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PPC or Universal - Final Cut/Aperture..a little advice PLEASE
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kildraik said:
because my student hardware/software store has Final Cut (pro?) 5 at a large discount, but of course I don't want to buy it if it won't run on my intel mac.
but if it does work, I could buy it and instal it, and then upgrade in the future and the total cost would still be less than buying the UB version at retail.
So, does that mean that you have a PPC machine now, and want to get Final Cut/Aperture now, and then get a new Intel machine later and use those copy's for your Intel machine?arcsbite said:
If you already have a new Intel machine, you should definately go with a UB version, unless if the discount you get and the crossgrade charge would even each other out.
kildraik said:So, does that mean that you have a PPC machine now, and want to get Final Cut/Aperture now, and then get a new Intel machine later and use those copy's for your Intel machine?
If you already have a new Intel machine, you should definately go with a UB version, unless if the discount you get and the crossgrade charge would even each other out.
No, sorry, I have an intel machine now, but I need to know if the PPC versions will work on intel machines (like Adobe CS2 does)
or if I need to buy the newer version and if so, which version is the intel version
crossgrade? I think that may be the answer to my question, so I can buy the PPC version and just upgrade it?
sorry, I'm REALLY new to all this PPC/intel stuff, especially Pro apps.
That could be your solution, to crossgrade. (But then again, it would benefit to see if the discount would even out the crossgrade charges... And remember... Universal Binary means that that application will run on all three Macintosh architectures, PowerPC, PowerPC 64-bit and x86 (Intel). Going for the UB version would probobly be best, so you have to play around with your bugdet.arcsbite said:
Another thing is do not get CS2 for your Intel Machine if you have the latest updates for your Mac. Installing CS2 on an Intel machine will freeze Finder in mid-installation, meaning you have to re-boot in SafeBoot and take Adobe off of the "Startup Items" list. It is a tremendous hassle. Instead, wait until Apple fixs the bug, or until the UB version (CS3) is released in early 2007. Otherwise, CS2 will work if dragged from a different Mac and copied to yours.
kildraik said:That could be your solution, to crossgrade. (But then again, it would benefit to see if the discount would even out the crossgrade charges... And remember... Universal Binary means that that application will run on all three Macintosh architectures, PowerPC, PowerPC 64-bit and x86 (Intel). Going for the UB version would probobly be best, so you have to play around with your bugdet.
Another thing is do not get CS2 for your Intel Machine if you have the latest updates for your Mac. Installing CS2 on an Intel machine will freeze Finder in mid-installation, meaning you have to re-boot in SafeBoot and take Adobe off of the "Startup Items" list. It is a tremendous hassle. Instead, wait until Apple fixs the bug, or until the UB version (CS3) is released in early 2007. Otherwise, CS2 will work if dragged from a different Mac and copied to yours.
ahhh crap!
so there is no way of getting Final Cut Studio 5.1 to instal on an intel mac without going through the crossgrade process (just read up on crossgrading at apple's site)
think you might be right, thought I could save myself some cash, but it seems it would be eaten up by the crossgrade fee.
and CS2 is problematic? again I say ahhh crap.
I have CS installed and I have borrowed a copy of CS2 was thinking about upgrading my version, but i'm guessing this is a bad idea now?
I have boot camp installed which means I must have all the latest firmware and updates on the mac which means it must be upto date.
I have a G4 iBook, could I install CS2 on that and then somehow get it from that onto the intel mac?
P.S. thanks for all your help, I think you've saved me a hell of a lot of messing around.
arcsbite said:
Thats what I did. I installed CS2 on a friends 14.1" iBook G4, then dragged and dropped all of the installed files (the apps, folders, read me's) onto my Intel iMac, and it works perfectly, but is just a bit slow because CS2 is not universal and has to be emulated by Rosetta.
And no problem for the help... I'm glad I'm helping someone out!
kildraik said:Thats what I did. I installed CS2 on a friends 14.1" iBook G4, then dragged and dropped all of the installed files (the apps, folders, read me's) onto my Intel iMac, and it works perfectly, but is just a bit slow because CS2 is not universal and has to be emulated by Rosetta.
And no problem for the help... I'm glad I'm helping someone out!
fantastic, think i'll try that then and yeah, I was feeling the lag on CS, but with enough RAM it's minimal....RAM makes everything better lol.
I'm guessing all the files will be installed to the apps folder and the library folder?
looks like I'll avoid FCS 5.1 till i've looked a little further into the UB version.
I understood that any future Final Cut Pro/Studio updates will only be made available for the new Studio 5.1 (UB) version.
The Studio 5 'PPC only' version will not be updated.
The Studio 5 'PPC only' version will not be updated.
kildraik said:
Sorry, I wasn't being clear.
You must either cross-grade or upgrade to Studio 5.1, to receive future updates. e.g. A Studio 5.1.1 update will not be compatible with the last PPC-only version of FCP/Studio.
I thought dragging the CS2 file from one Mac to another does not work. Did it really work? I had to put in a new hard drive on Ti and I tried to copy everything over from the original HD to the new one; but, CS2 did not move to the new HD. I think this is because of Adobe's activation scheme.....kildraik said: