Lou, you don't have to upgrade to 6. The 64 bit changeover is expensive all over the place. If you go to Lion, you have to update any older Mac apps that run under Rosetta.
At some point Avid had to draw a line in the sand. Just be glad they don't do it nearly as often as Apple does with FCP.
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Lou Wirth <loutv@...> wrote:
>
> Just so I am looking at the costs. On my MAC system. I think the CPU is still compatible.
> But:
>
> I need to get Lion OS
> Need to get upgrade to MC6
> Need to upgrade all my plugs, BCC, Red Giant Magic Bullet (latest version still not Avid ready) , Tiffen, Trapcode, Stagetools (this one is critical, are they even updating?)
> Need to upgrade all Adobe apps right? As CS5 is not Lion compaitble? Then all AE plugins?
>
> Any other apps in the workflow not Lion compatible? Streamclip, Compressor, DVD studio pro, Screenflow, Toast etc?
>
> At this point the cost of MC is the smallest part of the equation.
>
>
> Lou
>
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