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The only capable Mac is Mac Pro and only GPUs you can get for it are 5570, 5770 and Quadro 4000. Others have crappy GPUs for video editing and I can get better configuration for the money if I'd buy W7. AMD Firepro GPUs are ready for the big time (they already were, just that some people didn’t want to hear about it), and the new Mac Pro is ready for every video editing software that you can throw at it. If not today, at least in a year’s time. If you’re taking the long term view (2 to 3 years), the Mac Pro doesn’t seem like a slouch at all.
That is subjective, especially with the editing software involved. I have experiences on Avid Xpress and Media Composer on Windows 200 and XP and Mac OS X 10.2.8 and 10.4.11 and 10.5.8 and the additional hardware that goes with it (Unity, EditShare, Mojo Box, Nitris, Meridien.). Although it seems that editing is a bit faster on Mac OS X due to less complications with the OS, Avid can still have many quirks on both platforms - the dreaded 'segmentation thread/fault' error for example. Via MRoogle '.
Editing a video with Adobe Premier Elements 8 on my Win 7 machine (see my sig) is smooth, crash-free and VERY fast. I want a Mac Pro to duplicate that experience but with better, more standard output options. For example, Premier Elements 8 will transcode my AVCHD 1080i clips only to another AVCHD format, i.e. H.264 in an MPEG2 transport stream container. Nothing on the Mac will play it, including VLC. While I could use another video editing program, I'm still concerned that my editted videos at least outlast me (they're home movies that my kids can keep when they're older) so should be in a standard MPEG4 format. And who better than one of the pioneers of MPEG4, Apple, to do it with?
In a sentence, Macs aren't necessarily better for editing than PCs are. It really comes down to what software packages you ultimately want to use and which OS you find yourself more comfortable using from a day to day basis. Final Cut Pro is Mac-only. Adobe Premiere Pro is developed for both Mac and Windows and are functionally identical. Avid is available on both PC and Mac. Their software-only Media Composer app is identical in virtually every way on both platforms. But some of the hardware-based Avid systems only run on Windows.
Sony Vegas Pro is Windows-only. I for example, run a Mac for two major reasons: Mac OS X and Final Cut Pro. Plus, my overall satisfaction with Apple's service and support has been very positive for almost a decade - and that counts for something, too. Click to expand.This is true, but it is a minor reason for the Mac's superiority. The Mac is superior because Mac OS X provides a rich infrastructure to support media applications. This allows most of your applications to work together. You are not required to rely on a single application for your entire functionality.
In Windows, the application developer must create much of this infrastructure at the application level. The result is that applications don't work together as well. Therefore, the end-user is likely to use a single application for the entire job. With the exception of Final Cut Studio, most applications are developed for Windows. For years and years, Windows has been the platform of choice for media production. But the main reason to consider a PC for video over a Mac is cost. A Mac Pro is going to cost more than a custom built PC and you are going to have more options like Blueray that's not supported by Apple.
Final Cut Studio is long over due for an update (if one is coming at all), but on the Windows side of things, everything is pretty current and there are more software options than what is available for the Mac. Having said that, Adobe CS5 is pretty tight on the Mac, but you are going to pay premium compared to Windows.
With the exception of Final Cut Studio, most applications are developed for Windows. For years and years, Windows has been the platform of choice for media production. But the main reason to consider a PC for video over a Mac is cost. A Mac Pro is going to cost more than a custom built PC and you are going to have more options like Blueray that's not supported by Apple. Final Cut Studio is long over due for an update (if one is coming at all), but on the Windows side of things, everything is pretty current and there are more software options than what is available for the Mac.