
Mac OS X Snow Leopard compatibility with photo apps
#1
Posted 30 August 2009 - 12:31 PM
#2
Posted 30 August 2009 - 12:37 PM
I had to order a new Macbook Pro last week (after the last one died) and I am hoping it comes with 10.5 as the OS (it said it did). Allowing me to upgrade after my Pacific Northwest trip - when everything has been debugged.
Alex
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#3
Posted 30 August 2009 - 01:06 PM
Photographers looking to upgrade to Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" should check to see if any of the applications they use have compatibility issues with the new OS. A good site that lists applications and compatibility is Snow Leopard Compatibility. In particular, photographers should note that Nikon doesn't recommend updating yet, and CaptureOne currently requires a workaround. Also, there were rumors that Adobe Creative Suite 3 (including Photoshop) wouldn't work on Snow Leopard, but those rumors have been debunked.
Thanks for the links. Usually I upgrade in steps, a non-critical partition on the laptop, then get used to it on the laptop, then I move the installs on. I think I have some non Universal Apps though I may need to hang onto that may not run in Snow Leopard (though I have not gone through all the specs on it yet I thought I came across that somewhere. Maybe just Rosessta being dropped?)
#4
Posted 30 August 2009 - 05:46 PM

Could've used a few more weeks to polish...how long before a hotfix is issued?

#6
Posted 30 August 2009 - 06:34 PM
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#7
Posted 30 August 2009 - 07:26 PM
I'm going to update the laptop Tuesday when OS10.6 arrives, then play with everything for a few days before updating the desktop. I'm running CS3.
Jack
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#8
Posted 30 August 2009 - 11:42 PM

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#9
Posted 31 August 2009 - 12:17 AM

I'm absolutely sick of Adobe treating everyone like a criminal. I don't pay $1k for software that holds me at ransom everytime I do something.
Hmm Firefox just crashed on me while writing this.

I have to say with SSD and 64bit, my computer "feels" like it got a processor upgrade... until you actually do some serious crunching.
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#10
Posted 31 August 2009 - 12:23 AM
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#11
Posted 31 August 2009 - 05:25 AM
Using Snow leo on MBPro 2.2 with 4gb ram
and it feels much faster than leo
maybe it is just a feeling not the real improvement but it just feels this way.
I'm using Lightroom 2.4 and it opens faster.
No problems with Nikon transfer too.
Only iPhoto crashed 2 times since update.
I've felt a little bit uncomfortable updating to version with zero but my friend had build version and it worked nicely.
If something is wrong i can always reinstall Leo and use time machine backup.
But I would not upgrade my main work machine yet.
Only thing that was not nice is that they are selling only 1 machine version now there is no family pack yet
Edited by dzwiad, 31 August 2009 - 05:25 AM.
#12
Posted 31 August 2009 - 01:14 PM
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#13
Posted 02 September 2009 - 08:41 AM
Alex
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Nikon D5 (Subal housing). Nikon D7200 (Subal housing). Olympus EPL-5 (Nauticam housing).
#15
Posted 02 September 2009 - 02:11 PM
They had family packs at the Apple store yesterday when I picked up my copy. I only bought for one machine, however, for now.Only thing that was not nice is that they are selling only 1 machine version now there is no family pack yet
#16
Posted 02 September 2009 - 09:40 PM
#17
Posted 03 September 2009 - 12:04 AM
I tried to get a copy on Monday in Warsaw with no luck

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#18
Posted 03 September 2009 - 01:07 AM

I think they just ordered only about a dozen.
It was the same with Leo after a 3-4 weeks they had both single and home versions in stock.
Bart
#19
Posted 05 September 2009 - 11:17 AM
I inadvertently upgraded to Snow Leopard during Apple Store trouble shooting (long story, not really that funny either). Had read all the articles about CS4 and Lightroom not really having any issues but completely forgot about plug-ins. In addition to the OnOne issue, all the Kubota Image Tools now think they have been activated "on a different computer" since the Snow Leopard computer is "new" to them.
#20
Posted 07 September 2009 - 08:21 AM

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