Return-Path: Received: from cri.crishdesign.com ([198.57.142.178] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5120243 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 25 Jun 2013 17:34:59 +0200 Received: from 71-33-37-158.albq.qwest.net ([71.33.37.158]:61539 helo=[192.168.0.4]) by cri.crishdesign.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.80.1) (envelope-from ) id 1UrVQi-0004AQ-W3 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:45:17 -0600 From: Chris Meyer Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_DE17292B-C9D0-4259-B990-5D34577022CF" Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.5 \(1508\)) Subject: Re: [AE] AE and iMac Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:45:17 -0600 References: To: "After Effects Mail List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1508) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - cri.crishdesign.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crishdesign.com X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: cri.crishdesign.com: authenticated_id: chris@crishdesign.com --Apple-Mail=_DE17292B-C9D0-4259-B990-5D34577022CF Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 An alternative solution is to put a new drive (say, a nice SSD) into a = spare bay in the MacPro (hey, there's a 5th one by the DVD!), install = the new OS and tools just on that, and still have access to the older OS = if needed on the existing system drive. It's what I've done here. - Chris ________________________________________________ Chris Meyer | Crish Design http://www.crishdesign.com On Jun 24, 2013, at 8:49 PM, Lachlan Westfall = wrote: > I=92d love to try to hold out and wait for the new Mac Pro, but I = think I need to get a machine that can run the latest OS and latest = software. >=20 > I=92ve been stuck since many of the tools I use will die if If I = upgrade. >=20 > How many of you are running AE on a =93loaded=94 iMac? Does it work = well? >=20 > I know I=92ve walked into production companies for meetings and ALL I = see are iMac=92s editing video. >=20 > This may be an practical stop-gap solution. Let me know if you use an = iMac for AE and it works well. >=20 > Thanks. >=20 > -Lachlan Westfall > Quiet Earth Design --Apple-Mail=_DE17292B-C9D0-4259-B990-5D34577022CF Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 An = alternative solution is to put a new drive (say, a nice SSD) into a = spare bay in the MacPro (hey, there's a 5th one by the DVD!), install = the new OS and tools just on that, and still have access to the older OS = if needed on the existing system drive. It's what I've done = here.

 - Chris

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On Jun 24, 2013, at 8:49 PM, Lachlan Westfall <lachlan@quietearth.net> = wrote:

AE and iMac
I=92d love to try to hold out and wait for = the new Mac Pro, but I think I need to get a machine that can run the = latest OS and latest software.

I=92ve been stuck since many of the tools I use will die if If I = upgrade.

How many of you are running AE on a =93loaded=94 iMac? Does it work = well?

I know I=92ve walked into production companies for meetings and ALL I = see are iMac=92s editing video.

This may be an practical stop-gap solution. Let me know if you use an = iMac for AE and it works well.

Thanks.

-Lachlan Westfall
Quiet Earth Design

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