After Effects CS5.5 and Mavericks

[Walter Soyka]

Adobe is still selling CS6, and CS6 was updated to support Mavericks, so you can upgrade if you like.

CS5.5 is not supported on Mavericks.

Walter Soyka
Designer & Mad Scientist at Keen Live [link]
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
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[Brian Charles]

[Walter Soyka] “CS5.5 is not supported on Mavericks.”

Walter is correct, Mavericks broke Motion Sketch in CS6 and earlier versions. Adobe has announced that CS6 will be updated to fix this issue, but CS5.5 is no longer being supported.

That said, I still have it installed and have used it without incident or issue on several recent projects – one expression heavy project where they were 10 times faster than CS6 or CC and another that required me to work in CS 5.5 for client compatibility reasons.

You can update to Mavericks if your’e willing to lose Motion Sketch and perhaps lose other functions as OS updates progress.

[Lucy Slavinsky]

Brian, are you saying you are running AE 5.5 in Mavericks without major issues? I understand Motion Sketch will not be available, but will I be able to run it in general?
Thank you,

[Lucy Slavinsky]

Thank you, Walter. When I contacted Adobe in the end of 2013 they told me that my only option is CC.
Nice to know they fixed the issue at least for CS6

[Walter Soyka]

[Lucy Slavinsky] “Thank you, Walter. When I contacted Adobe in the end of 2013 they told me that my only option is CC.
Nice to know they fixed the issue at least for CS6”

Hearing things like this is frustrating. I shouldn’t know more about this than whoever you talked to at Adobe.

I’m not sure if this link will work for you or not:

https://www.adobe.com/products/catalog/cs6._sl_id-contentfilter_sl_catalog_sl_software_sl_creativesuite6.html?start=20&promoid=KFPIL

If it doesn’t work, go to adobe.com, click the Buy button on top, and enter CS6 in the search box.

Walter Soyka
Designer & Mad Scientist at Keen Live [link]
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
@keenlive   |   RenderBreak [blog]   |   Profile [LinkedIn]

[Lucy Slavinsky]

Thank you. Now my only question if I am able to update my student version to CS6.

[Brian Charles]

[Lucy Slavinsky] “Brian, are you saying you are running AE 5.5 in Mavericks without major issues?”

Yes. It runs without major issues other than Motion Sketch.

[Walter Soyka]

[Lucy Slavinsky] “Thank you. Now my only question if I am able to update my student version to CS6.”

I’m sorry, but I don’t know the answer to that question. You’d have to contact sales (I know). A quick look at the education store shows only full CS6 licenses for sale, not upgrades.

Walter Soyka
Designer & Mad Scientist at Keen Live [link]
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
@keenlive   |   RenderBreak [blog]   |   Profile [LinkedIn]

[Lucy Slavinsky]

Yeap, you are right.

[Lucy Slavinsky]

Brian, did you install Java? Do you remember from what version did you upgrade to Mavericks?
Many people complain they cant even open AE or Premier. I wonder what made you a lucky one? 🙂