Advice on upgrading

Hello all-
So, I've gotten a bit tired of all of the capture problems related to new versions of Quicktime, etc. (I'm still on FCP 4.5). I'm now prepared to upgrade in the hopes that it will eliminate these headaches.
My question is - what do I "need" to upgrade in order to run free of these issues of 4.5 playing nice with new versions of QT? In other words, can I upgrade to most current version of FCP and NOT upgrade my OS? (I'm on 10.4.11 and not sure if I must upgrade to Leopard to avoid other issues)?
Any advice is appreciated?
If my most foolproof way to get things operating consistently is to upgrade FCP and also upgrade the OS, I'm happy to do that as well.
Thanks-
Dave

Yes, FCP 6.0.2 runs on OS 10.4.11...in fact, that is the only version of TIGER it works on. But I have that on my laptop and my G5 and I run FCP 6.0.2.
Shane

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bustercharlie wrote:
I am going to upgrade from Tiger to Snow Leopard (Bundle Pack) and from iPhoto 6 to iPhoto 8. My wife and I have separate accounts on our MacBook Pro and I have combined our iPhoto Libraries onto an external hard drive using iPhoto Library Manager. Afterwards, I opened the Mac HD icon on my desktop, opened the pictures folder, went through the iPhoto Library folder, and opened the Originals folder. I deleted my photos through here which kept the thumbnail data (when I open iPhoto, I can see all of my photos, I just can't enlarge them beyond a certain size or I get a grayed out image with an exclamation point). I have since done the same for some of my wife's photos to free up space. This has been sort of useful to know what photos we have while not eating up the hard drive.
How do I install iLife '09 with a clean iPhoto Library? I do not care about seeing thumbnails anymore. However, is it possible to keep the thumbnails on my wife's account? When I open the iPhoto Library on the external HD, will it automatically convert it to the updated version?
Installing iPhoto '09 will work smoothly and seamlessly for operating libraries - I have no idea how it will react to the ones your have corrupted but suspect that it will upgrade them so they will operate in the same crippled way they do now
To have a fresh library you depress the option key and launch iPhoto and use new library option
An Apple Tech once told me that altering the iPhoto database like I did can corrupt it
that is correct as you see when you try to enlarge a photo in the libraries you have modified
and they have since removed that ability in the latest version of iPhoto.
not removed but made more difficult so it is less like to happen by mistake - you can still do it in a number of ways but it is not a good idea
I know I screwed it up and am unsure about the best approach once I do upgrade. Any advice is much appreciated.
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LN

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mid 2012 15.4", 4GB, 500 GB HHD i7 2.3 GHz.
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2. Will this instability with OS X 10.0.4 dissappear if I uprgade?
3. Where can I find the appropriate upgrade software?
4. Can I jump from OS X 10.0.4 to a version as late as OS X 10.3.9 without any intermediate steps, and without creating all kinds of little inconsistencies that I will have to chase down to make it work right in day to day use.
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Hard drive: 38.34 GB
Built-in Memory: 384 MB
OS 9.2 & OS X 10.0.4

appleysmappley:
Cornelius, clearly you know your Macs!
Thank you. I have great mentors, one of whom is Kappy.
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You have options.
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It may or may not work. However, the Apple Software License Agreement stipulates that unless you have a multiple user license, the OS can only be installed on one computer at a time.
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cornelius

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Regards

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Alternatively, boot with the Leopard disc, wipe the machine using Disk Utility's Erase function, zero out data to wipe any of your stuff using the Security Options, install Leopard, and on restart, hold down the CMD+S keys.
This puts the machine into single-user mode and gives you an Unix command line terminal screen. When the text stops scrolling, type in this command and click the return key:
shutdown -h now
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Advice on upgrade needed

Hi,
I need to upgrade my machine, and would be very grateful for some advice from the more knowledgeable.
I want my laptop to be faster and more powerful, and to support at least Tiger OS, and preferably Leopard. I think this means I need a faster processor, possibly more RAM? I also want the best wireless capacity available - at the moment, I have an Airport Extreme card. Finally, I need a new battery.
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Hope you can help. Thanks!

