Hey Shane.
I held my breath and installed the trial of 8 and so far no problems. (also uninstalled 6.5). FYI There were no OS conflicts or upgrades.
Your “partition” plan was a good one. I guess it’s been a while since I thought that way, so I spaced on it.
Aside from that, smooth sailing, except the Prores AMA playback is staggered (as in 6.5), but that’s got everything to do with my processor. Staggered or not, it still plays. I just have to use my proxy instead.
Thanks for your input!
P