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Getting a mac, need some help
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so im switching from a pc to a mac and im most likely getting the macbook pro. i also plan to buy final cut studio, so how much memory and what hard drive should i get for it all to run smoothly?
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just use imovie that it comes with
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1 go you be ok...but if you can afford 2 go it would be great
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you can find final cut for free online, torrents are great! And yeah anywhere from 1g, to 2 g's will work. i edited on 1 for the longest time and did good w/ it.
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he pretty much said it, and the pro is a very good choice if your going for a laptop. if you havent edited much or dont plan to much imovie is probably fine but i would highly reccommend FCP, and if you get the suite (torrent once again) it has other programs that all are meant to work together ie DVD studio pro, Live Type, Garage Band etc...
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i thought it was almost impossible to get it for free with a mac? or is it just really hard? can someone help me with this?
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oh yeah and could you get the whole final cut studio by using a torrent?
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He answered your question^^
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it's super easy, easier than on PC for most stuff because their copy protection sucks.
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ya go for 2gbs and don't bother buying the full final cut because you can get it through torrents
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if your planning on editing on ur mac buy an external hard drive
Western Digital My Book is the one i have its 250GB runs jus as fast as the computer so you can run final cut and all those programs straight thru you external
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go for the 2g ram, 160gb 7200rpm and the matte screen. Glossy screens aren't good for editing.
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i have a glossy screen and its better then the matte screens it may be an opinon thing but they are much brighter than the matte screen
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whats wrong with the glossy screen?
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dong get my books, get a LaCie/Maxtor or a Seagate.
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quoting apple
"Choose the glossy widescreen display to make your graphics, photos, and videos appear with richer colors and deeper blacks"
Matte is anti-glare and more accurate.
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the glossy screen is great nothing is wrong with it
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or buy a harddrive and enclosure and put it together yourself for like 2/3rds the price. its pretty easy too. I have a lacie though, it works well. the porse
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The point is the glossy enhances color and contrast where the matte is more realistic/accurate.
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shut up douche
bow down and suck my balls
dickrub
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