The new Macbook Pro and iMac announced by Apple on October 24 heralds a major shift in
the way PCs will be designed and have a cumulative impact on digital filmmaking.
Below are
some of the major upgrades that affect the digital filmmaking process:
1. No Optical Drive: Both the new
Macbook Pro with retina display and the new iMac have done away with the DVD
drive, with Apple calling it obsolete in
the age of blazing broadband speeds when movies and television can be easily
streamed online or downloaded. The new iMac does have 2 Thunderbolt ports and 4
USB 3.0 ports to allow connection of external hard drives and other devices.
Seeing that Apple is usually the trendsetter in computer design, we can expect
competitors like HP and Dell to follow suit. This could spell the death knell
for the DVD industry, and moviemakers will now be looking to go completely digital.
Of course, home theatre systems and bluray players will ensure that the home
video market doesn’t completely evaporate in the near future, but the
transition to a more 'online' movie watching experience is surely on its
way.
2. Much better screen resolutions: The
new iMac has a full HD display (1,920 × 1,080 pixels) for the 21.5” version and
2,560 × 1,440 pixel for the 27” version. It certainly translates into a better
film/video watching experience and the computer being used for watching movies
and gaming more than ever. The Macbook Pro with Retina display boats of a
tantalizing 2,560 x 1,600 at 227 pixels per inch. This one has four times the
screen resolution of the previous 13-inch version of the MacBook Pro.
3. Super powerful processors: The new 21.5”
iMac starts with a config of Intel Core i5 Quad Core 2.7 Ghz Processor with 8GB
RAM , 1GB dedicated NVIDIA graphics and 1TB hard disk. Even the Macbook Pro
with Retina display is all about performance, speed and graphics. It boasts of an
Intel dual-core i5 Ivy Bridge processor clock at 2.5 Ghz (minimum) For graphics
it has the Intel HD 4,000 graphics support. The RAM is 8 GB and its all-flash
storage has three configurations available: 256 GB, 512 GB, or 768 GB. Such
top-end configurations in the base models bode well for popular film editing
applications like Final Cut Pro. Apple
will be looking to release an even more powerful version of its flagship video
editing app to utilize the full potential of its new line of computer
devices.
The rise of
smartphones and tablets coupled with faster broadband speeds have already given
a fillip to the various kinds of digital filmmaking, both in terms of
production and post production. Apple’s
new line of smart computers will be prove to be another turning point,
particularly because the optical drive has been dropped across its iMac and
Macbook Pro ranges.
What do you think of Apple’s new devices, and their
potential impact on filmmaking?
2 comments:
The new screen resolution is brilliant, just picked up my new MacBook pro and it's amazing!
HD stock video clips are so lifelike, especially wildlife ones!
Thanks for sharing this post for us, it is really interesting.
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