#SILVERSTACK WINDOWS PRO#
#SILVERSTACK WINDOWS WINDOWS#

Scratch does work on Windows or Mac, but since you really do need to be using Silverstack you might as well be on MacOS anyway.

For asset management, again your best tool is Silverstack which also only runs on MacOS.ДЄssimilate Scratch, in my opinion is a far superior tool than Resolve (on set) if only because its render queue works in the background allowing me to continue working on the next batch of clips from the next mag without having to wait (Unlike Resolve which is unavailable while rendering). That MacBook is generally ONLY running LiveGrade while another machine tucked away on the cart is handling transcodes separately.ДЄs already mentioned, for grading on set, LiveGrade is your best option and it only runs on MacOS. I do frequently see DITs with MacBooks on their carts, but donвЂ™t be fooled. (There are some pros and cons for sure, and a hack build is not for the weak but itвЂ™s the right tool for the job for me). My hackintosh has more power than the top end iMac pro, and cost me a few thousand dollars less to build.

#SILVERSTACK WINDOWS PRO#

The iMac pro is a shit form factor for the work I do, and canвЂ™t be upgraded really. Most of the DITs doing commercial work that I know have all built hackintosh machines specifically for this reason. The first time you get a 3 or 4 camera job shooting 8K REDs, and the client requested ProRes 4444 Dailies as well as ProRes Proxies at the same time youвЂ™ll not only be hating your life, but youвЂ™ll get blackballed because production isnвЂ™t trying to pay you all the OT/DT that will be required). It just wonвЂ™t have the horsepower even when you try adding eGPU units. However if youвЂ™re doing commercial work (as I am) - then you will in fact need a beefy machine and a laptop will not cut it. If youвЂ™re only doing editorial or feature gigs then you MIGHT be able to get away with having just a laptop because very frequently those jobs have a digital lab handle transcodes rather than the DIT. Most of your essential tools are only available on MacOS for better or worse.ДЄ laptop is fine for Media Manager work but you wonвЂ™t be able to get away with that for making dailies/proxies. People are confused enough about what I do on set, and youвЂ™re only adding to the confusion by doing this.ДЄs others have mentioned, stick to MacOS. DonвЂ™t call yourself a DIT if thatвЂ™s all youвЂ™re offering. First - If youвЂ™re only doing on-set backups, you arenвЂ™t a DIT.

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