OS X El Capitan, what's the verdict?

[Joe Riggs]

Hello,

I'm still on 10.8.5 (Mountain Lion), and was wondering if upgrading to El Capitan was worth it?
By worth it, I mean are you noticing any speed improvements as Apple claims?

Also want to make sure it's still compatible with legacy versions of Premiere (CS6) and Final Cut 7, as I
still use those frequently.

 

[Carlos Quintero]

Make sure that if you use software plugins that they are compatible - I've not upgraded because of plugins that i use in AE.

 

[Alberto Guglielmi]

I am having a lot of issues with El Capitan. Photo software not working properly even after 6 months. Premiere CC and RED workflow still very weird. If you have no reason to upgrade, don't.

 

[Daniel Reed]

Older hardware tends to run hotter on the captain.
May relate to metal integration.

Also, SIP, tends to block more apps from running/starting.
SIP also seems to turn itself back on randomly even after disabling pre-boot.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204899


My advise is to run 10.10.5 for now... maybe switch when 10.11.5 is released.

BUT

If you want 10bit display mode, on any iMac/TBolt display released in the last 6 years,
you'll need to run the captain, and use switchresX set to "billions of colors".

And Resolve supports 10bit on Mac... so there's that.

 

[Todd Sansom]

Might be time the say ta ta to the old software if you are seriously considering and alas upgrade.

We just met Sam, every day and computer in our studio to captain and we are quite pleased. No issues thus far. Snappy. Works great with the newest CC and whatnots.