OT: Hell has frozen over

p@mast3rs wrote on 3/1/2008, 4:50 PM

I got me a MacBook Pro. Good thing I waited a week as I got one of the new $1999 models. Now Im nervous with having to learn another OS and figure out this bootcamp thing.

Finally I can use Avid, Premiere, Vegas, and FCS2 all on the same machine. Definitely good times I hope.

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QueenGeek wrote on 3/2/2008, 11:52 AM

As noted, Vegas doesn't run natively on Mac, but it does so through Bootcamp (what I use), or likely through Parallels. Bootcamp is the equivilent of a dual boot - You install a fresh version of Windows on the Mac and have the choice when you boot up.
Ok. Thanks. This isn't what I am looking for. I want to be in ONE environment working and not have to shut down to boot into a different O/S or swap out hard drives (I already have multiple hard drives that I swap in/out). I'm willing to go down the path of a VM if necessary (I already have XP running in a VM under Linux on one box).

I just checked the VMWare site to see if it has been ported to the Macs. They do now have a version for Macs called fusion (http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/faqs.html) You can try it for free, but of course without a Mac, I cannot try it to see if Vegas will run well under it. If anyone tries this, please post back. I'm particularly interested in knowing if the video capture works under it. With the free version that runs on Linux (Windows as guest O/S), the audio input doesn't work inside the VM, so you cannot use that config for live audio recording in the Windows VM. (Been there, tried that.)

Cheno wrote on 3/2/2008, 7:18 PM

VMWare Fusion is awesome... for what it does right. It's not designed at this point to run video editing software via PC though. There are graphics card issues, mostly with dual display and it just doesn't work with firewire so you have no external support (unless you go DVI / HDMI I guess) but then no firewire drives too or hookup to your cam for capture / print to tape. If you're working soely off the system drive, I'd say go for it and try it out. Virtual drives though, monitor and firewire issues though is still problematic.

Vegas actually runs really well under Fusion. I was very impressed, however with the few things it doesn't do renders it usesless to me. Hopefully one day. Never thought I'd see an emulator that ran XP as quickly as a native boot into it.

cheno

QueenGeek wrote on 3/2/2008, 7:37 PM

Thanks for the report. Sounds like I'd be better off keeping my Windoze box around if I get a Mac. It's not like I don't already have 7 computers (8 if you count the one in parts in the floor) in my office with a dedicated circuit anyway. What's one more to add to the family... :)

sibeliusfan wrote on 3/3/2008, 12:10 AM

Amen to being "ambidextrous" when it comes to NLEs

Amen too, Coursedesign!

I was able to get in on that great deal with Vegas 6+Vegas 8 upgrade, and am running Vegas 8 Pro on my Mac (via Bootcamp). I'm a very light hobbyist at this point so perhaps having two pro-level NLEs are overkill (I have Final Cut Studio 1 as well), but I like to learn new software and I kept on hearing great things about Vegas.

I love VMWare Fusion, but as others have said, it won't work well for Vegas, I don't feel, except for just light editing. I wouldn't dream of trying to capture video with it.

By the way, I run all my software on an Intel Mac Mini. Obviously this is not an optimal system (especially not when using professional equipment) but for someone like me, with a consumer-level camcorder, it's really okay. Final Cut Pro 5 (or Final Cut Express 4, which is the "Express" equivalent of FCP 6) work just fine. Same with Vegas 8 under BootCamp.