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I'm a long time Mac User who was just about ready to build a Windows system, but now there's Linux. I have zero experience with Linux, but would be willing to learn if the benefits outweigh the hassle. We grade a lot of RED and ARRI footage with a good amount of h.264 that we usually transcode to ProRes. I know the ProRes encode is not available on the Windows or Linux Studio versions. I have plenty of Macs that I could use as a transcode station or we would just pick a different mezzanine codec.
I would want to have a few GPUs in the computer. I have two Titan X gpus but would probably pick up a couple GTX 1080s for a new build. I've read that Window and Linux can be installed as dual boot or on separate hard drives in the same machine. So no bios setup issues? Also have a 10Gbit video network that the workstation would have to connect to. Currently using AFP, but could change that to SMB. Any issues there with a Linux system? What are the pros and cons of Linux vs Windows 10 for a Davinci system in a mostly Mac facilty?
Any advice or pointers to resources would be greatly appreciated.
I hope you don't mind the most basic of discussions here.
Thanks in advance.
I would want to have a few GPUs in the computer. I have two Titan X gpus but would probably pick up a couple GTX 1080s for a new build. I've read that Window and Linux can be installed as dual boot or on separate hard drives in the same machine. So no bios setup issues? Also have a 10Gbit video network that the workstation would have to connect to. Currently using AFP, but could change that to SMB. Any issues there with a Linux system? What are the pros and cons of Linux vs Windows 10 for a Davinci system in a mostly Mac facilty?
Any advice or pointers to resources would be greatly appreciated.
I hope you don't mind the most basic of discussions here.
Thanks in advance.