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Roachey
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Sup NS,


I have been hearing great things about cs6 lately and I have been working with FCP7 for the past two years. But I am wondering if its really worth upgrading my mac's software to 10.6.8 to get CS6 and if I were to upgrade would I lose certain software on my mac?

Thanks,
Will Roache
Aug 18 2012 7:05PM
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Jeff_Lo
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Literally everyone I know has switched over, or is in the process of switching over. I find i'm able to work faster in PP and have more control over raw workflows. Not that everyone is working in RAW but with the BMCC, Ikonoskop, Digital Bolex, and other cameras coming around the corner that will offer raw files, Premiere Pro handles that, FCP 7 can in some cases but I found it to choke up a bit with the RED plugin.
Aug 18 2012 7:11PM
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1337
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I'm thinking about switching as well. Just downloaded the master collection for CS6.

I was worried that I would have a hard time grading footage, but CS6 comes with Speed Grade (similar, but not as advanced, as apple color). I also installed davinci resolve, so I think i'm all set.

Photoshop CS6 is optimized for 10.8, but everything else runs fine in 10.6.7 (not 10.6.8). I'm getting a SSD and installing ML on it (10.8), so everything should run crazy fast.
Aug 18 2012 7:15PM
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erikK
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if you do it now, you won't have to later. that's how i see it. fcp7 is just getting older and older
Aug 18 2012 9:16PM
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eheath
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I switched. cs6 is fucking awesome
Aug 19 2012 3:35PM
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sweatshirt
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what plugin do you people use for video noise reduction in premiere?
Aug 19 2012 3:55PM
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[J_Gasper]
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Does someone mind listing the main differences between FCP 7 and CS6? Im thinking of making the switch
Aug 19 2012 4:14PM
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Jeff_Lo
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NeatVideo
Aug 19 2012 5:39PM
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RawrRawrRob
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please, someone!
Aug 19 2012 7:59PM
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Mag
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Aug 19 2012 8:05PM
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1337
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Holy shit, after using PP CS6 for like, 30 seconds, I had the hang of it because the layout is SO much like FCP7. Like, holy shit!
Aug 19 2012 8:17PM
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erikK
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well you don't need to transcode or anything like that. just download the trial, try it, and see if it's worth switching. fcp and premiere aren't all that different imo once you're actually editing the footage.
Aug 19 2012 8:18PM
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monkatizer
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is it worth switching to from vegas pro 11?

is it that much better?
Aug 19 2012 8:33PM
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1337
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definitely from vegas
Aug 19 2012 8:46PM
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Roachey
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Thanks Guys! Im definetly going to make the switch... The only thing holding me back at this point is that I have to upgrade my mac to snow leopard.... Does anyone have any tips on doing this?

Thanks again,
Will Roache
Aug 19 2012 8:50PM
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1337
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what mac do you have? what are you currently running?
Aug 19 2012 8:53PM
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Roachey
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I have an Imac Version 10.5.8, 4GB of memory. And the processor is 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo if that has anything to do with it...
Aug 19 2012 9:16PM
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[J_Gasper]
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just got done playing around with it for about an hour. Its nice. Its got a few bells and whistles that FCP doesnt have. not really sure if i want to make the full switch yet, but im gonna still keep playing around with it!
Aug 19 2012 10:15PM
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bo0b
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Is there any program like Compressor for Premiere Pro?
Aug 19 2012 10:22PM
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eheath
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Its built into premiere, its tits, comes with youtube/vimeo presets too, makes it super easy and efficient to upload online.
Aug 20 2012 3:17AM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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I went to a workshop/demo thing in Boston about Resolve, such a crazy program
Aug 20 2012 12:25PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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and I went from PP5 to FCPX to PP6 and couldn't be happier
Aug 20 2012 12:26PM
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Jeff_Lo
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Transcoding is always a good habbit. To edit you may not, but you could see quirks when you export.

The only real difference is the lay out and how much control you have over actually starting up a project, the format etc. I'm pretty sure you can actually get the full amount of processing out of your system, unlike FCP 7.

I personally like the layout better.

To make it easy for you there is a button you click to keep your FCP 7 fastkeys!
Aug 20 2012 9:18PM
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Jeff_Lo
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Adobe Media Encoder
Aug 20 2012 9:19PM
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erikK
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what do you think i should transcode my avchd to for pp cs6? i've never really bothered before
Aug 21 2012 12:45AM
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Jeff_Lo
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I guess I misunderstood, I thought you were saying mixing formats. Going back, not sure why I read it that way.

