[FCP-L] Re: OT: Windows Virtualisation and FCP

You may want to check out the WINE project that allows you to run windows applications without dedicating all of the system resources associated with vmware, boot camp. Codeweavers has a nice binary version of Wine so you don't have to get your hands dirty with the terminal. But a ms sbs may not be supported, and you probably wouldn't want to many ms enterprise products running on your editing workstation. On the other hand the new mac minis with snow leopard server may offer some of the services and tools for your office and a dedicated machine like that could easily have a vmware install w/ ms sbs. Smithmicro is about to release version 3, and they have been advertising 25% off. The reason I mentioned wine before is bc it doesn't require a Windows license to run .exe's.

Best of luck,
Gregory Wilson
wilgory.com
--- In FinalCutPro-L@yahoogroups.com, "Old_And_Reckless" <b.wharton@...> wrote:
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> HI.
>
> Having to contemplate running a virtual Windows system on my Mac Pro FCP edit system to allow me to work with a fabulous Microsoft Small Business Server... Wondering if this is something anyone is doing
> OK and if they had good/bad experiences with either Parallels or VMware Fusion? Parallels seems to be getting a bad rap from some, so:
>
> Fusion 3 with Windows 7 Ultimate seems like the most likely candidate.
>
> Hoping I won't have much performace hit if it's open while I'm editing. And whether it makes sense to go to Snow Leopard before installing any virtulisation? No specialist I/O yet, but one may be coming soon.
>
> Mac Pro Dual Quad Core 2.26Gz
> 12Gb RAM
> FCP 6.05
>
>
> Thanks for any pointers.
>
>
> Ben
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> Ben Wharton
> Content Director, MercuryMedia International
>

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