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Posted by Smarty on 10/09/06 05:08
The upgrade code ***DOES*** work with the $49 universal binary (Intel/G5)
installer and educational version. The full-blown $1300 version is ***NOT***
required.
Smarty
"FCP User" <newvideo@fastq.com> wrote in message
news:newvideo-56A93C.20061108102006@news.west.cox.net...
> 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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