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From: jerickso@vogon.islandnet.com (Joel Erickson)
To: lightwave-l@netcom.com
Subject: Low-end PC Rendering/Output system
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Hi, I'm looking to purchase a low end (DX2 or DX4) PC system for
rendering work. I really don't know too much about what's available
for PCs in the graphics arena, so I was wondering if some kind soul
on the list could give me advice in a few subjects (I'd post in
a newsgroup, except my feed is very.. very dead).
1> Roughly what sort of speed difference is there between a stock
A4000 (the one in my .sig) and a DX2 and/or DX4?
2> What OS is a good choice for Lightwave, Photoshop and video work?
Will NT function under OS/2? Anyone know anything about whether NeXT
STeP is more or less MS-DOS/Windows compatible on 80x86 systems? I'm
looking for power more than stupid user friendlyness in an OS.
3> I have a HUGE collection of software on my Amiga. If I'm looking
for something to replace Essence, what am I looking for? Will Kai's
Power Tools do the job (if so, how much is it?) or is there another
application I'd want?
4> What about VistaPro? What can I purchase to replace that (I'm not
too keen on buying PC VistaPro unless it's much more powerful.. I
don't like it too much)
5> What software do I need to do batch image processing? (I don't
think Photoshop can .. ?) What about MorphPlus type image
manipulation (DVEs)?
6> I want video gear for pretty basic video production. Something
with more or less the functionality of a toaster (switching,
genlocking, encoding, framegrabbing). What's available? Is the PAR
the only cheap(ish) playback device for the PC?
7> What are good GFX and sound cards for a video/gfx environment?
8> Anyone know of a student discount on Photoshop? <pray> :)
Sorry for being so verbose, I don't know anyone who does graphics
work on a PC so I really don't have anyone to talk to except fellow
netters about this :)
--
Joel Erickson (A4000UX/040/10MB/620HD)
jerickso@vogon.islandnet.com