[Michael Del rossi]

Reverse
“I buried Paul” or was that “I’m very bored”?
mdr

[Michael Del rossi]

My point was not to rush Adobe (it will take as long as it takes) but to suggest a compromise, where Adobe would be able to make Mac users with Intel macs happy that they can run at full speed in XP til the UB version comes out. I mean ya just bought a new Quad and the only part of your workflow that takes a hit is AE and Photoshop.
mdr

[Michael Del rossi]

I doubt Adobe will change their timetable, however an alternative is possible, I’ve posted a possible solution before and have also sent this to Adobe.
Maybe we can petition Adobe to investigate this avenue.

As a user of After Effects, and an owner of a Macbook, My main machine is a dual 2.5 G5 I have run AE tryout on XP via Bootcamp. The same comp ran almost 50% faster on the Macbook through XP.
Now after seeing that I would be inclined to purchase a license to use AE on this and only this machine ( you could use the MAC address to lock it to a specific machine that would expire after a certain date) through XP til the UB version comes out. But I am not about to cough up $1000 for a full version.
I have no desire to use XP on an ongoing basis ( I love the way OSX works)
So why can’t Adobe put together a licensing program that would help out current customers? Make them happy and keep them? we just want to get our work done.
The alternatives are using other programs and piracy. please don’t push us in that direction.
I am not suggesting that piracy is the answer, I am only putting forth a possible road less ethical types might take.
Thanks for your understanding
mdr

[Michael Del rossi]

Dave ,
Perfect world and all that, some projects don’t go as planned.
I normally just output the graphics plate with alpha, Keeps everything tidy.

Doug,
Yeah I did that I am just looking for a more streamlined approach should this happen again.
I wish that Adobe had added the ability to set up start and end pref in the Render settings templates. It’s the only one they left out! Would you like to have to change the other prefs or go through 2 windows each time you want to change proxy use or any of the other settings?

good luck
mdr

[Michael Del rossi]

Yeah, for this project but not the next , or the next, or the next, etc

[Michael Del rossi]

Yeah I was afraid of that. I’m waiting to max out my ram till WWDC to hear the announcement of new machines, to figure out if it’s worth it.

thanks
mdr

[Michael Del rossi]

By the way Motion 2.0.1

[Michael Del rossi]

Well I remember doing my first Showtime graphics on a IIsi with 17 megs of ram and 500meg HD AE3 Ha! ;o}
Like the above poster said It depends what you want to do with it and how long you want to wait.
I still use 6.5 on my 800mhz G3 iBook at online sessions If I need to make a change. Not fast but workable.
YMMV
good luck
mdr

[Michael Del rossi]

Thanks for sharing that I was in desperate need of a good laugh.
mdr

[Michael Del rossi]

use the avid codec It will import quicker.
BTW what version of avid are you using?