Macbook and OSC

[melka]

Hi there

I know this question has been asked many times, but I still can't figure it out.

I've been running Resolume 2.41 for approximately a year now on my white macbook under bootcamp, and I did not have any problem.

But now, I have a customer who needs OSC support for his live videos, so I have to choose a new computer for him to buy.

Here's the problem : I need to have a computer that never crashes (oh sweet dreams) as I won't be able to VJ in live. Every clip will be triggered via OSC. The OSC messages will be send by a PC laptop running ableton live and a custom program written in Processing. The two computers will be connected via an ethernet cable.

I decided to go with Resolume 3 on an Apple laptop. The videos will be in 1280x1024, the video output will be digital (DVI). No need for analog video.

So, the simple question now : do you think that I need to go with the 2.4 GHz Macbook Pro model (with the 2 graphic cards) or just the 2.4GHz non pro Macbook ? The only difference I see is the second graphic card and the price tag.

Thanks you all ^^

[edwin]

We would definately recommend a Macbook Pro for Resolume 3. The videocard in the most recent model is very good and it runs Resolume very well in OS X and also Windows running on Bootcamp (speaking out of exeperience here).

[melka]

Hi edwin
sorry for the late answer.
We ordered the latest macbook pro (unibody as they call them), the 2.4GHz one with a 7200rpm HDD and 4Gb of RAM.
Runs quite well, I might say. Still have to do extensive tests though, the framerate is still a bit low.

Cheers