Hi Ken, Your machine will most likely come with Mavericks installed.
For FCP7 I’d recommend a clean install with Mountain Lion. Here’s a little how-to : http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/17/make-bootable-os-x-10-8-mountain-lion-usb-install-drive/ Best, Gideon On 13 dec. 2013, at 20:27, 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 --------------------------- Gideon Kiers mobile.: +31 6 16614770 skype..: gideonkiers gid...@gideonkiers.com www.telcosystems.net www.tkde.net www.sonicacts.com www.kontraste.at www.spatialmedialabs.org Heemraadsplein 16-B 3023 BD Rotterdam the Netherlands --------------------------- _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
