HAY GUYS

killmoms · Local time: Jun 14, 2006, 12:17 PM

It's worth it to stay in OS X. Good grief, I wouldn't trade Final Cut in for anything. Used to use Premiere, switched over to the Mac and Final Cut and haven't looked back. It's just a better environment.

However, I'm not sure what "not supported" means. Will it still run? Will it error out? You might want to check with Apple and consider a refurbished MacBook Pro over this. Some 1.83GHz Core Duo MBP's went up on the Refurbished page for only $1600 or so, as I recall. Buying third-party RAM is also encouraged, Apple gouges for BTO RAM upgrades like no other, so just get it stock and put in your own stuff—yes, it has to be good quality RAM but it's still cheaper than getting it from them.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

killmoms · Local time: Jun 14, 2006, 11:36 PM

Originally Posted by Dayvon

Thanks for the tips... you just might have saved the day!
Final Cut Pro "won't run" on macbooks because of the integrated graphics. You can look here. It says specifically that Final Cut Studio is NOT supported on systems using the Intel Extreme Graphics 950 GMA (which the Macbook has).

Oh, I saw that. I just wasn't sure if it was a situation where it was like "we simply won't help you if you complain about the performance," or if it was actually that it'd error out and say "NO FCP FOR YOU!" Some programs like that have had people hack them so they won't check and will just run anyway. Not sure if FCS is in that boat or not.

But in any case, a refurb 2.0 MBP will be quite a nice machine to run FCS on—I am envious.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

killmoms · Local time: Jun 16, 2006, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by Dayvon

Yeah, its looking like I won't get it as soon as I was hoping...

But I'm still gonna get it :superhappy:.

So, I'm gonna have to keep in touch with you as I dip (actually plunge) into the Mac world soon. I will want OSX tweaking tips, and setup help. Overall, I'm excited. The professional feel of Mac is gonna be a great work environment. I'll still have my XP HTPC for personal use, so I'll be going back and forth alot.

Most definitely. Always happy to welcome someone to the fold.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.