Return-Path: Received: from mail-ia0-f169.google.com ([209.85.210.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4892032 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 06 Nov 2012 07:25:26 +0100 Received: by mail-ia0-f169.google.com with SMTP id h37so59368iak.28 for ; Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:28:25 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=T7olOSy1/hCxnj0eySqqVp+6ZBdW1Eav1rgelJoTSJc=; b=Ac7s1Oy6VofCAwvTv2IVBk+8n8L1xo1KiwJiu+MJQj9bL7vHhhQhTfPCDqbz0s75jc RyNsMBmtItjXIiSvNnohQyToiKmN1w4YxxQwkWuDJYUDCZ198BLG/yu5fbk5Gy3ksF7i S0LwG323Uq38oXi5Q2JmYGdEd59KLbnckRzPn4+QWqb3UoBm+vgIpKSiLVnci53tLeQp DIYt1FDf8ggen475cnLC1Y5rDBmtqu/LLm0VnrOCtelGp4djCY4YQ3wzbY+3fAhG65N+ P4b2HET2ELj1wHOIFRJRbNq4dixhCRyU5rn1PVdHTDVDC/85KqiWp7+VarM0URFl66kS xUiw== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.42.97.74 with SMTP id m10mr10349286icn.42.1352183305891; Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:28:25 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.43.82.194 with HTTP; Mon, 5 Nov 2012 22:28:25 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 22:28:25 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] OT: Apple contemplating switching from Intel CPUs From: Todd Kopriva To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf303639c19e6fb904cdcdb5ad --20cf303639c19e6fb904cdcdb5ad Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Regarding After Effects on Linux, here's our official statement from last year:** * "After Effects for Linux*: A lot of us on the After Effects team wish that this were more feasible, but the truth is that it just isn=92t realistic in the foreseeable future. Porting an application to another operating system, and then testing, maintaining, and supporting it on that OS is a tremendous amount of work. We just haven=92t been able to make a business case for bei= ng able to fund that tremendous amount of work given the size of the likely return on that investment. We are still looking into this, but we want to be honest and let you know that it isn=92t likely to happen soon." http://blogs.adobe.com/aftereffects/2011/12/top-after-effects-feature-reque= sts-for-the-past-year-or-so.html I've worked on an Adobe Linux application (before I joined the After Effects team), so I know that it's possible. But we have higher priorities for After Effects right now. --=20 -------------------------------- Todd Kopriva 1510 E Alder St Seattle, WA 98122 (206)437-2296 -------------------------------- "Ultimately, all knowledge is self-knowledge." - Bruce Lee --20cf303639c19e6fb904cdcdb5ad Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Regarding After Effects on L= inux, here's our official statement from last year:

"After Effects for Linux: A lot = of us on the After Effects team wish that this were more feasible, but the = truth is that it just isn=92t realistic in the foreseeable future. Porting = an application to another operating system, and then testing, maintaining, = and supporting it on that OS is a tremendous amount of work. We just haven= =92t been able to make a business case for being able to fund that tremendo= us amount of work given the size of the likely return on that investment. W= e are still looking into this, but we want to be honest and let you know th= at it isn=92t likely to happen soon."


I've worked on an Adobe Linux = application (before I joined the After Effects team), so I know that it'= ;s possible. But we have higher priorities for After Effects right now.


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1510 E A= lder St
Seattle, WA 98122
(206)437-2296
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"Ultimately, all knowledge is self-knowledge."
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