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Is PT 64 bit or not? and another question
Got into a thread over at the Propellerheads forum and we're bandying about whether PT is 64 bit or not. There are some that say it is for LE, some say 64 bit for LE and HD on the PC, some say it's 64 bit on all platforms but only as a beta. I've read some things on the Avid site that seem to say that while it's not supported (and let's not get into the meaning of supported) it can be run under Windows 7 32 and 64 bit.
I was under the impression PT, at least on the Mac, was 32 bit for released use. So which is it - 32 or 64 bit, and under what circumstances? Second question: I've read the post here from Avid wherein it says PPC support was dropped from 8.0.3 and onwards. Yet there is at least one person, also posting in this same thread, that says he has 8.0.3 running on PPC (but he didn't say what os). Here's a link to the thread: https://www.propellerheads.se/forum/...721#post766721 |
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Re: Is PT 64 bit or not? and another question
Pro Tools itself is not 64-bit. It can run on 64-bit operating systems, in certain cases. I'm not sure of which are fully supported, or just kinda work, off the top of my head.
8.0.3 cannot run on PPC, under any circumstance...the PPC code just isn't part of the app. |
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Re: Is PT 64 bit or not? and another question
The actual Protools program is a 32 bit program, and won't be 64 bit for a while. As far as compatibility with 64 bit operating systems, that's another category.
It seems to work fine in Mac Snow Leopard, which is a 64 bit OS. I don't know much about Windows 7, but there's been some threads about it. |
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Re: Is PT 64 bit or not? and another question
PPC support ended with 8.0.1cs2
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Re: Is PT 64 bit or not? and another question
Only brand new applications are likely to really be 64 bit. Everything else needs to be rewritten. That's going to take quite a while.
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Re: Is PT 64 bit or not? and another question
ProTools will never be 64 bit is my guess.
The new combined Media Composer/PT app will be. |
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Re: Is PT 64 bit or not? and another question
I sure wish dreampolice (poster in the thread at Propheads) would actually read and understand what you people are saying. I present the evidence to him and he still insists he's right and that the people who actually work with PT everyday are wrong. I do work with PT on my cousin's HD3 system, but not on an everyday basis so I figured I'd ask those who know a heck of a lot more than I do (which are the good people here).
Thanks all for the responses. |
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Re: Is PT 64 bit or not? and another question
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Some people are just stubborn I guess, but it's funny that someone who doesn't even show face around here insists with such certainty that Pro Tools is something that it isn't. And it's not like it's a subjective statement either... I guess when he decides to use more than 3 tracks, and one instance of Xpand, he'll find out the hard way when he runs out of RAM.
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Re: Is PT 64 bit or not? and another question
Hi guys
musicman691 claimed this "You are wrong about ProTools - no 64 bit yet, nothing in beta, at least not a public beta or that anyone is talking about." and when I said, yes Pro tools 8.0.4 does run on Win7 64bit and showed the specs from http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/self...p?DocId=364971 "Pro Tools LE 8.0.4 * Includes many performance enhancements and fixes * Full support for Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) * Full support for i5 and i7 iMac and MacBook Pro models * Adds new Windows drivers—broadening compatibility on PC desktops and laptops" He still disagreed. ha ha All I said is PTLE 8.0.4 is now supported on WIN7 64bit it turned in to this huge fight. Amazing.. BTW read the thread on the props forum and have fun :) |
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