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Damn you, Apple!

posted by Jeff | Monday, April 3, 2006, 3:24 PM | comments: 8

So as it turns out, Final Cut won't run on the new Intel Mac Mini...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303470

Actually, it installs, and they're simply saying it doesn't meet the requirements. One assumes it's because of the built-in video hardware. Lame.

Comments

Alex

April 3, 2006, 7:34 PM #

In all honesty, it's not a pro machine at all. You can't expect to buy the lowest Apple machine and expect to run $1,300 Pro Video, Audio, and DVD software on it.

Onceler

April 3, 2006, 10:56 PM #

Why not? you can expect to do that in the PC world.

Alex

April 4, 2006, 1:37 AM #

Well then I guess he'll have to stick to PC's for now.

eightdotthree

April 4, 2006, 3:31 PM #

It will run on any non Intel mac. They are porting it to Intel now, I assume they will launch it when the Intel desktops are announced.

At least try a demo of Premiere Pro 2...

Jeff

April 4, 2006, 6:39 PM #

Premier can't edit HD. The FCP port to Intel is out already.

eightdotthree

April 5, 2006, 3:49 AM #

"Capture, edit, and deliver virtually any format, from DV to uncompressed HD."

I don't have any HD content to edit so I can't verify it.

http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/main.html

Jeff

April 5, 2006, 4:32 AM #

Read closer, it does HDV, a consumer format. There's no support for DVCPRO HD without a 3rd party product, and the software itself still sucks... the UI, the rendering, etc. Why would I ever go from Avid to that?

eightdotthree

April 5, 2006, 2:51 PM #

The Premiere and After Effects interfaces are completely ripped from Final Cut Pro. Even with the extra hardware its still going to be cheaper than a Mac mini and FCP.

I just see people all the time accepting FCP as the only way, anything else is ridiculous. I personally don't think thats the case and try to spread the love.

Good luck. I think I am just jealous I can't drop credit on a camera, computer and software.

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