This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] IMAX 3-D

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Re: [Avid-L2] IMAX 3-D

You don't HAVE to cut in 3D. Many editors cut "leading eye" for most of the work.

(My following comments are solely based on my research for my upcoming Avid book. I have NOT actually cut a real project in stereoscopic. I only offer this if you don't get any other advice from people with real stereoscopic experience.)

You're obviously not going to be actually cutting the IMAX footage, since Avid tops out at HD anyway, so you're going to be using some lower-res option anyway. The ability to do 3D is pretty specialized, for a bigger project, you probably actually want the full Nitris hardware, because it enables a lot of 3D tools and capabilities.

So, possibly consider doing most of the editing without real 3D considerations and then switching over to a full Avid hardware system to do the 3D decisions or leave that to the on-line. A laptop is fine for editing the stuff "leading eye" but otherwise, I think you're going to need more horsepower... And if you read the stereoscopic editing PDF, you might even see that you're better off on a PC for the true stereoscopic stuff.

Steve Hullfish

On Oct 20, 2013, at 3:36 PM, kuttr1@cox.net wrote:

HELLO LIST! I hope this post finds everybody well!

I have been trying to do some research, I have even contacted by reseller but have gotten a reply. Here is what I'm trying to do, I am going to edit a film for IMAX in 3-D. I of course want to use Avid. I have one older version of avid on a laptop, it will only run version 5.5. I have an older Mac Pro desktop, but it will only run 6.5. So, I need to purchase a new computer. I would like it to be a MacBook Pro. When I look at the specs at avid, the highest in MacBook Pro is not authorized.

So, here are my questions:

1) What would be the best computer? Will a laptop has enough horsepower? (Again, just for the easiest physically, I would really like to use a laptop).

2) Exactly what type of drives do I need to be able to handle IMAX 3-D footage? If they give me a Digital card, and card reader when I need or would already be built into the computer?

3) What kind of an external monitor do I need to be able to see the 3-D output?

I know I am asking a lot of questions but I really appreciate the help.

Thanks,

Kent

Kent Kreiger
www.kreigerpost.com