Real world experience: Is FCE 3.5 usable on a MacBook?

I've got a college freshman looking for a MacBook, but he uses FCE HD and will be upgrading to FCE HD 3.5 but is it usable on a MacBook. Has anyone actually used it?
The graphics hardware does not meet the minimums specified by Apple if I read them correctly. The Apple store definetly made me aware of it.
Any first or second hand knowledge appreciated. Thanks, Mark

Apple support is still holding that Apple does not support FCE on the MacBook. They also stated that they can't get it to run. I personally don't their that their telling the truth about they can't get it to run. If they are then everyone who says it loads and runs great is not telling the truth.
I'm going to check the Intel specs but other than memory I thought the 950 acts the same as a AGP card. Several have stated that profiler does show it's compatible with Quartz Extreme. I plan to check this out my self.
Apple should make an open statement that they don't support it and also tell us why. We want no BS, Apple just justify why you will not support it.
All of that said has anyone use FCE 3.5 on a MacBook with an external display?
I've got a college freshman looking for a MacBook,
but he uses FCE HD and will be upgrading to FCE HD
3.5 but is it usable on a MacBook. Has anyone
actually used it?
The graphics hardware does not meet the minimums
specified by Apple if I read them correctly. The
Apple store definetly made me aware of it.
Any first or second hand knowledge appreciated.
Thanks, Mark
iMac G5 20/ Mac OS X (10.4)
iMac G5 20/ Mac OS X (10.4)

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          >
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"TKJames" <[email protected]> wrote in
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news:[email protected]...
> Hi all.
>
> I am new to Flex. I am acting in an architect capacity
to review the
> potential
> in Flex to become the client presentation layer for a
classic ASP?SQL
> application. I am seeking a cross-browser,
cross-platform,
> zero-installation,
> just-in-time-delivery, rich user experience web
application client. I
> think I'm
> in the right place.
>
> My aim in creating this post is to solicit feedback on
approaches and
> techniques on how to plan and execute a major-system
re-write into Flex,
> what
> is in-scope and what is not, etc. With the Flex team
putting the final
> touches
> into release 1.0, this might be considered a bit too
soon to ask these
> questions, but worthy of response if Flex is to be take
as anything more
> than
> ?something to do with that flash games thing that my
kids play on?.
>
> One of the key issues for my client company, which I
believe will be
> typical
> for many in the same situation, is to retain current
investment in the
> system
> by re-use of the business logic and DB access layers.
Basically the
> back-end is
> not broken and is well prepared for generation of XML
instead of HTML.
> What is
> considered weak, by nature of the web browsers poor user
interface
> abilities,
> is the client side of the system.
>
> The company has a small, loyal and technically able
workforce who are very
> familiar with the current system, which is written using
classic ASP and
> SQL
> Server , HTML and JavaScript. The company is risk and
runaway cost
> averse. It
> has held back from jumping into .Net for fear of getting
into a costly 5
> year
> revision cycle as .Net matures. The AJAX approach is
another potentially
> fruitful client-only route but is likely to be a painful
way forward as
> there
> is no major technology vendor leading the charge on
standards. A Java
> approach
> would meet the user interface improvement needs but
would require
> replacing or
> retraining the current workforce and a paradigm shift in
the technology
> losing
> all of the middle-tier database logic.
>
> The ideal is a stable zero-installation web-client that
can communicate
> with a
> server back-end consisting of the same, or slightly
modified or wrapped
> business logic and db configuration as the current
system and that could
> then
> run side-by-side during switchover.
>
> If this is possible then risk adverse organisations have
a way forward.
>
> The problem is, that from several docs and articles on
Adobe's web site,
> there
> seems to be some careful but vague positioning of the
capability of Flex
> in
> terms of application complexity and depth. Also, the
demo's that are
> available
> seem to be quite lightweight compared to real-world
needs. These apps
> ?seem? to
> work in a mode where the entire application is
downloaded in one-hit at
> user
> initiation. The assumption is that the user will be
prepared to pay some
> wait
> time for a better UX, but there must be a limit.
>
>
Question:: How does one go about crafting in Flex what would
have
> been
> a 300-page website when produced in HTML? Is this
practical? To create a
> download containing the drawing instructions and
page-logic for 300 pages
> would
> probably cause such a delay at user-initiation that it
would not be
> practical.
>
> There are many further questions that span from here,
but lets see what we
> get
> back from the post so far.
>
> Looking forward to reading responses.
>
> J.
>
>

