Leopard or Snow Leopard? at DVinfo.net

Ed Kukla · September 23rd, 2010, 05:36 PM

I have a mac book pro with OS X 10.5.8

I want to upgrade to CS5. I think I can boot the 10.5.8 to 64 bit.

Should I upgrade to Snow Leopard?

Ed Kukla · September 24th, 2010, 02:18 PM

nobody has any opinion or knowledge of this?

Nathanael Iversen · September 24th, 2010, 04:23 PM

No opinion. Just the knowledge that it seems to be working fine on 10.6.4. No specific knowledge on that exact upgrade path. The real issue will be whether all your workflow tools work better under one or the other. (ie. Cineform, Magic Bullet, etc).

Nathanael Iversen · September 24th, 2010, 04:25 PM

BTW - I mean that CS5.02 is running for me on 10.6.3 and 10.6.4. 10.6.3 on MBP, 10.6.4 on MacPro.

Andrew Stone · September 24th, 2010, 10:34 PM

Hi Ed,

As anyone using their computer as a production tool, the question isn't just about CS5 but everything else you are running.

I have desktop running OS 10.5.8 and a laptop running 10.6.4. In general I am happier with 10.5.x than 10.6.x. I run a ton of audio apps/plugins, print related stuff, a hardware RAID and video apps so I am concerned about a lot of software running smoothly. So far I haven't run into any showstoppers with 10.6 except for the app launcher Quicksilver (which is now fixed with a separate version for Snow Leopard).

When it comes to production machines I never do upgrades, I do clean installs. Huge time investment but things get tested and I don't get a production machine that gets inadvertently hobbled by an OS upgrade to a machine that has been majorly modified over time.

CS5 would have been tested on both 10.5.x and 10.6.x. There haven't been any big screaming panics about it on forums. I would check the Adobe and Apple forums for true grit issues to be revealed.

Ed Kukla · September 25th, 2010, 07:46 AM

Thanks all, if 10.5 works, I see no need to upgrade.

September 23rd, 2010, 05:36 PM	#1
Ed Kukla Major Player Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: All over, USA Posts: 512	Leopard or Snow Leopard? I have a mac book pro with OS X 10.5.8 I want to upgrade to CS5. I think I can boot the 10.5.8 to 64 bit. Should I upgrade to Snow Leopard?

September 24th, 2010, 02:18 PM	#2
Ed Kukla Major Player Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: All over, USA Posts: 512	nobody has any opinion or knowledge of this?

September 24th, 2010, 04:23 PM	#3
Nathanael Iversen Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 34	No opinion. Just the knowledge that it seems to be working fine on 10.6.4. No specific knowledge on that exact upgrade path. The real issue will be whether all your workflow tools work better under one or the other. (ie. Cineform, Magic Bullet, etc).

September 24th, 2010, 04:25 PM	#4
Nathanael Iversen Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 34	BTW - I mean that CS5.02 is running for me on 10.6.3 and 10.6.4. 10.6.3 on MBP, 10.6.4 on MacPro.

September 24th, 2010, 10:34 PM	#5
Andrew Stone Major Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 975	Hi Ed, As anyone using their computer as a production tool, the question isn't just about CS5 but everything else you are running. I have desktop running OS 10.5.8 and a laptop running 10.6.4. In general I am happier with 10.5.x than 10.6.x. I run a ton of audio apps/plugins, print related stuff, a hardware RAID and video apps so I am concerned about a lot of software running smoothly. So far I haven't run into any showstoppers with 10.6 except for the app launcher Quicksilver (which is now fixed with a separate version for Snow Leopard). When it comes to production machines I never do upgrades, I do clean installs. Huge time investment but things get tested and I don't get a production machine that gets inadvertently hobbled by an OS upgrade to a machine that has been majorly modified over time. CS5 would have been tested on both 10.5.x and 10.6.x. There haven't been any big screaming panics about it on forums. I would check the Adobe and Apple forums for true grit issues to be revealed.

September 25th, 2010, 07:46 AM	#6
Ed Kukla Major Player Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: All over, USA Posts: 512	Thanks all, if 10.5 works, I see no need to upgrade.