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Posted by FCP User on 10/09/06 03:06
In article <1160340729.259087.152850@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
"Mr. Tapeguy" <mr.tapeguy@pro-tape.com> wrote:
> >
> > I don't know what you necessarily mean "fully configured, but I'm
> > running FCP on both a loaded Quad MacPro AND on a dual intel MacBook -
> > (NOT PRO) and it works fine on each. (I'm actually doing more editing on
> > my laptop then ever due to my travel schedule.) With the Intel native
> > upgrade of FCP it runs faster on that laptop than it did on my old Dual
> > 1-gig G4
> >
> > So what exactly is your point?
> >
> > --
> > Bill Davis
> > StartEditingNow.com
> > DVD editing instruction with Multi-Track Movies
>
> His point was Bill, if you'll go to his first post, was that the OP
> should go enroll in a class at the local community college in order to
> make himself eligible for a student discount and then order direct from
> Apple Education and the other peripherals from wherever. I offered the
> argument that a prospective buyer should consider working with a
> professional reseller who could configure a similar system for a
> comparable price (if not exactly the same or less) and offer a
> dramatically superior measure of support. It kinda went back and forth
> from there. You can read the archive and see if you have an opinion
> one way the other on "going back to school."
>
> Craig
>
> http://www.pro-tape.com
Ah, now I get it.
My personal opinion is that "education versions" are just that. You get
to learn if you like the software. I know they operate the same, but if
you're EVER going to do anything serious with any piece of software,
you're a fool if you don't buy a register-able full copy.
Case in point, a month ago when my Quad G5 arrived I realized I needed
to upgrade my FCP suite to the intel-compatible version. Apple did the
crossgrade for an exceptionally reasonable $49 bucks. but I needed both
my old and new registration codes to make the install work.
I wonder if my upgrade code would have worked with the cheap education
version? I doubt if any software mfg would let you upggrade a $200 buck
version to the new $1299 version for the same $50. I bet at some point
you'd become a "cheap version orphan" which would look pretty stupid if
I had a client depending on your software working after the next major
hardware upgrade.
Actually, now that I think about it, I bought my original FCP 1.0 in
1999 at retail for the full 999.00. Since then, I've had SIX major
upgrades and a host of minor ones. All but two or 3 totally FREE. And
those were cheap. Plus I got all the Studio Pro apps bundled in for my
original 1999 investment.
Looking back, and consideriing all the reveue that FCP has generated for
me. it might be the single smartest computer-related purchase of my
career.
Probably a lot of Premier or Vegas folks can say the same. I bet they'd
tell you the same thing - if you ever expect to become good with
software, you've got to own it. Pay the price. Hell, if you're any good,
you'll earn it back in a couple of jobs and never look back.
Looked at another way, sooner or later a good guitar player has GOT to
buy a decent guitar, or they NEVER become a pro.
Same thing here.
--
Bill Davis
StartEditingNow.com
DVD editing instruction with Multi-Track Movies
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