Good advice that I never follow with a few exceptions. The layouts changed drastically from V.5.5 to V.6 IIRC. My workspaces did translate but it was all kinda wierd. I could still bring my settings over but just rebuilt the workspaces. The other issue I had was the safe title grid etc.... showed up as black not white and I couldn't change it. The solution was to create a new user and import the grid settings into my existing settings and over write the old setting. Screen shots of keyboard layouts are a better way to migrate your settings but I have also been able to import just the keyboard settings to a new user and avoid retyping.
I'm not at all advocating this but it has worked for me. Perhaps because my focus is on finishing work my range of tools used doesn't discover all the shortcomings of not building new settings. If you're stubborn like me remember you can import individual settings from a new user in the upgraded software and eliminate problem areas as you discover them. If nothing else it gives me something else to bitch about beside Resolve round tripping. ;-)
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Spraker" <avid@...> wrote:
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> I totally agree.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> Steve Hullfish
> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 3:07 PM
> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] v7 Update Tip
>
> Actually, you NEVER want to use a previous User profile with a new system.
>
> Weird behavior is pretty typical of trying to use an old user setting with a
> new system whether you import it or just let the system automatically use it
> as part of an update.
>
> I would suggest that you create a brand new user setting as soon as you have
> spare time and to ditch the old setting as soon as possible.
>
> Steve
>
> On Aug 4, 2013, at 4:15 PM, Benjamin Hershleder <Ben@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > My system:
> > MacBook Pro
> > 10.7.5
> > 2.5 GHz / 8 Core / i7
> > 8GB RAM
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > So, I've installed the trial version of MC7 (moving from 6.5.2).
> > I'm not very far in yet, but I already have an FYI or two to ease others
> potential pain:
> >
> > 1-
> > Be sure to backup your Pre-version 7 User Profile before opening v7 for
> the first time (below is why).
> >
> > 2-
> > Move your pre-version 7 User Profile *out* of the Avid Users folder.
> >
> > 3-
> > Before launching, I suggest trashing the MCState file in your User
> > Settings -and- the one that may exist in the MC Settings folder right
> after installation (it's weird, I know).
> >
> > 4-
> > Launch MC7.
> > Rather than Update your User Profile (http://tinyurl.com/kn2j9yu),
> > *Import* your User Profile.
> >
> > WHY:
> > The first several times I "Updated," I saw that 2 keyboard settings
> > were active at the same time (it shouldn't be able to do that):
> > http://i.imgur.com/LMIFOBf.jpg
> >
> > Long story short, after various experimentation/fiddling, my customized
> keyboard would either totally disappear or would get reset to default.
> However, I had consistent success by Importing, rather Updating. I have not
> checked the impact on other settings. So there you go . . .
> >
> > Hopefully now I can survive the long AMA init and get past the beach
> > ball of death when I apply the New Blue Titler effect to Filler, so I
> > can check it out. Wish me luck :/
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > B
> >
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