Quick Question: will CS5 work with my old Mac Pro from 2006? at DVinfo.net

Joe Calalang · May 24th, 2010, 09:59 AM

Dualcore 2.66gHz Mac Pro with the ATI 1900xt graphics card and 6GB of RAM.

I'd hate to spend $800 and realize it won't work completely. Thanks.

Ann Bens · May 24th, 2010, 11:14 AM

https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/systemreqs/

Steve Oakley · May 24th, 2010, 10:28 PM

yes, but you won't get hardware accelerated playback using the mercury PB engine....

Jiri Fiala · May 25th, 2010, 08:58 AM

It works completely on 2006 iMac an even H264 is completely workable, but as Steve said, you won't get CUDA acceleration.

Joe Calalang · May 25th, 2010, 01:03 PM

Can I get that by upgrading my video card? Sorry for the n00b questions.

Lloyd Coleman · May 25th, 2010, 01:40 PM

I am not a Mac guy so I don't know, but I didn't think all the Macs from 2006 were 64 bit. I would trust the other opinions over mine. Just make sure you are running a 64 bit operating system.

Roger Averdahl · May 26th, 2010, 01:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Calalang

Can I get that by upgrading my video card?

No, i am afraid that wont do the trick.

From the FAQ:
...For example, the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 for Mac requires MacPro 3,1 or MacPro 4,1 (2008 or 2009) or later. MacPro 1,1 and MacPro 2,1 are not compatible.

To see what Mac Pro you have, click on the Apple icon in the upper left corner of your Mac Pro screen and chose About This Mac. The model identifier should be MacPro 3,1 or MacPro 4,1 (2008 or 2009) or later.

Randall Leong · May 26th, 2010, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lloyd Coleman

...I didn't think all the Macs from 2006 were 64 bit. I would trust the other opinions over mine. Just make sure you are running a 64 bit operating system.

It is likely that the OP's 2006 Mac Pro is still running a 32-bit operating system at present. Therefore, it cannot run CS5 at all unless the OP upgrades (updates) the OS to a 64-bit one. And CS5 requires MacOS 10.5.7 or higher just to even run at all. So, even if the 2006 Mac Pro is running a 64-bit OS, the OS that it is currently running is likely to be of an older version than the 10.5.7 required to run CS5 at all.

All of the Intel processors used in the Macs are 64-bit capable. Unfortunately, that 2006 Mac Pro is almost certainly of version 1.1, the very first released version of the Intel-powered line. Therefore, it cannot be upgraded to a video card that can use the GPU acceleration feature of MPE.

May 24th, 2010, 09:59 AM	#1
Joe Calalang Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 84	Quick Question: will CS5 work with my old Mac Pro from 2006? Dualcore 2.66gHz Mac Pro with the ATI 1900xt graphics card and 6GB of RAM. I'd hate to spend $800 and realize it won't work completely. Thanks. __________________ Newbie using Canon GL2 and Powerbook G4 1.25 gHz 512ram and a Mac Pro

May 25th, 2010, 01:03 PM	#5
Joe Calalang Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 84	Can I get that by upgrading my video card? Sorry for the n00b questions. __________________ Newbie using Canon GL2 and Powerbook G4 1.25 gHz 512ram and a Mac Pro

May 24th, 2010, 11:14 AM	#2
Ann Bens Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 710	https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/systemreqs/

May 24th, 2010, 10:28 PM	#3
Steve Oakley Trustee Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: United States Posts: 1,158	yes, but you won't get hardware accelerated playback using the mercury PB engine....

May 25th, 2010, 08:58 AM	#4
Jiri Fiala Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brno Czech Republic Posts: 453	It works completely on 2006 iMac an even H264 is completely workable, but as Steve said, you won't get CUDA acceleration.

May 25th, 2010, 01:40 PM	#6
Lloyd Coleman Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 256	I am not a Mac guy so I don't know, but I didn't think all the Macs from 2006 were 64 bit. I would trust the other opinions over mine. Just make sure you are running a 64 bit operating system.