Protools 8 and OSX 10.4 no good?

[DrSync]

Hey guys,

I was just reading the Pro Tools 8 Compatibility form, and it seems that Pro tools 8 is no compatible with OSX 10.4? Am I reading that right?

Am I the only guy that hasn't gone to Leopard yet?

Man I have tons of software plug ins, synths and things and I shutter at possibly having to re install. do you guys recommend doing a clean install of 10.5 or upgrading? if I upgrade will things break?

I have tons of Waves plug ins (the gold bundle) that I don't have the CD's for because they were downloads. I have the Ilok authorized but still.

This is a huge pain in the ass me thinks.

what do you guys think Is the best course of action?
Thanks

[Matt Darcy]

I've not updated to Tiger as the advise from Digidesign was "don't do it" until very recently.

I'm considering the move to pro-tools 8 to stay current, but i'm curious to how plugin compatability with Tiger will work for me (looks ok according to charts) and if an upgrade a wise move to make when in reality I should really do a clean install

After all the pain with 7.4 not being supported on Tiger and all the digi guys saying "don't upgrade" I'm sad that straight after a fix comes out the next update is Tiger only - everyone upgrade.

[DigiTechSupt]

Yes, Pro Tools 8 will be Leopard only and, yes, it's likely you will need to update plug-ins.

You can get a list of currently compatible Leopard plug-ins here:

Pro Tools Leopard Plug-in Updates

Man I have tons of software plug ins, synths and things and I shutter at possibly having to re install. do you guys recommend doing a clean install of 10.5 or upgrading? if I upgrade will things break?

I would recommend a clean install on a new drive that you can boot from, keeping your Tiger drive in it's current state. That way, you can always revert to the Tiger drive if you need to work.

I have tons of Waves plug ins (the gold bundle) that I don't have the CD's for because they were downloads. I have the Ilok authorized but still.

You can always log into your account and get the current installers, assuming you're eligible and/or your WUP is up to date.

Yes, it will take some time, but any OS change is going to require a bit of attention - and it's likely a majority of other applications you use will need updates as well.

[DrSync]

Well I can't say that I'm happy about this, but.....It actually gives me an excuse!

I have been looking to get a new intel mac for some time now. and I think I just might take the plunge.

Thanks Digitech support for the fast reply.