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Adobe Cross Platform work environment
I’ve been primarily a FCP editor for the last decade. Although, I’ve recently been utilizing Adobe Premiere Pro for some shorter projects and have used AVID Media Composer in the past. With the whole FCPX/Mac Pro “news” I’ve been thinking it’s best to focus on my AVID and Premiere skills. I’d also like to take advantage of the discounted switch prices (& already have for CS5.5). In addition, my office also needs to upgrade one of the work stations (we’ve got two Mac Pros right now – one very old). I’m hesitant to invest anymore money into Apple for my professional needs and am looking into purchasing a nice PC.
The question: If I’ve got one PC and one Mac Pro system running both Adobe CS5.5 and Media Composer 6 (same versions) can they reasonable co-exist in a collaborative work environment? Will I simply be able to open up an AVID or Premiere project created in one room and open it in the other? We have an EVO – fiber shared storage system (Studio Network Solutions) that should be able to accommodate both operating systems.
I know there’s a lot involved in my question I just don’t know anyone personally trying to combine these different software applications and operating systems. Obviously, I’d like to diversify our shop and my skills as much as possible and I’m wondering if any of you have prior experience or can point me to some resources.
Thank you in advance for the help.
T.J. Imbrigiotta
Envision Communications, Inc.
Washington DC
https://envisioncommunicationsinc.comMac Pro
2 x 2.26GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
12GB RAM
Blackmagic DeckLink HD Extreme 3D – Video
ATI Radeon HD 4870 – GPX
Mac OS 10.6.8
Adobe CS5.5
FCP7
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I can’t say much for Avid, but if you keep all of your footage on a SAN or an external hard drive, Premiere handles back-and-forths between platforms easily. If you’re using an external drive, you may have to relink the projects as Windows uses drive letters and Mac doesn’t, it’s also reflected in each platform’s project files.
Angelo Lorenzo
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