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Compatibility between Mac and PC?

Feb 14, 2012 5:08 PM

Can a project be takne back and forth between a Mac and PC in CS5.5? Are there any issues with doing this?

 

Thanks.

2585 Views   6 Replies   Latest reply: Magnus Allgurén, Feb 15, 2012 6:07 PM
 
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  • lasvideo
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    1. lasvideo,
    Feb 14, 2012 6:32 PM   in reply to StanWelks
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    I have seen threads on this forum where folks say they have done it. There are a few effects that are on the PC that are not on the Mac. And the amount of memory, speed of the raid, kind of graphics card in use on both systems could have an effect. The best way to find out on your systems is to conduct a test before doing the actual project. That way you will know for sure.

     
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  • srukweza
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    2. srukweza,
    Feb 15, 2012 7:48 AM   in reply to lasvideo
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    You should be able to that! If your source files are located on a Mac formatted HDD then you need MacDrive software on Windows PC so that you can access the Mac HDD. I have done it before by saving FCP 7 project as an XML then opened the project in Premiere Pro CS5.

     
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  • Todd_Kopriva
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    3. Todd_Kopriva,
    Feb 15, 2012 2:01 PM   in reply to srukweza
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    Here are details of what does and doesn't translate between the operating systems:

    "Cross-application workflow"

     
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  • lasvideo
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    4. lasvideo,
    Feb 15, 2012 2:05 PM   in reply to Todd_Kopriva
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    I can always relie on Todd having just the right link to address any question.

     
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    5. Islanders66,
    Feb 15, 2012 5:53 PM   in reply to StanWelks
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    When I transfered from Windows 5.5 to Mac 4.0 the audio was out of sync but it did work. I had some problems saving the unused clips in the Project Manager. Maybe the preview files were too big? I transfer files back and forth between platforms with an external drive formatted as FAT32. Files can't be over 4gb.

     
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  • Magnus Allgurén
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    6. Magnus Allgurén,
    Feb 15, 2012 6:07 PM   in reply to Islanders66
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    Try formatting it as ExFAT, both Mac and PC can read/write large files on that file system I believe.

     
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