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PC and Mac - Long distance relationship?
Ok......so here's the problem. I have a session that is being sent to me from New York on a firewire HD. The problem is that the session was done on a Mac. Am I going to be able to just plug it in? Or is there more I should know? What should I tell them specifically so that the files will plug into my pc? Help!
Sincerely, guitarBigsky [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img] |
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Re: PC and Mac - Long distance relationship?
Have them use the File menu option Save Session Copy In... and to check the box for Mac/PC Compatibility. If this is a Mac formatted drive, you'll need to buy MacDrive5 from Media4.
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Re: PC and Mac - Long distance relationship?
Ok.....so if the drive is a mac formatted drive...and I get the macdrive5 program, it should recognize the drive and allow me to import the session into my pc, right? They don't have to do anything? Sorry if I sound completely ignorant....it's because I am and i want to make sure there are no mistakes.
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Re: PC and Mac - Long distance relationship?
Right.. If they save as I described. the file format will be either AIFF or WAV.. and if you have MacDrive5, you can copy the session from the Mac formatted drive to your PC's drive... I do this all the time.
For more involved info, check out the FAQ and this thread. Rail
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Re: PC and Mac - Long distance relationship?
Dude, you rule. I feel at peace with the world. Thank you. Now I can't wait to get the drive.
guitarBigsky |
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Re: PC and Mac - Long distance relationship?
"copy the session from the Mac formatted drive to your PC's drive"
When will this step become unneccesary? -s |
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Re: PC and Mac - Long distance relationship?
MacOpener does not officially work with FireWire drives.... MacDrive5 is the only reliable cross platform FireWire solution.
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Re: PC and Mac - Long distance relationship?
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Re: PC and Mac - Long distance relationship?
Buy a $50 dollar program called MacOpener from DataViz. It's digi-endorsed, they ship a demo with the 002. It works like a charm. I used to do all the enforcing and making sure everyone transferred everything in just the right way. Now all I have to do is tell them to make a backup before they send it in case something happens during shipping.
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