AE cs3 and leopard - what concrete problem?

	Re: AE cs3 and leopard - what concrete problem? by beenyweenies on Oct 31, 2007 at 5:02:47 am As I posted in the Leopard warning thread, AE CS3 (and other apps) seem to be working fine for me. When a software company says they can't guarantee "full compatibility" it could mean anything. So far, I haven't found any problems. That said, Adobe really, really needs to get their act together when it comes to staying fully compatible with Macs. This BS of patches and updates 6 months after major OS releases makes me wonder if they even remotely take their Mac user base seriously. Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: AE cs3 and leopard - Adobe's comfortable with you running Leopard by Tim Wilson on Nov 1, 2007 at 12:06:59 pm [Adolfo Rozenfeld] "Would you say that Apple should visit their developer site more often, or take their Mac user base seriously?" Exactly. Don't forget that Adobe's are the only true suites out there. (FCS is less of a suite, and has a leg up re: getting early builds.) So they have more plates spinning than anyone. They also know that people absolutely depend on their Adobe dynamic apps to be absolutely rock solid, all day every day. Last winter/spring, they had the biggest software upgrade in the history of software underway. There was no way they could -- or should -- change the timetable of that process so close to the end. Last but not least, *application* developers often wait until they have the shrinkwrapped version of the software before final testing. Mine is only one perspective, but it came from a long time (way too long, actually) in the belly of the development beast. I wrote about it here. It's different for driver developers, who only tap a small part of the OS. They can have stuff whipped right out. It's different for companies with only one product, who can focus all their efforts on it. Much, much different for bigger teams with multiple products. That said, my guess is that Adobe got an early look at a version of Leopard they trusted, which is why they were able to say so quickly that so many of the suite applications have zero issues. So here's the fun part: toward the back of that PDF, here's what they have to say about CS3 and Leopard: Does Adobe recommend running Production Premium or Master Collection before its updates are available? A. Yes, we are comfortable recommending this. Our testing revealed a few issues in specific workflows when running the video professional applications on Mac OS X Leopard. Many video professionals would not encounter these issues on a day-to-day basis. They also post the link to the knowledge base so you can check the issues out yourself. Look, they're conservative about saying it's ready. They SHOULD be conservative about it. But if Adobe is "comfortable" recommending that you go for it before the updates have been fully tested with the released version of Leopard, I recommend that you take their recommendation. PS. All of this is speaking in my role as a user, NOT in my role as a Cow fella. Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: AE cs3 and leopard - Adobe's comfortable with you running Leopard by beenyweenies on Nov 1, 2007 at 4:12:52 pm This is all well and good, and I agree with you. Just remember that many of our comments in this thread were born from the somewhat overblown sticky thread here that says: "please be aware that the new Apple OS 10.5, Leopard, does NOT work with most of the pro applications in CS3." This is a FAR cry from "some specific workflows that you'll never encounter may have mild compatibility issues" wouldn't you say? Granted, everyone should go to Adobe's site and read up before jumping all over them when things come up, but when it's a sticky on the Cow many people take it seriously and will assume whoever wrote that did the research or it would have never elevated to "Sticky" status. At least that's my excuse! Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: AE cs3 and leopard - Adobe's comfortable with you running Leopard by Tim Wilson on Nov 1, 2007 at 5:43:44 pm [beenyweenies] "This is a FAR cry from "some specific workflows that you'll never encounter may have mild compatibility issues" wouldn't you say?" We erred on the side of caution, which isn't the worst thing I think. As you say, looking before leaping is good advice. But you're right about overstating. I put in a word with the Droid, and the post has already been updated along the lines we're talking about. I say THAT in my capacity as a Cow feller. :-) Thanks for reminding us to keep it real. Tim Tim Wilson, Creative Cow My Cow Blog Join my LinkedIn network Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: AE cs3 and leopard - Adobe's comfortable with you running Leopard by Ron Lindeboom on Nov 1, 2007 at 6:48:34 pm Hi Brendan, At the time that that was posted, that was all that anyone knew and Adobe was stating that it didn't work. As most of our members here make their living with these tools, we ALWAYS tend to side with caution and feel that advising our members to look before they leap and know the facts is a good thing. We have seen far too many people upgrade in the middle of jobs, and other such things that have bitten them, to feel comfortable in not at least trying to follow the safer route. But as you say, new information requires new comments and updates and so we will act accordingly. Best always, Ron Lindeboom Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: AE cs3 and leopard - Adobe's comfortable with you running Leopard by beenyweenies on Nov 1, 2007 at 9:39:29 pm Ron, I think you guys did the right thing by erring on the side of caution, for sure. I was just pointing out that my post showing frustration with Adobe was prompted by it and was therefore a bit misguided. Anyway, the good news is CS3 seems to work fine with Leopard, at least on my Macbook. I have been reading reports that FCP Studio is fine as well, except for a few very minor hiccups. Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index