Hi, hazzabamboo, and welcome to Apple Discussions. Your Powerbook can run Tiger or Leopard as is, though in either case you'd benefit substantially from additional RAM. You can install up to 2GB. Its processor can't be upgraded at all, so you don't need to worry about that. Your Airport Extreme card should provide wireless capability sufficient for almost any needs, but if it isn't doing so, please tell us what's unsatisfactory about it and we'll see if we can help you remedy the problem.
If your question has been prompted by encountering software updates or upgrades that require more recent OS versions than 10.3.9, then you can meet those requirements fairly easily and inexpensively with more RAM and new OS installer discs. But if you want to run software or peripheral devices that require a faster processor or an Intel processor, then upgrading to a newer Mac is the only way forward.

Advice on upgradation of Hyperion components

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Please advice. Thanks in advance
Regards,
Sudhir

Yes if you are updating one component, it is best to upgrade everything to be in sync. While it is possible to upgrade parts, its better to do the whole thing

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I'm based in the UK and I've jotted down some prices against the kit I'm considering, however don't let it put you off offering advice about the tech if you're in a different region :-)
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Memory
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I originally purchased the Quadro for animation in Maya along with editing in Premiere and Photoshop, but I've not had the opportunity to do that so whilst I'd like to keep the option open, it's not essential. Any thoughts?
Hard drive
Windows 7 currently tells me that the hard drive is the slowest component in the system but I'm holding off getting an SSD as I've concerns I'd run out of space on the one I could afford if I bought it as a primary drive.
Or I may end up leaving it alone if it doesn't look like it's worth upgrading the existing system and I can't afford to build a new one. What do you think?

>Premiere Pro CS3 doesn't run perfectly under my current setup, but it does run
What does that statement mean... what are your problems?
Also be aware that an AMD does not have some of the hardware commands that an Intel CPU has, so video editing is NEVER going to be very fast with an AMD... which means you need a completely new system with a different kind of motherboard
Plus, it is not until CS5 that PPro makes use of the power of selected nVidia cards, so your current card has very little to do with video editing besides "simple" display to your monitor
>HDD: S-ATA 72000rpm 250GB
Presuming you really mean you have only one 7,200 rpm hard drive, the best thing you can do is add a 2nd 7200rpm hard drive for all video data
Trying to use only ONE Hard Drive for Video Editing
You are a music conductor, with a baton that you use to point to various parts of the
orchestra... this is like Windows pointing to various parts of the hard drive to do
Windows housekeeping or to load program segments for various functions
Now, at the same time and with the same hand... while still using the baton to conduct
the orchestra... pick up a bow and play a fiddle... this would be doing something with
your video file at the same time as all the other work
You as a person cannot do both at the same time with the same hand
A computer is a LITTLE better, in that it can switch from one kind of task to another
very quickly... but not quickly enough for EASY video editing
You need AT LEAST two hard drives (separate drives, never a partition
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/650708 for more) with Windows (or Mac OS) and software
on your boot drive, and video files on a 2nd drive so the boot drive is not slowed down
by trying to do everything
Partition = Crash http://forums.adobe.com/thread/957286

Advice for upgrading to iCloud from MobileMe

I am about to ugrade my 20" Intel iMac (2 GB RAM). I will also enable iCloud on our iPhone 4S (2 devices in the house) to iCloud and I am seeking advice. BTW, we are running iOS 5.1.1 on both iPhones.
First off, I have backed-up and cleaned up my iDisk, so that's done. I have also deleted my MobileMe Photo Albums and Movies (all are backed-up) from my MobileMe Gallery.
Next, I have updated my iWeb site and published it to a folder on my hard drive. I may/may not have a third party host it ... that is a future decision, but for now, it is "preserved".
Now my question - What advice do you have for me before I embark upon this "upgrade". Am I missing anything? Any tips, tricks or pointers you have to offer would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

My first observation is that your profile states that you are using OSX 10.6.8, iCloud is only included with OSX10.7.2 or better. Perhaps you should consider updating your operating system before moving to iCloud.
Secondly, although you would have had to do them eventually, migrating to iCloud will not stop you using your iDisk, gallery or iWeb hosting space. You can continue to use the services until June 30, 2012.
Finally before making the migration to iCloud from MobileMe, you may wish to back up your MobileMe mail, your contacts and your calendars.

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