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G. Lee Gordon · July 6th, 2009, 02:50 PM

Currently a Mac owner I am thinking of switching to PC. My question is if I have Adobe Premiere / After Effects on my Mac, are those files interchangeable with After Effect / Premiere on my PC?

Ervin Farkas · July 7th, 2009, 09:02 PM

Yes, as long as both programs are the same version or the version on PC is newer than the Mac. In other words, it doesn't matter if you go Mac to PC or viceversa, just don't go backwards, for example a project saved in CS3 will not open in CS2.

For the most part, Adobe project are not backwards compatible.

Mike Browning · July 8th, 2009, 08:03 AM

Actually, apparently you can't go forwards across platforms either. At least in my experience. I maintain CS2 on Windows XP and CS3 on Mac OS X and I can't being projects back and forth. This goes for Premiere as well as After Effects. Maybe there's a work around though?

July 6th, 2009, 02:50 PM	#1
G. Lee Gordon Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 431	Mac Vrs PC Currently a Mac owner I am thinking of switching to PC. My question is if I have Adobe Premiere / After Effects on my Mac, are those files interchangeable with After Effect / Premiere on my PC? __________________ "Get Er Done!!!"

July 7th, 2009, 09:02 PM	#2
Ervin Farkas Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta/USA Posts: 2,515	Yes, as long as both programs are the same version or the version on PC is newer than the Mac. In other words, it doesn't matter if you go Mac to PC or viceversa, just don't go backwards, for example a project saved in CS3 will not open in CS2. For the most part, Adobe project are not backwards compatible. __________________ Ervin Farkas www.AtlantaLegalVideo.com

July 8th, 2009, 08:03 AM	#3
Mike Browning Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Golden Isles, GA Posts: 25	Actually, apparently you can't go forwards across platforms either. At least in my experience. I maintain CS2 on Windows XP and CS3 on Mac OS X and I can't being projects back and forth. This goes for Premiere as well as After Effects. Maybe there's a work around though?