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Considering a new Mac Book Pro 15" retina to use as a dedicated DAW in the studio. Primarily audio production work but would also do some video editing (Youtube videos, etc.) Will be primarily in studio but 10 - 15% in the field. (Hence the MBP rather than a desktop.) I'm looking at the top-end 15" retina maxed-out but not sure if I need or want the Nvidia GT750M graphics card.
My concern is battery run-time with the graphics card. I know Apple site claims 8 hours for the 15" retina. But their footnote states that's on a pre-production unit without the graphics upgrade. I've read multiple independent reviews of the version with graphics upgrade citing real world = 3 hour run times with "casual use". Yikes!
So I'm looking for real-world run time for the latest generation 15" retina with graphics upgrade vs. the Iris Pro option.   Anybody doing audio / video work with these two options care to share your experience? I don't think the DAW software (Logic Pro X) needs the graphics card and I'd be fine with the Iris Pro on-board graphics for audio work. Video editing would of course benefit from the card (2mg graphics memory.) It's only a $100 upgrade to add the card so it's not a financial question.   If real world is twice the run time without the graphics card I'll go for run time. But if it's, "4 hours Iris Pro and 3 hours Nvidia card" I'll probably go for the processing power and suffer.
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Making Effective Use of the Hybrid Cloud: Real-World Examples

