i downloaded mountain lion from the app store last week - i would imagine that it's still there, just took a bit of searching to find it -lj
On Dec 13, 2013, at 9:14 PM, Chris Freeman <christopherbriggsfree...@gmail.com> wrote: > 1. If you're not putting a lot on the computer itself (no big itunes > library, personal photos, etc) 256 is plenty for the operating system and > programs you'll use. However, video editing performance is significantly > better on SSD. It can be convenient to move your project onto the computer's > hard drive while editing, then back off again when you're done, so for that > reason you might want more space. But there's nothing wrong with doing > everything off of the external hard drive. > > 2. Nothing wrong with 3rd party RAM. It's user replaceable on the 27". > > 3. It will most likely come with Mavericks at this point. There's no > official way to downgrade to Mountain Lion. You might be able to set up a > partition and put Mountain Lion on that - although I don't know where you'd > get the OS outside of a Genius Bar appointment in an Apple Store (Mountain > Lion was never released on any sort of media - download only and it's no > longer in the App Store). I'm sure someone on the internet has figured out a > solution to this, however. > The long term solution though is that FCP 7 is no longer officially > supported, so you will have to switch to FCPX or another editing program some > day, probably within the next 2-3 years. FCPX is already over 2 years old. > Best to accept that and prepare as soon as you can and figure out how to > transfer old projects to new formats. Stopgap bandaging things with > partitions or old OS images won't last forever. > > > On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Ken Paul Rosenthal > <kenpaulrosent...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> I'm going to purchase a new 27" iMac for editing video this weekend and have >> several questions: >> >> >> 1) 256GB or 512GB SSD internal drive? All my media will be stored on >> external drives. So will the more affordable 256GB be enough to handle >> everything else? PLEASE NOTE: There's a ton of information on various forums >> about Fusion drives wreaking havoc on audio interfaces, so I'm steering >> clear of them. >> >> >> 2) Whenever I've brought my laptop in past years for repairs, Apple has >> always raised the possibility of mixed brands of RAM contributing to >> whatever the problem at hand might be. It's always seemed like they were >> just trying to push their proprietary RAM on me. Regardless, with my new 27" >> iMac purchase, I thought I'd remove the 8GB that comes with, then max the >> computer out with 32GB of Crucial RAM--or any other brand that folks might >> suggest. Thoughts? >> >> >> 3) Lastly, best I can gather from reading through tons of forum posts, >> Final Cut Pro 7 does not function in Mavericks, but it will function in >> Mountain Lion. The new 27" iMacs from B&H still ship with Mountain Lion, but >> I intend to purchase direct from Apple as I have a friend who can get me a >> substantial discount. I'll call Apple to see if they're still shipping with >> Mountain Lion with the option to download Mavericks online. But was >> wondering if anyone who recently purchased a 27" iMac received it with with >> Mountain Lion? And if not, is it possible to 'down grade' to Mountain Lion? >> >> >> Thanks, Ken >> >> >> www.maddancementalhealthfilmtrilogy.com >> >> >> www.kenpaulrosenthal.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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