Picked up a Mac Pro

No Comments// Posted in Business by Wytze on 01.09.09.

I was lucky enough to be among the first to receive Canon’s new DSLR; the EOS 5D Mark II. The images this camera produces are just amazing. I’ve never seen so much detail in a photo before. I come from a compact camera background, so that figures.

But this is not the point of my post.

The camera was purchased for its unique image processor to capture full frame 1080p video we need for the video tutorials on our Affiliate Marketing Education Program. Shockingly enough no computer within my business was able to successfully edit the video stream. ..that sucked.

I did some research, and as I spent more time researching more people recommended a Mac to do the job. I was skeptical, boy was I skeptical. I’ve used Windows for as long as I can remember. I didn’t want to learn a whole new operating system. But Final Cut Studio is the best there is for editing video, so I was on board.

You know what they say, ‘if you do something bad; do it right !’ so I ordered the fastest Mac Pro available, packed with a big fat 30” flat screen. Where Dell takes weeks to deliver your order, Apple shipped within 7 days, and this was even between Christmas and New Years. I was impressed.

The Mac worked out of the box, just plugged it in and it told me exactly what to do. Honestly, a much better overall experience than I ever had with Windows. Editing pictures in Photoshop CS4 is a piece of cake on the 30” Flat screen. It saves a lot of time on zooming and overall positioning. Video editing is lightning fast, no more hangs and weird crashes like Adobe Premiere used to deliver all the time. As many people said, it’s indeed a trustworthy solution. A little side note, even my girlfriend understood the system right away. She used it to do some text editing in Word, and I didn’t have to help out once..

I’m happier with my choice then I could have imagined when pushing that ‘order submit’ button so I guess the overall lesson is. Don’t be afraid to try something new and don’t be afraid to make the investment into something that you work with. If you spend a lot of time on it, it’s usually worth it..

Update: Totally coincidental, I just came across this video on Matt Cutt’s Blog lol. Fits the subject nicely.