> monitor, which he'll be keeping. I'm used to spec-ing out business  
>>> PC's, but don't know much about the requirements of programs like  
>>> photoshop, or digital camera interface software. Anybody have any  
>>> recommendations? Does a laptop make any sense? We can't get  
>>> anything better than satellite where we live, so I was thinking  
>>> that for big uploads he could go somewhere with reasonable  
>>> internet access speeds if he had a laptop. This may well be a  
>>> gift, so if you know him, don't mention this posting!
>>> 	TIA, Reva
>>> -- 
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