Do I have to upgrade to PT8 ?

[thomas.mery]

Hi,

I was wondering if there was an upgrade for PT 7.4. I really don't feel like having to pay for the PT 8 upgrade when I really don't need it so far. But as I want to install Snow Leopard on my mac book pro I feel I'm a stuck between Apple and Digidesign ...

Any help on this ?

thank you

[MindDead]

Yes, you have to get PT 8 1st.

[New Hope Media]

Hi,

I was wondering if there was an upgrade for PT 7.4. I really don't feel like having to pay for the PT 8 upgrade when I really don't need it so far. But as I want to install Snow Leopard on my mac book pro I feel I'm a stuck between Apple and Digidesign ...

Any help on this ?

thank you

But I'd wait until a stable version of PT 8 for Snow Leopard was released as this 'pre-release' version has heaps of bugs.

I'd recommend upgrading to PT 8 for Leopard and then wait to upgrade to Snow Leopard until the fully qualified version of PT 8.0.3 is released.

[thomas.mery]

Thanks for the replies

I still find it hard to swallow that I have to spend money on a PT upgrade because I want to upgrade my OS

I'll just stick to leopard for now I guess

[gives]

Thanks for the replies

I still find it hard to swallow that I have to spend money on a PT upgrade because I want to upgrade my OS

I'll just stick to leopard for now I guess

Not that many advantages according to the read on Digi's FAQ..
No 64 Bit support!
Q: Does Pro Tools 8.0.3pr take advantage of new OS technologies such as GrandCentral or OpenCL?
A: While both technology developments are exciting on many levels, Pro Tools 8.0.3 software will not directly take advantage of either one.

GrandCentral allows new software developers to take advantage of many-core processing without requiring complicated and lengthy development work. Pro Tools already employs a modern multi-threaded processing engine that is fully compatible with many-core CPUs.

OpenCL affords additional processing power by taking advantage of the computer's graphics processing unit (GPU) in addition to the CPU. While extremely powerful, GPUs will work best with only certain kinds of calculations and are not well suited for low-latency audio environments. Additionally OpenCL support is only available with certain computers and display cards.

As always, we are in close contact with Apple and will evaluate this and other new developments for future use in Pro Tools.

Q: Snow Leopard provides a 64 bit kernel mode. Will Pro Tools 8.0.3 work in 64 bit kernel mode?
A: We do not intend to qualify 64 bit kernel mode at this time as it does not offer significant performance advantages and may cause compatibility issues with other devices and software.

Q: Is Pro Tools 8.0.3 a 64 bit application?
A: Pro Tools 8.0.3 is a 32 bit application. We are investigating 64 bit support and have no release plans to share at this time.

[MindDead]

Not that many advantages according to the read on Digi's FAQ..
No 64 Bit support!
Q: Does Pro Tools 8.0.3pr take advantage of new OS technologies such as GrandCentral or OpenCL?
A: While both technology developments are exciting on many levels, Pro Tools 8.0.3 software will not directly take advantage of either one.

GrandCentral allows new software developers to take advantage of many-core processing without requiring complicated and lengthy development work. Pro Tools already employs a modern multi-threaded processing engine that is fully compatible with many-core CPUs.

OpenCL affords additional processing power by taking advantage of the computer's graphics processing unit (GPU) in addition to the CPU. While extremely powerful, GPUs will work best with only certain kinds of calculations and are not well suited for low-latency audio environments. Additionally OpenCL support is only available with certain computers and display cards.

As always, we are in close contact with Apple and will evaluate this and other new developments for future use in Pro Tools.

Q: Snow Leopard provides a 64 bit kernel mode. Will Pro Tools 8.0.3 work in 64 bit kernel mode?
A: We do not intend to qualify 64 bit kernel mode at this time as it does not offer significant performance advantages and may cause compatibility issues with other devices and software.

Q: Is Pro Tools 8.0.3 a 64 bit application?
A: Pro Tools 8.0.3 is a 32 bit application. We are investigating 64 bit support and have no release plans to share at this time.

Yea, it sux, but the more we work with and help Digi the faster things get done. Help, don't complain. Imagine, in a year or whatever, PT's being fully 64bit using all apples tech, neat!