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Run AVID and FCP on the same computer
Hello COW,
I have an interesting question for you guys. My office is predominantly AVID, I prefer to work on FCP. I would like to setup a “Dual-Room” if you will. On one MAC I would like to run AVID w/ Mojo and FCP with Blackmagic. Has anyone done this before? If so are there any issues that I should be aware of. I would rather not beat my head against a wall if it is never going to work.
Thanks for any help,
Patrick
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5 Replies
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It’s physically possible, but the main “gotchas” are which version of the OS and Quicktime each app needs. Right now Avid 2.7 and FCS2 need different versions of each.
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Ah…ha! I know there would be something. Thanks for the info. We haven’t upgraded to FCS2 yet and we are still shopping for the new AVID so I am not sure which version of that we will use. I will keep this in mind before I start messing things up 🙂 If anyone can think of anything else I would love to hear it.
Thanks.
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A dual-boot system would do what you need. Two drives or two partitions (I’d lean towards separate drives myself), each with a full install of the version of the OS most appropriate for each NLE.
It doubles your system maintenance, but keeps you from having to buy a second computer.
debe
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That is a great idea. I won’t have to worry about any compatibility issues then.
Thanks
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No problem!
Have fun!
debe
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