Apple announce new Mac PRO Range

[ryanww]

Has anyone been able to check the 8800 out and see if it beats out the 2600 with cat?

Thanks,
Ryan

[SourceChild]

Hey Ryan,

8800 Does quite well. I going to pick up a brand new MAC. There is a store right down the street from a client, they can walk right out of the store with a stock configuration that had the 8800 in it.

Also, if you look at Drew's results, from the following thread:
http://chaldee1.gotadsl.co.uk/~richa...ead.php?t=1362

On the new machine, I'll have stick in a Decklink Pro HD PCIe and a 64Gb Mtron. I had another machine up and running for the client doing a center screen with three edge blended projectors on a TH2G and two IMAG side screens running parallel of the second output.

I performed the demo using a Catalyst Pro licence but reduced the final machine to a DV since the client will never have a need for more than 8 layers.

Using the MAC Pro 2nd gen with the 8800, I am able to run 3 layers of custom content rendered 2816x768 AIC while simultaneously running 3 layers DVNTSC. No hiccups, no skips. Oh and there is less than a 2 frame delay on the capture card fed SDI from the client's switcher.

Has anyone been able to check the 8800 out and see if it beats out the 2600 with cat?

Thanks,
Ryan