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I got a call from Apple today telling me mine would ship Tomorrow and to expect it on Wednesday.
I got a call from Apple today telling me mine would ship Tomorrow and to expect it on Wednesday.
jsully8798 said:I got a call from Apple today telling me mine would ship Tomorrow and to expect it on Wednesday.
Yes yes, let's do that.Trekkie said:can we get back to wah wah wah my Mac Pro hasn't shipped yet?
Blee, I hate you, well, not you, but Apple shipping yours before mine. That'll teach me to never order the day of a keynote ever again. If I'd waited a week, I could've had my machine two days earlier than ordering on the 7th. Go figure.apfhex said:Yes yes, let's do that.
For refrence: ordered Aug 18th, X1900 XT/2GB RAM/BT+Airport, everything else stock.
Windshadow said:Yes same here... word for word/// I wonder if we got the same rep!
OK I apologize. i just haven't seen anything that accomplishes what I am doing directly. I've tried exporting through QuickTime directly and it looks horrilbe. I've tried other programs - none seem to do a decent job for me. I'm just trying to archive HDTV recordings. Nothing fancy.Mackeyser said:Don't be a baby. Geez. I've been encoding video to just about every format since 1999 and built the first Mac-based render farm then, so no way you can pull the "you don't know my exclusive domain" stuff. Part of our architecture became coded into the Cleaner (formerly Media Cleaner Pro from Terran Interactive) application. I DO know my stuff. And NOTHING you are doing is "crushing" anything. Try rendering post files that are 2k HD. THEN tell me about "crushing". This is repurposing stuff for iPod and TV. It ain't rocket science or even close unless YOU are doing the coding. All you are doing is clicking some buttons in toast for cryin' out loud. Oooooooo....
It was an honest question. I totally understand the difference in encoders. My suggestion was about a direct path. I asked the question about your workflow because you didn't mention the NTSC output. Details, dude.
Perhaps you should read rather than assume. Clearly I have about 6 YEARS of encoding experience on you.
And from what I see, your workflow is bassackwards.
You wanna be bent that someone says that? Okay, it's on you. I was just trying to conversate...
Some people...waa, waa, waa...
Multimedia said:OK I apologize. i just haven't seen anything that accomplishes what I am doing directly. I've tried exporting through QuickTime directly and it looks horrilbe. I've tried other programs - none seem to do a decent job for me. I'm just trying to archive HDTV recordings. Nothing fancy.
Sounds plausible...jansmith said:So here's what happened (fictional re-construction of events, not to be confused with the actual events):
Our MacPro units were at the front of the processing line on August 7th. They had top priority and were assigned numbers which set the order of processing. With the non-availability of ATI cards, these units were carted to an empty part of the warehouse, and there they sat. In the meantime, the ATI cards became available, and they worked off the new orders that needed the ATI cards. Thus people from Japan to Europe including Canadian and US orders got their MacPros in quick succession. Ours were forgotten. Sitting and gathering dust, despite the earliest order dates, someone may have discovered that these units were late. Sometime today, someone rounded a corner in the vast warehouse, and there they were. Amid complaints, shipping notices started to roll. Yes, I know that my MacPro is coming from Fullerton, CA, but so are many others...
How about that from a scenario totally built on speculation??
Not that I would mind someone from Apple actually reading this and saying "holy moly, we have a problem -- we gotta fix this!"
I was mad (at Apple) for the people who ordered as late as September and already got theirs. I'd be very mad at me too if I ordered right after the keynote and was still waiting.relimw said:Blee, I hate you, well, not you, but Apple shipping yours before mine.
Hehe. I can just imagine the look on his face:jansmith said:Sometime today, someone rounded a corner in the vast warehouse, and there they were.
kered22 said:Well mines shipped, just shows the package data as transmitted to FedEx, I'll have to check it later tonight. I'm in Torrance, CA and all the custom MacPros are coming out of Fullerton, CA (about 30, 40 minutes south of me) so I believe I'll have it tomorrow.
2.66Ghz
2GB of RAM
500GB HD
X1900
No wireless
Ordred August 19th.
I don't get that either. Everyone who ordered WELL before me should have been among the first to get their X1900 systems.Transeau said:WOW! WTF?
I ordered mine Aug 7 and still hasn't shipped. This sucks.
I'm in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.. (Also about 30 minutes from Fullerton)
JoeBob3 said:Still no BattleField 2 benchmarks?
I know...I'm impatient.
THX1139 said:I have a quick question that is sort of on topic. I was getting ready to order my Macpro but then realized that I won't be home to receive it. I stopped by the Apple store to see if they would let me drop ship it there, but they told me "no way." Between school and work, I'm rarely home during the day and Fedex won't tell me what time they deliver, or I would just find a window of time to recieve it. I'm planning to order the Macpro 2.6 and a 23" ACD... I can't bear the thought of my order being left on my doorstep. I do have a buddy that lives across town, but I don't think they will ship to an address that doesn't match my credit card. I wonder if I can pick it up at Fedex (if it all will fit in my car)?
Anyone have any ideas, other than taking the day off to wait for delivery... or having it all shipped to YOUR house?
opinpi said:Why did Apple call you?? Did you set up some kind of phone notification with your order?
Just curious
THX1139 said:Anyone have any ideas, other than taking the day off to wait for delivery... or having it all shipped to YOUR house?