May 2015
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NetApp was in full force at the recent Microsoft Ignite show in Chicago, and it was clear that NetApp's approach to hybrid cloud and Data Fabric resonated with the crowd. NetApp solutions such as NetApp Private Storage for Cloud are solving real customer problems.
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At NetApp, we see a variety of hybrid cloud deployments sharing data between on-premises data centers and the cloud, providing greater control and flexibility. These deployments utilize both cloud service providers (CSPs) and hyperscale public clouds such as Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Use Case 1: Partners with Verizon for Software as a Service Colocation and integrated Disaster Recovery in the Cloud
For financial services company BlackLine, availability, security, and compliance with financial standards is paramount. But with the company growing at 50% per year, and periodic throughput and capacity bursts of up to 20 times baseline, the company knew it couldn't sustain its business model with on-premises IT alone.
Stringent requirements often lead to innovation. BlackLine deployed its private cloud infrastructure at a Verizon colocation facility. The Verizon location gives them a data center that is purpose-built for security and compliance. It enables the company to retain full control over sensitive data while delivering the network speed and reliability it needs. The colocation facility gives Blackline access to Verizon cloud services with maximum bandwidth and minimum latency. The company currently uses Verizon Cloud for disaster recovery and backup. Verizon cloud services are built on NetApp® technology, so they work seamlessly with BlackLine's existing NetApp storage.
To learn more about BlackLine's hybrid cloud deployment, read the executive summary and technical case study, or watch this customer video.
Use Case 2: Private, Nonprofit University Eliminates Tape with Cloud Integrated Storage
A private university was just beginning its cloud initiative and wanted to eliminate tape—and offsite tape storage. The university had been using Data Domain as a backup target in its environment, but capacity and expense had become a significant issue, and it didn't provide a backup-to-cloud option.
The director of Backup turned to a NetApp SteelStore cloud-integrated storage appliance to address the university's needs. A proof of concept showed that SteelStore™ was perfect. The on-site appliance has built-in disk capacity to store the most recent backups so that the majority of restores still happen locally. Data is also replicated to AWS, providing cheap and deep storage for long-term retention. SteelStore features deduplication, compression, and encryption, so it efficiently uses both storage capacity (both in the appliance and in the cloud) and network bandwidth. Encryption keys are managed on-premises, ensuring that data in the cloud is secure.
The university is already adding a second SteelStore appliance to support another location, and—recognizing which way the wind is blowing—the director of Backup has become the director of Backup and Cloud.
Use Case 3: Consumer Finance Company Chooses Cloud ONTAP to Move Data Back On-Premises
A leading provider of online payment services needed a way to move data generated by customer applications running in AWS to its on-premises data warehouse. NetApp Cloud ONTAP® running in AWS proved to be the least expensive way to accomplish this.
Cloud ONTAP provides the full suite of NetApp enterprise data management tools for use with Amazon Elastic Block Storage, including storage efficiency, replication, and integrated data protection. Cloud ONTAP makes it simple to efficiently replicate the data from AWS to NetApp FAS storage in the company's own data centers. The company can now use existing extract, transform and load (ETL) tools for its data warehouse and run analytics on data generated in AWS.
Regular replication not only facilitates analytics, it also ensures that a copy of important data is stored on-premises, protecting data from possible cloud outages. Read the success story to learn more.
Data Near the Cloud
For many organizations, deploying data near the hyperscale public cloud is a great choice because they can retain physical control of their data while taking advantage of elastic cloud compute resources on an as-needed basis. This hybrid cloud architecture can deliver better IOPS performance than native public cloud storage services, enterprise-class data management, and flexible access to multiple public cloud providers without moving data. Read the recent white paper from the Enterprise Strategy Group, “NetApp Multi-cloud Private Storage: Take Charge of Your Cloud Data,” to learn more about this approach.
Use Case 1: Municipality Opts for Hybrid Cloud with NetApp Private Storage for AWS
The IT budgets of many local governments are stretched tight, making it difficult to keep up with the growing expectations of citizens. One small municipality found itself in this exact situation, with aging infrastructure and a data center that not only was nearing capacity, but was also located in a flood plain.
Rather than continue to invest in its own data center infrastructure, the municipality chose a hybrid cloud using NetApp Private Storage (NPS) for AWS. Because NPS stores personal, identifiable information and data that's subject to strict privacy laws, the municipality needed to retain control of its data. NPS does just that, while opening the door to better citizen services, improving availability and data protection, and saving $250,000 in taxpayer dollars. Read the success story to find out more.
Use Case 2: IT Consulting Firm Expands Business Model with NetApp Private Storage for Azure
A Japanese IT consulting firm specializing in SAP recognized the hybrid cloud as a way to expand its service offerings and grow revenue. By choosing NetApp Private Storage for Microsoft Azure, the firm can now offer a cloud service with greater flexibility and control over data versus services that store data in the cloud.
The new service is being rolled out first to support the development work of the firm's internal systems integration engineering teams, and will later provide SAP development and testing, and disaster recovery services for mid-market customers in financial services, retail, and pharmaceutical industries.
Use Case 3: Financial Services Leader Partners with NetApp for Major Cloud Initiative
In the heavily regulated financial services industry, the journey to cloud must be orchestrated to address security, data privacy, and compliance. A leading Australian company recognized that cloud would enable new business opportunities and convert capital expenditures to monthly operating costs. However, with nine million customers, the company must know exactly where its data is stored. Using native cloud storage is not an option for certain data, and regulations require that the company maintain a tertiary copy of data and retain the ability to restore data under any circumstances. The company also needed to vacate one of its disaster-recovery data centers by the end of 2014.
To address these requirements, the company opted for NetApp Private Storage for Cloud. The firm placed NetApp storage systems in two separate locations: an Equinix cloud access facility and a Global Switch colocation facility both located in Sydney. This satisfies the requirement for three copies of critical data and allows them to take advantage of AWS EC2 compute instances as needed, with the option to use Microsoft Azure or IBM SoftLayer as an alternative to AWS without migrating data. For performance, the company extended its corporate network to the two facilities.
The firm vacated the data center on schedule, a multimillion-dollar cost avoidance. Cloud services are being rolled out in three phases. In the first phase, NPS will provide disaster recovery for the company's 12,000 virtual desktops. In phase two, NPS will provide disaster recover for enterprise-wide applications. In the final phase, the company will move all enterprise applications to NPS and AWS. NPS gives the company a proven methodology for moving production workloads to the cloud, enabling it to offer new services faster. Because the on-premises storage is the same as the cloud storage, making application architecture changes will also be faster and easier than it would be with other options. Read the success story to learn more.
NetApp on NetApp: nCloud
When NetApp IT needed to provide cloud services to its internal customers, the team naturally turned to NetApp hybrid cloud solutions, with a Data Fabric joining the pieces. The result is nCloud, a self-service portal that gives NetApp employees fast access to hybrid cloud resources. nCloud is architected using NetApp Private Storage for AWS, FlexPod®, clustered Data ONTAP and other NetApp technologies. NetApp IT has documented details of its efforts to help other companies on the path to hybrid cloud. Check out the following links to lean more:
Hybrid Cloud: Changing How We Deliver IT Services [blog and video]
NetApp IT Approach to NetApp Private Storage and Amazon Web Services in Enterprise IT Environment [white paper]
NetApp Reaches New Heights with Cloud [infographic]
Cloud Decision Framework [slideshare]
Hybrid Cloud Decision Framework [infographic]
See other NetApp on NetApp resources.
Data Fabric: NetApp Services for Hybrid Cloud
As the examples in this article demonstrate, NetApp is developing solutions to help organizations of all sizes move beyond cloud silos and unlock the power of hybrid cloud. A Data Fabric enabled by NetApp helps you more easily move and manage data in and near the cloud; it's the common thread that makes the uses cases in this article possible. Read Realize the Full Potential of Cloud with the Data Fabric to learn more about the Data Fabric and the NetApp technologies that make it possible.
Richard Treadway is responsible for NetApp Hybrid Cloud solutions including SteelStore, Cloud ONTAP, NetApp Private Storage, StorageGRID Webscale, and OnCommand Insight. He has held executive roles in marketing and engineering at KnowNow, AvantGo, and BEA Systems, where he led efforts in developing the BEA WebLogic Portal.
Tom Shields leads the Cloud Service Provider Solution Marketing group at NetApp, working with alliance partners and open source communities to design integrated solution stacks for CSPs. Tom designed and launched the marketing elements of the storage industry's first Cloud Service Provider Partner Program—growing it to 275 partners with a portfolio of more than 400 NetApp-based services.
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I was looking for some real world "Best Practices" of deploying J2EEapplications
into a Production Weblogic Environment.
We are new at deploying applications to J2EE application servers and arecurrently
debating 2 methods.
1) Store all configuration (application as well as Domain configuration)in properties
files and Use Ant to rebuild the domain everytime the application isdeployed.
I am just a WLS engineer, not a customer, so my opinions have in some
regards little relative weight. However I think you'll get more mileage out
of the fact that once you have created your config.xml, checking it into src
control, versioning it. I would imagine that application changes are more
frequent than server/domain configuration so it seems a little heavy weight
to regenerate the entire configuration everytime an application is
deployed/redeployed. Either way you should check out the wlconfig ant task.
Cheers
mbg
2) Have a production domain built one time, configured as required andalways
up and available, then use Ant to deploy only the J2EE application intothe existing,
running production domain.
I would be interested in hearing how people are doing this in theirproduction
environments and any pros and cons of one way over the other.
Thanks.
Dave Scarani

