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    Maya 2010 and Snow Leopard

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Whitey594, Oct 18, 2009.

  1. Whitey594

    Whitey594 Newbie

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    I recently bought a Macbook Pro to use for school. I had asked around the web and people said a Mac Pro would run Autodesk Maya fine.

    Then I did some more research and found out that Maya 2010 and 2009 run oddly on any computer with Snow Leopard but they run fine on Leopard. I went to the Autodesk website and they said they are currently working on coding it correctly for Snow Leopard. Why they just decided now is a mystery.

    My question is, should I wait to hear news about Maya 2010 being qualified to run on SL or can I just buy it now and install it? when they fix the problem can I just update Maya online and it will be fine? I don't need Maya RIGHT now but I would like to have it eventually.

    And if there is anyone out there who has Maya 2010 or 09 and it runs fine on SL please let me know.

    Also, I heard people just downgrade to Leopard if they upgraded to SL but the Mac Pro I have had SL installed on it so I don't have Leopard software. Is there a way for me to downgrade to Leopard? Like can I torrent it or call the Apple Store and ask them to help?

    Thanks for any help
     
    Whitey594, Oct 18, 2009
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  2. crazycanuk

    crazycanuk Notebook Virtuoso

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    I can confirm Maya runs " oddly " on SL as to when it will be recoded to SL it is hard to say as Autodesk seems to releasing their Mac updates quite late compared to windows. If you can get a Leopard disk that may be your best bet.
     
    crazycanuk, Oct 18, 2009
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  3. Whitey594

    Whitey594 Newbie

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    Do you know how I would get a Leopard disk? Could I just torrent it?
     
    Whitey594, Oct 18, 2009
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  4. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    A. illegal
    B. if you recently bought a macbook pro, and it came with snow leopard, i am pretty sure it is locked to snow leopard and the leopard disc won't install on it.

    C. i would recommend dealing with boot camp / windows until Autodesk releases a fix

    (yes, maya is glitchy in SL)
     
    masterchef341, Oct 18, 2009
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  5. crazycanuk

    crazycanuk Notebook Virtuoso

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    Thanks Master chief, I should have mentioned paralels or bootcamping a version of windows
     
    crazycanuk, Oct 18, 2009
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  6. circa86

    circa86 Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    A. You should be able to install Leopard on a new machine, may have to hunt for drivers or something though.

    B. There are places you can get it.

    C. Screw windows entirely, I would recommend moving back to leopard or just waiting for a fix if you aren't even currently using it.
     
    circa86, Oct 19, 2009
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  7. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    thats the ticket. it isn't going to take Autodesk forever to release a patch.
     
    masterchef341, Oct 19, 2009
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