![]() Not so bad on my little local system, but a major pain in the patoot on the Xsan-based networked systems I work on. It loses render files like nobody's business. I ABSOLUTELY HATE the grey-on-gray interface, with it's tiny window headers, puny type, and windows (especially the viewer window) which don't resize properly or consistently. It was so easy to pop in an SSD and boot back and forth - and still have your older OS drive accessible if you needed to dig through the library or whatever.While I wouldn't go so far as to say it's "the standard by which all others are judged" (because, 8 years after I bought my first copy of FCP, I STILL compare it to Avid Media Composer.), FCP is a tremendously impressive, easy to use program that will allow any professional editor to shine, without getting in the way (for the most part).īut.you may be seeing some reservations, and you would be right. One thing I miss about the previous Mac Pro? All those places for hard drives. Trying to remember to do that every time I buy something. It can be months after an upgrade and I'm mixing in protools and realize "that vintage comp emulation would be tits on this"… and it's not there… grrrr. ![]() …and after the last few major upgrades I've done, I've learned that grownups CAREFULLY SAVE THEIR PURCHASE CODES for plugins… the serial numbers or whatever, the download link, and a master list of plugins for everything, all in one place. And sure the OS is blazing fast as it's a clean install, no matter it's Mac or Windows. Once per year for a Mac, doesn't sound too crazy, and it actually saved me quite some time from sorting out all the upgrade bugs. I normally spend about two hours for the install of everything and it's very easy with the above trick. I don't do upgrades anymore because it's actually quite buggy most of the time. Actually most of the settings are still there after reinstall the OS if we do it right, saved a lot of time, and I don't need time machine any more. Yeah, I make sure all my files are kept in a separate disk.Ĭheck this out: This is one hell of reason I like Mac OS, just like those Linux and Unix systems. ![]() Thanks again for the no nonsense, straight forward way. I cloned my current boot drive earlier today in preparation for this approach. Keeping your boot free of work and renders and scratch files makes testing a new OS a lot easier. That's really the way to go (and you should be backing up your boot drive as well as your raids and work drives). I assume most people working with this level of software are only using their boot drives for system, apps, and maybe email and invoicing. When you finally decide it's cool to switch over, keep the old version handy for a few more weeks just in case. if something's not ready for prime time, you can get straight back to work on your old drive. Test everything you can think of on the new one. If at all possible when you upgrade to a major OS version, stick it on a partition or a separate boot drive (clone your current boot drive and then boot from the clone and install the new OS and you'll see how everything will work through the upgrade process to actual real-world work). Do not install it, even (and particularly) if you are prompted to. Only little AV content will not be played back through HTML5 (Firefox announced "Shumway", a plugin that will play the dubious rest too), and Flash is risky anyway. I tested different things and identified the cause: Adobe Flash. I didn't find this bug description, but my WiFi and Lan-Connection failed reliably after a while since El Capitan. The most annoying bug, NO BLUETOOTH, has allegedly been fixed with 10.11.2. My 2009 MP with GTX680 feels faster, but I didn't measure anything, may well be a placebo. Apples statement that it would make graphics up to ten times faster has been challenged, but an average boost of round about 30% has been reported, depending on system and software. The system font changed from Lucida to Helvetica, which is harder to read on low res displays but easier on retina displays.Įl Capitan supports "metal" for most Macs built after 2012. Since Yosemite, the most dramatic change is the appearance. Staying with an old OS is not the Apple way -) I have an office iMac with Mountain Lion, and though it's working fine it feels slow and antiquated in comparison. I always read bug reports before I update. Make a Timemachine backup of your current system (any external drive will do), and you are back there within half an hour if necessary.ĭrag & drop works. Would not update again if I could go back in time.
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