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Architosh will never pass any of your information onto third parties.Interests AI / ML (artificial intelligence / machine learning in AEC or Manufacturing) AEC Industry CAD or BIM Architecture Visualization CAE / FEA and Simulation Technologies Computational or Algorithmic-aided design (AAD) CDEs or Cloud-based Project Management Technology Drones and 3D Laser Scanning and Measurement Systems MCAD and PLM Process and Plant CAD/BIM Robotics in AEC or Manufacturing VR / AR / MR Immersive Technologies Last week, Architosh editor-in-chief Anthony Frausto-Robledo wrote an observation piece on the disappearance of the new Mac Pro from Apple’s revamped Mac page and the Mac family portrait (i.e.: the Mac Pro was missing). While The Foundry and the vast majority of software developers in the pro markets are strong on Mac, Apple’s own support of the pro markets may be wavering. Apple’s Support of OS X Pro Apps Questionable Key OS X based tools in its offerings include: modo, Mari, NUKE, Ocula, Hiero, and Colorway (not counting its several plugins for AE, FCP and NUKE). While some of the news hear is related to pressing concerns about the status of Mac hardware in Hollywood industries, The Foundry itself has been a major supporter of Apple’s OS X across the vast range of its pro software offerings due to demand from the market. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 and Quadro FX 4800 were the last OS X GPUs to support Kronos workflows.

Kronos is currently unsupported on Windows 10, as are CC 2015 and CS5.5 or earlier. MORE: Blackmagic’s Fusion 8 coming to the Mac: visual effects and motion software The plugin for AE on both Windows and Mac always required a CUDA accelerated rendering hardware setup (with CPU fallback rendering available) which the new Mac Pro with its integrated ATI based, non-upgradeable GPUs could never address. The Foundry’s Kronos is also be discontinued at the same time frame. The Foundry produced Keylight for FCP 6 and 7 but does not support the maligned Final Cut Pro X (FCPX). 02 – Keylight for Final Cut Pro has been a leading Hollywood industry tool, the absence of a quality green/blue screen software tool for film work means the Mac has one less point to fit into studio pipelines.

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