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> but the part about DNG has convinced me to dive deeper in it and give it a go
When working in a Bridge/Camera Raw/Photoshop workflow, I tend to ingest the actual native raw files, do initial selects and gross edits and basic metadata work via templates and THEN do the conversion to DNG. I'll use the DNG as my working files and the original raws as an archive. I tend to do this more with studio shoots. I tend to use Lightroom when I'm on the road.
When working in Lightroom first, I tend to ingest and convert to DNG upon ingestion (when in the road working on a laptop) while using the backup copyusually working on a pair of external FW drives one for working DNG files and 1 for BU of the original raws. Then, when I get back to the studio I make sure I write to XMP and export the new shoot as a catalog and import into my studio copy of Lightroom. Then I'll also cache the newly imported images in Bridge as well so I can get at the image either in Bridge or Lightroom.
It's a bit of a chore now since I do work in Camera Raw a lot (well, DOH, I had to to do the book!) but I also keep all my digital files in a Lightroom catalog which is now up to about 74K...
Then, depending on what I'll need to do, I'll either work out of LR or Bridge/Camera Raw...
If I'm doing a high-end final print, I generally process out of Camera Raw as a Smart Object and stack multiple layers of CR processed images...if I'm working on a batch of images I'll work out of Lightroom since the workflow seems to suit me better.
In either event, I've found DNG to be better than native raws with sidecar files.

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