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AECS3 and AE 7 co-exist?
Hi,
Just a simple question. I’m receiving After Effects CS3 next week but I have a very big (and important) project in AE7 that won’t be finished for a few weeks.
I’m very paranoid about uninstalling AE7 on the off chance that CS3 won’t ‘like’ my project (for some unknown but likely reason).
Question is: Can AE7 and AECS3 coexist on the same machine?
I’m purchasing the upgrade so I’m not sure if you are required to uninstall AE7 first, or if it automatically overwrites AE7, or if it just installs a separate version.
If anyone knows the answers, they would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
ALEX KUZELICKI
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8 Replies
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Yes. I have been “co-existing” along with my two versions of AE for over a month now.
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I have three versions of AE on the laptop: 6.5, 7, and CS3. You can have as many as you want, as long as they are supported by your OS.
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There is a caveat here though… It depends on your OS. I currently have both on my Intel Mac and I am keeping 7.0 on my machine until Trapcode, Digital Anarchy and Knoll Lens Flare Pro have updated their respective plugs for CS3. If you are on a Mac and using some plugs then you will have to run in Rosetta until they are updated. Many are not working on CS3 yet.
We create a weekly television show that uses Shine (but not in the over used, over played way 🙂 ) so we have to keep running in Rosetta until Peder updates it (I think I read that I have to wait two more weeks).
My $.03 – Keep the change.
Seth
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
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Another wee caveat is that (as normal) projects are not backward compatible, so you won’t be able to open AE8 projects in AE7. Maybe not an issue for you, but something to consider if you’re transfering projects between computers.
Cheers,
BenCurious Turtle Professional Video
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When upgrading to CS3 can you keep AE7 on your current machine and run CS3 on a new machine does anyone know?
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Whoah, didn’t know that about the plug-ins.
That would have been that ‘gotcha’ I was talking about. I have a few Trapcode plugins in use throughout the project.
Thanks for the advice.
Appreciated,
ALEX
PS – By the way, how do you run in “Rosetta mode”?
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You’re allowed to activate AE on 2 machines, so you shouldn’t have a problems.
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If you are on an Intel Mac then you need to control click on your AE application file and selected “Get Info.” There will be a little box that says “Rosetta.” Check it and your application will run in simulation mode. It is pretty stable, considerably slower but it will allow you to see and use all of your plug-ins until they are updated by the manufacturer.
Peace,
SethOpportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Thomas A. Edison
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