From: "Warren Heaton" Received: from ms11p00im-hyfv17291101.me.com ([17.58.38.40] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 7495893 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Tue, 21 Jan 2020 22:15:54 +0100 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=me.com; s=1a1hai; t=1579641349; bh=0BiU1le5GYSY1Z9nARtCoLGHoMFw0nn8LQeTf6Ykoto=; h=From:Content-Type:Subject:Date:To:Message-Id; b=BxvqmDfdaB6z6pybKDA9NUnb3FUmcXpnL0j4+YkENZjjZbPQJVOCPeGwU1i2lY3Jv 9N7BMmGmlTbyw1xRnJ0LJehngRrmkxkyAadpqHFLfV/U3lJvXemkPmcHv2fF3uZi7J J0k51ksMTHtrkCyHz5iD0+tv7u6UCLeEL7EzCTWP1r7dghs9fC3qhda9fPN49Cczzs jenCrOy9aed65dQpoFfvhBN1ZYanzo6jUjeJn8ZmWwBWlwjoRHgnSAxyWHedb0jwtV JUFFPHqjIw+SXbXPKCxy3d/HMa5O7KqKECiQO6m+FvGHbpwGC2F3M9i4rqSKaBAKn9 A/vnNJ/yQvsvw== Received: from [192.168.1.4] (cpe-45-48-14-132.socal.res.rr.com [45.48.14.132]) by ms11p00im-hyfv17291101.me.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D23C56C0E17 for ; Tue, 21 Jan 2020 21:15:49 +0000 (UTC) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_E3DCF333-61D9-4A5D-8C02-BC7A5EB4B5C9" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 11.5 \(3445.9.1\)) Subject: Re: [AE] It is my understanding that CS6 does not run well or at all on Macbooks newer than 2018-TRUE? Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:15:48 -0800 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <8737FED5-5D86-4E55-B0ED-0F45B3935E50@me.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.9.1) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10434:,, definitions=2020-01-17_05:,, signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 suspectscore=0 malwarescore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 spamscore=0 clxscore=1015 mlxscore=0 mlxlogscore=799 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.0.1-1908290000 definitions=main-2001210157 --Apple-Mail=_E3DCF333-61D9-4A5D-8C02-BC7A5EB4B5C9 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 You=E2=80=99ll want a version of macOS that still uses QuickTime as a = system driver. So, I=E2=80=99d stop at macOS Sierra 10.12, but you can = probably go as high as macOS High Sierra 10.13. You=E2=80=99ll have to = avoid macOS 10.15 Catalina and whatever comes after as AV Foundation = Frameworks completely replaces QuickTime as a system driver. Back when CS6 was new, I stayed at 10.9.5 for a very long time for = stability. -Warren > On Jan 21, 2020, at 1:09 PM, Paul Crisanti = wrote: >=20 > My old 2013 MacBook got some coffee on it (stupid late night mistake) = and how has several keys out and maybe a battery issue.=20 > SO, I am looking into buying I reburb to run Sierra or High Sierra. > I use CS6 which meets all my needs and don't want to get on the = subscription train. > Can anyone tell me if I am correct about the newer Macbooks? I believe = because they changed a chip? > ~p --Apple-Mail=_E3DCF333-61D9-4A5D-8C02-BC7A5EB4B5C9 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8

You=E2=80=99ll want a version of macOS that still uses = QuickTime as a system driver. So, I=E2=80=99d stop at macOS Sierra = 10.12, but you can probably go as high as macOS High Sierra 10.13. = You=E2=80=99ll have to avoid macOS 10.15 Catalina and whatever = comes after as AV Foundation Frameworks completely replaces QuickTime as = a system driver.

Back when CS6 was new, I stayed at 10.9.5 for a very long = time for stability.

-Warren

On Jan = 21, 2020, at 1:09 PM, Paul Crisanti <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

My old 2013 MacBook got some = coffee on it (stupid late night mistake) and how has several keys out = and maybe a battery issue.
SO, I am looking into buying = I reburb to run Sierra or High Sierra.
I use CS6 which meets all my = needs and don't want to get on the subscription train.
Can anyone tell me if I am = correct about the newer Macbooks? I believe because they changed a = chip?
~p

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