I'm not able to give estimates. Bryan
-----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 1:09 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: an Imac and voiceover? Hi Brian, Thanks for the well informed post. This is exactly why I will wait to buy my new mac until after this edition of pro tools is already out, and available. I want to get as I did for my present setup, the best computer for my needs. The interface will not be a problem, I already have a digi 002, and am told by other sources that the unit will be supported in this up coming edition. Once it is here, I can get my new mac based on just what I will require to meet my professional needs. any estimate on when this is really happening? Karen On Wed, 19 May 2010, Bryan Smart wrote: > Hi. > > The accessibility support for Pro Tools will be in an update to Pro Tools 8. > > In order to run Pro Tools 8, you need an Intel Mac (the Power PC support > stopped with Pro Tools 7). You must be running Leopard (10.5.5) or later. > Actually, you might need a later version than that for full accessibility > support (can't comment on that yet). Of course, you'll also need a qualifying > M-Audio interface to use M-Powered, or a Avid/Digi interface to run LE. Pro > Tools HD, of course, is only compatible with Mac Pro. > > Beyond these requirements, the number of processor cores that are available > on your computer, the processor's speed, the amount of memory, and the speed > of your hard drive will affect how much you're actually able to do with Pro > Tools. Pro Tools will run on a low-end iMac or Mini, for example, but the > number of software instruments, effects, and tracks of audio will be limited. > The single 5400 RPM hard drive in the Mini and on MacBooks will prevent you > from using a large number of audio tracks, will cause software instruments to > switch between instrument sounds slowly, and will generally result in a > sluggish Pro Tools experience. You really need a dual 7200 RPM drive setup, > or better, for best performance. If you plan to use a lot of software > instruments, you should have 4GB of memory at minimum. Every effect or > software instrument that you add to your project consumes CPU power. > Lower-end machines will be able to taste all of the features, but will run > out of power quickly as effects and instruments are added to a project. A > higher-end iMac with an I5 or I7 processor, or a Mac Pro should be your > choice if you intend to work with anything other than small projects. > > If you're serious about doing this, don't cheap out on a low-end machine. > I've been talking to people on other lists that already have plans about how > they plan to frankinhack Minis by replacing the internal drive, swapping out > the optical drive for another HD, using an external drive as their second > drive, etc. After they fully upgrade and retrofit their Mini, though, they > could have just as well bought a nice iMac, with a far larger 3.5" > form-factor drive and faster CPU. > > Bryan > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen > Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 11:47 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: an Imac and voiceover? > > laughter! > i was feeling the same. I got my answer long ago. Tiger is all this might > do, making it not worth the upgrade, since as it is now it works fine for my > personal needs. > Once pro tools gives me a reason, I can simply get another machine. > Kare > > On Wed, 19 May 2010, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: > >> for the sake of everyones sanitty on the list, shal we just agree to >> disagree on this one Karren? >> To answer your original question, if the iMac has a 600mhz cpu, it >> will be able to run tiger (The first version of osx with voiceover) >> well enough but will not be able to run leopard or snow leopard - I >> am guessing that pt will require that you run leopard or sl for it to >> work when the new version comes out. >> You will be able to do a tiger install yourself since it is fully >> accessible, so perhaps you could use the iMac as a internet surfing >> machine running tiger to get used to vo when the time is right to >> purchase a new computer for pt? >> >> Iether way, good luck with pt, regardless of which version or >> computer your using. >> >> Cheers, Ben. >> >> On 19/05/2010, Nicolai Svendsen <chojiro1...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Yes, that's correct. It depends on what configuration she has, but >>> Leopard can use G4 and G5 867MHZ processors. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Nic >>> Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com >>> GoogleTalk: chojiro1...@gmail.com >>> Facebook >>> Twitter >>> Skype: Kvalme >>> MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk Yahoo! Messenger: cin368 >>> AIM: cincinster >>> >>> On May 19, 2010, at 1:51 AM, Ana G wrote: >>> >>>> I just read a blog post on something else, and I noticed that one >>>> of the people who commented on the post said she had an iMac with >>>> Leopard. 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