jyleafer15

Well… the mac would really just be for graphics and movie editing that I've been doing a whole lot of lately.

I'm just taking a course in 3D Animation(which uses Houdini) and wondered if I could use Parallels or Bootcamp to load the Apprentice version up.

Thanks for the info!

I understand that there's no Mac port for Houdini. I'm thinking of getting a Mac coz I've been using a lot of graphics programs and most of the companies out there that are hiring are asking for Mac fluency. My friend's Mac hasn't given her any problems whatsoever… ever. And she has a iBook G4. She recommended a Mac.

The only reason I'm asking about the Mac/Houdini compatibility is because I'm taking a 3D animation course in the fall that requires you to use Houdini. since my current laptop (a Sony Vaio P3 1.0Ghz, 512 Ram) is 1. screwy and 2. slow, and I'm eventually going to get a Mac anyways, I decided to go with a Intel Mac.

I had a feeling Intel Graphics would suck. But that's the only thing MacBook comes with. MacBook pro, however, offers the ATI. I'm hoping the Parallels or the Bootcamp would work.

I'm thinking about buying either an iMac or a MacBook.

I'd like the MacBook for the whole portability but when I look over the specs, I see that it runs “Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950” as a video card. I was just wondering if Houdini will 1. work on that card (I have no idea), or 2. the card will be fast enough to run the program.