Anyways, i almost always still put everything in ProRes just incase of getting other footage or whatever. Premiere Pro seems to handle all formats relatively well. I've just found its a good habbit to have.
Aug 21 2012 12:19PM
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erikK
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ohh okay, i actually am working on a project right now where i'm using avchd from my hmc40 and also h.264 from my d7000. i guess it'd be good to transcode both to prores? i didn't even know you could use prores in anything other than fcp. the editing is still fine but you said the exporting might screw up.
Aug 21 2012 4:30PM
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Legion
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the really cool thing about cs6 that not many people know is that they dropped sole support of nvidia card in favour of open GL. This means that ati cards are beast at rendering now, and you dont need a nvidia card just to get gpu acceleration.
Aug 21 2012 4:53PM
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bo0b
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This is probably a dumb question, but I'm new to Premiere Pro, and pretty new to editing in general. I want to place a clip in between two other clips, but when I use Command+A It affects the song playing even though I'm not overlapping the audio
Aug 22 2012 12:15AM
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Jeff_Lo
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ProRes works for anything. Most editing platforms, outside of FCP7, support multiple codecs including raw. Editing in the same Codec is always a good thing to do. I would never ever edit in h264.
Aug 22 2012 10:21AM
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bo0b
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??
Aug 23 2012 6:53PM
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erikK
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not sure i'm really understanding your question. just move one of the clips so that there's room to put the other one in between and make sure the clip audio doesn't go on the same track as the song audio. command a will select everything, if you need to move multiple clips out of the way to make room for the new clip, use shift click or command click to select only what you need.
Aug 23 2012 9:06PM
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ScooterLapooter
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I just switched over to cs6 and am loving it.
Aug 23 2012 10:23PM
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MLeone
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.
Aug 24 2012 12:50PM
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alexat955
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welp, this thread has convinced me. Will be downloading cs6 tonight
Aug 25 2012 5:55PM
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Kretzschmar
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this ^
Aug 25 2012 11:37PM
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bakedpow
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Haha yup.

And the fact my logic board just crashed so im getting a whole new setup. Might as well switch now.
Aug 25 2012 11:46PM
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1337
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Just did a fresh update to 10.8.1 on a super fast SSD. So far, i'm exclusive :D

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Aug 26 2012 12:36AM
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blatt
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who gives a flying fuck...

both will give you the ability to timeline an edit.

tell a story, express emotions though every clip. I've felt that every edit I've made is able to tell a story aout the people I ski with and the people I call my friends. Most people will be able to share the best vibe regardless of the editing software. I could literally make a video on iMovie and be proud of it if it shows the good times that were had by my friends and I. I've been hated and criticized over and over for "not being hyphy enough to rep hood crew" or" using too faggy of music" but who gives a fuck? at the end of the day, if you don't enjoy your work, YOU let yourself down. In my opinion the only people I care about pleasing is my friends and myself. If other people like what we made then I'll be stoked!

So basically what I'm trying to get at, is that using a different video editing software won't make your work better, expressing the good times that were had by you and your friends will literally make any video worth making

/drunkpost
/upsetpost
/shittynightpost
Aug 26 2012 3:58AM
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bakedpow
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Lol.
Aug 26 2012 11:15AM
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1337
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hahaha, drunk mike needs to not take threads on NS this seriously! It wasn't about any of that
Aug 26 2012 11:22AM
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BA.berger
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Is there a ''smooth cam filter'' or something like that i cs6?
Aug 26 2012 12:08PM
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eheath
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warp stabilizer
Aug 26 2012 12:39PM
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Jeff_Lo
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yup, I love it to. Not nearly as aggressive as FCP 7 was on some first passes.
Aug 26 2012 12:49PM
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blatt
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By far the most ridiculous post ever
Aug 26 2012 1:48PM
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B1kessk1s
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i may sound like a little kid who is too lazy to search the internet but i cant find a serial for cs6. search for a bit on the internet and didnt find anything. looking for a pc serial. hit me up in private message if you have one thx ;)
Aug 26 2012 2:57PM
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B1kessk1s
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nvm i finally found the .dll folder on the internet ;)
Aug 26 2012 3:03PM
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DUKES
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ive been stuck using a legit cd load of cs4. i want cs6 but its so $$$ i dont even want to look. Do you guys mostly torrent? If so what is the best site? Forgive me if i sound newbish i just want to get back into digital design especially 3d
Aug 26 2012 3:39PM
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BA.berger
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It has never been easier..
You can download a trial version and start the trial, and then you download a map called frameworks or something and you replace that map with another one also called frameworks..
Just google it or search it up on youtube!:)
Aug 26 2012 4:01PM
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family_vacation
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I thought it was amazing.
Aug 26 2012 7:10PM
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bo0b
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Hahahahahaha
Aug 26 2012 7:38PM
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