Upgrading to CC 2019 mid-project

[Oliver Peters]

What version are you upgrading from? Best approach might be to copy your project file to an archive drive or folder and label it “old”. You can then update the project by overwriting the name. Alternatively just save an updated version with a new name. Also, when you update, there is a procedure to update Premiere and keep previous versions of the application, just in case you need to go back.

– Oliver

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[Matt Tarpley]

Thanks Oliver, I’m going from CC 2017 to CC2019.
When you say a “procedure” do you mean within the CC app where you can un-tick the box that says remove old app?
I appreciate your advice, I think I’ll copy the old project file elsewhere so I can only have one project in that folder.
Thanks again!

[Oliver Peters]

[Matt Tarpley] “When you say a “procedure” do you mean within the CC app where you can un-tick the box that says remove old app?”

According to Adobe from one of their forum replies: “As you want to keep the old version of Photoshop, once you click on Update a prompt will appear where you’ll see Advanced Options. Click on Advanced Options to expand the choices, you will be able to keep the older version. Also your settings will transfer to the updated version.”

– Oliver

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[Matt Tarpley]

Thanks Oliver…I’ll do that!

[Jon Doughtie]

Just in case – you want to be running Windows 10 (if you’re on a Windows machine) if you’re going to 2019. Adobe dropped support for Win7/8 with that version.

System:
Dell Precision T7600 (x2)
Win 7 64-bit
32GB RAM
Adobe CC 2017.1 (as of 8/2017)
256GB SSD system drive
4 internal media drives RAID 5
Typically cutting short form from UHD MP4, HD MP4, and HD P2 MXF.

[Oliver Peters]

[Dave LaRonde] “Those who do it successfully are few and far between.”

While that’s generally sound advice, it’s highly impractical for many. I’ve been the de facto senior editor/sys admin for 9 Adobe CC workstations (Mac) for over 3 years and never had any major problems in doing that. Generally better in the last year or two. Third-party plug-ins are often the biggest issue. You have to keep everything current – OS, third-party apps, plug-ins, CC, etc.

Of course, the bigger the jumps in versions at any given time, the greater the risk. I’ve seen issues with Lumetri settings in some cases. It’s best if you update regularly and incrementally update the project file accordingly. But that’s why I recommended keeping the old app and project versions – as a safety measure.

– Oliver

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[Oliver Peters]

[Dave LaRonde] “A few questions:”

Who are you asking?

– Oliver

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[Matt Tarpley]

Thanks Jon, I’m running Mac Mojave 10.14.3
Are you aware of any upgrade issues to CC 2019 related to Mojave?

[Oliver Peters]

[Dave LaRonde] “You, sir.”

OK. Well, I wasn’t trying to be argumentative, but to say never upgrade mid-project is a bit of a knee-jerk comment that isn’t always possible. I always have projects going on, so in my case, there never would be a time when an upgrade wouldn’t be mid-project. Matt started the thread saying he needed to upgrade, hence, my advice to back-up the project file and keep the old copy of the application. That’s the insurance measure.

As far as your questions, I’ve been in the industry almost 50 years and dealing with computers since the 80s and NLEs since the first Avid systems. Along the way, I’ve dealt with many different NLEs on both Macs and PCs. I currently help to maintain a shop with 10 stations connected to a NAS, 9 of which are editing workstations. There is no IT person and I haven’t worked with staff IT personnel or staff engineers for years. In our shop, those things are maintained by a couple of the more savvy users (including me) and sometimes some freelance support (such as for the NAS set-up). Hope that clarifies.

– Oliver

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[Matt Tarpley]

Thanks for weighing in Dave, so you’re suggesting that I continue using CC 2017 on my current system (running Mojave OS version 10.14.3 until the project is complete? Do you see any problem with upgrading to CC19 while keeping CC 2017 in case I have any issues with the project?
Thanks again!