iMac and Sony Creative Software

Love Buzz wrote on 12/26/2007, 10:13 AM

Hello all.

I have Vegas Video, DVD Architect, Sound Forge, and ACID Pro. I am looking to make the jump over to an iMac, because I am having compatibility issues with my PC and some of my audio equipment.

Do Sony Creative applications work well with OS X?

Thanks for your help.

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Chienworks wrote on 12/26/2007, 10:48 AM

They don't work with any Mac OS at all.

However, you can install something like boot camp on the newer Intel-based Macs and boot up into Windows, then run the Sony Creative Software applications.

Geoff_Wood wrote on 12/26/2007, 2:20 PM

Can we help you fix your 'compatibility issues' ? Probably cheaper that jumping on the iGravyTrain.

geoff

Love Buzz wrote on 12/26/2007, 3:30 PM

A lot of my issues stem from Windows XP/Media. My PC will on occasion reboot itself because of the conflict with the internal XP/Media drivers and my audio device drivers. I use an external sound card/Control Surface and also have MIDI devices connected to my PC.

I understand that Apple computers are a lot more stable when using external audio devices. However, I have also heard that Windows Vista is much better than Windows XP/Media.

I will probably looking @ upgrading to Vista in a couple of months to give it some more time to work out the kinks.

Thanks for responding to my post.

Chienworks wrote on 12/26/2007, 6:24 PM

You'd be a lot better off upgrading to XP Pro and ditching all the Windows Media stuff. XP without Media is very stable, just as much so as any Mac is.

Geoff_Wood wrote on 12/26/2007, 8:41 PM

You have heard a lot of things that are mostly false !

Don't look at 'upgrading' to Vista - it is a slow pig and the enhancements are more obstructive than helpful. And driver support is spotty for pre-existing devices.

However you also do already have a bit of a pig already, in the XP Media Edition, which is frought with compatibility problems due to it's own internal dickery.

I suggest that you upgrade to regular XP Pro (or Home) , and suspect all your problems will be gone. Save Vista until your next year's upgrade, when CPU power will have increased to approach XP's performance 'now' ! XP is now almost, and with the imminent SP3, is reputed to be going to be twice the 'speed' of Vista....

Getting an Apple-anything will not guarantee stability (despite what zealots and ad-writers will claim), and lock you into a higher-price world with a lower range of choice in what you run/attach.

Not that I hate Appe or anything like that ! ;-)

geoff