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I'm on your supervisor's side on this one. Strictly on a cost basis the PC wins out. You'll find most of those that use Mac in the audio world claim Protools as the standard also. Though system crashes can happen on either platform, every Protools session I've ever been involved with has included at least one crash during the session and lots of lost time trying to restart it. Then there are the costly updates. On the other hand, it is very difficult to get my PC based SAWStudio system to crash. This DAW was built for a fraction of what Protools on a Mac will run you. It performs and is more efficient at getting the job done. With SAW in Live Mode, I can set EQ, compression, NR and any other processing parameters I need *while* I'm digitizing. This has cut down on the time it take to do most restoration jobs substantially. There are factors other than platform to consider. Your choice of soundcard (and decent AD/DA), video card, etc and the drivers written for them is also important. Your choice of recording software and any plug-ins you may choose to use are important also. I know several people who do the audio for video post on PC with great success. FWIW, I've recently been told that Avid/Digidesign has been working on migrating everything to PC. Whether that is now their recommended platform these days, I haven't been able to confirm. Angie Dickinson www.avocadoproductions.com Arvada, CO Klara Foeller wrote: > Dear Colleagues - > > I'm at war with my supervisor on the subject of Macs vs. PCs when it > comes to digitizing analog audio & video. He has a bias against Mac, > while all my periodical & on-line research, plus many consultations with > colleagues in media archiving, broadcasting and production, clearly > indicates that Mac is the strongly preferred system. > > Please send ammunition. Especially if you can quantify in $$$ and/or > lost productivity. All apocryphal stories welcome. > > Klara Foeller, > Curator, Moving Image & Sound Collections > Missouri Historical Society > 314 746-4513 > > >