Next Generation Haswell Macbook Pro

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BPM
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Next Generation Haswell Macbook Pro

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Hey all,
Next Generation Macbook Pro which will be available in September will have a Custom Intel HD GRAPHICS GPU a little bit faster than Intel's Iris 5200. It has been said that no dedicated nvidia/AMD GPU will exist.
Is that enough for us to run resolume over high resolutions?

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Re: Next Generation Haswell Macbook Pro

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As mentioned elsewhere, it's not lack of power in the Intel cards, it's the lack of OpenGL extensions.

Even on the current batch of Intel only MBPs, Resolume runs fine for basic clip triggering. It's only when you start using complex effects or the advanced output that things go wrong.

But who knows, maybe Apple will update their drivers for these cards on the nextgen machines.

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Re: Next Generation Haswell Macbook Pro

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Hmm.... the face of VJing could take a major turn, unless somethings change in the way computers are made available to consumers.

Hey, Goto10, have you guys tried running resolume on a Surface pro? it's probably the best tablet on the market right now, and i'm sure the can my VJ software run on this or that tablet question is going to start popping up really soon.

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Re: Next Generation Haswell Macbook Pro

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We haven't tried the Surface Pro, but its specs don't even list a GPU so I doubt it'll do much.

The tablet question has been popping up a lot already. R2.41 on the iPad was our April Fools' joke two years ago and we're still getting mails about it ;)

Maybe a completely stripped down version could work on the tablet, but it's not where we can or want to focus development right now.

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Re: Next Generation Haswell Macbook Pro

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goto10 wrote:Maybe a completely stripped down version could work on the tablet, but it's not where we can or want to focus development right now.
Interesting ;)
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Re: Next Generation Haswell Macbook Pro

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Dell Precision M3800 Workstation - that should be a beast.

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