I just got my new Macbook Pro and its really cool. I cant afford to buy FCP yet so I was thinking about getting bootcamp and installing Windows to use Premiere Pro on the mac. Does anyone have any experience using windows on a mac?? Any tips or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks
Question about Bootcamp for Mac
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Eastside Parkway
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It would be cheaper and less aggravating to just buy Final Cut Express.
Then you can't edit in 24p.
mjmcneese
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I use XP on my MacBook Pro daily and run Quickbooks and Office on it. Can't say that I've run into any problems with it except that some of my old PC games won't work cuz they don't support the graphics card in the MacBook. But, I can't imagine that PPro wouldn't work cuz there are Windows drivers that make the all of the ports work well. I'm sure others have tried it, and I don't foresee any problems.
Has anyone tried Parallels Desktop for Mac?
http://www.parallels.com/en/products/workstation/mac/
It allows you to run two OS's at the same time without rebooting. I'm intrigued. Just wonder if it runs as well as they claim.
http://www.parallels.com/en/products/workstation/mac/
It allows you to run two OS's at the same time without rebooting. I'm intrigued. Just wonder if it runs as well as they claim.
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Eastside Parkway
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A meager sacrifice if you ask me.
Drew Ott
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I think that most here disagree.
Well Im saving up for Final Cut Pro plus all the people i asked on this forum said to hold out for FCP and not buy Express. Why cant I edit in 24p? Im using PP 1.5 on windows and do it just fine?? How is it cheaper also? I've got the installation disks and the bootcamp software was free?
Hi Mike, don't see why it should be a big problem. Bootcamp will get you to make a drivers disk as you go through the process. You really just need to ensure the version of windowsXP you are trying to install has SP2 on the disk if not then it simply wont work.
You can't edit in 24p in Final Cut Express. And if you've already got the discs, it's not cheaper.
Eastside Parkway
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It's $700 cheaper than FCP, and it's the same exact program (except for the ability to edit some high-end formats and a couple other small features). Plus you wouldn't have had to buy Windows.
Eastside Parkway
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hoofandmouf
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are you sure you cant edit 24p in FC Exp? I was under the impression that you could edit 24p in the latest version?? Perhaps I'm wrong... but I seem to remember reading that you could.
either way, I'd save pennies anyway you can and get FCP 6 asap.... trust me, it'll be worth the cost cuz you'll get to learn a very valuable set of apps and I'm sure after landing a gig or 2, it'll have paid for itself..... FCP = you need to know it
either way, I'd save pennies anyway you can and get FCP 6 asap.... trust me, it'll be worth the cost cuz you'll get to learn a very valuable set of apps and I'm sure after landing a gig or 2, it'll have paid for itself..... FCP = you need to know it
Any experienced 24p editor can, especially if you've added graphics or motion or animated transitions. Others will simply notice when it looks "weird."