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Lightworks on the Mac - Some information for Mac users looking for a new NLE

Robert Rif

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Lightworks is a Windows program. Powerful, fully-featured, it's a precision tool that lets you edit with incredible efficiency. It's available as a free download and is currently in an advanced Beta phase, while it is tuned to run as a software-only application. Prior to this version, it was sold only as a turnkey system.

Can you run it on a Mac? Not as a native OS X application: it's strictly Windows at the moment. But, yes, you can run it on Mac hardware, by dual-booting into Windows under Bootcamp. Bootcamp drivers do a very good job of allowing Windows to use all of the Mac's resources natively. Intel-based Macs make very good PCs.

If you don't like Windows, Lightworks uses it's own interface and conventions that are focused on editing and optimised for it. You won't see much of Windows while you're in Lightworks.

We have heard reports of Lightworks running under virtualisation using programs like Parallels. This may work, and work well, but it is always going to be harder to support when there are issues. It is also likely that performance will suffer.

What about the Mac-native version of Lightworks? It's on the roadmap, but it's a long road. Don't expect it soon. Porting to another OS is a massive undertaking, but work is underway. However, during the current Beta programme, the focus of our developers' efforts will be on making the Windows version "match ready". Watch the Announcements section of the forum for more information on this.
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And here's the link to this Lightworks forum announcement
 
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looks like it's only working with virtualization or bootcamp at the moment. still needs windows to run it. I hope it gets to mac soon, I really wanna sink my teeth into this. I'm really rooting for these guys, and this NLE.
 
As soon as this makes it to Apple OS then I think we are likely to take this up, it used to be a very good system and no reason why it shouldn't regain a top place in future. its got to move from Windows though.
 
Scott Brown said:
Has anyone tried cutting RED footage with it yet?
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Yes, and i find it works well, hardware dependant tho.. on my z800/12cores/24gig it flies, on my MBP under BootCamp, not so much flies as flapps it wings... but i can cut something in a pinch - far better with horsepower underneath you when debayering on the fly ;-)

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