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From: Frenchy Pilou (PILOU)
18 May 2010   [#13]
Does Bootcamp not more speedy than Parallal Desktop?
From: Michael Gibson
18 May 2010   [#14] In reply to [#13]
Hi Pilou,

> Does Bootcamp not more speedy than Parallal Desktop?

It depends - Bootcamp requires you to reboot your whole machine in order to use it.

If you want to just do something for a short time in MoI and then return to other work, it can be a lot more convenient to use Parallels because it runs inside the regular Mac desktop.

Running it under Parallels is less efficient than running it directly with Bootcamp, but if you have a new enough machine you should still be fine.


If you're going to be working in MoI for an extended time and on larger sized models, then Bootcamp would be good to consider though too.

- Michael
From: Frenchy Pilou (PILOU)
18 May 2010   [#15] In reply to [#14]
I have seen sketchup PC running on Parallal Desktop for MAc : that was a disaster!
Rotate and copy 10 objects *6 were more than slow !!!
(you can ask why run pc version on a Mac? (as version Mac exist) :) for the beauty of the try :)
From: Michael Gibson
18 May 2010   [#16] In reply to [#15]
Hi Pilou, probably in the case that you saw, Sketchup was ending up using the OpenGL "software" rendering mode, where the video card's 3D capabilities were not being used at all.

There has been a lot of progress in Parallels since then and it allows better access to the video card's 3D hardware.

- Michael
From: Frenchy Pilou (PILOU)
18 May 2010   [#17] In reply to [#16]
Surely something like that :)
From: phunkidude
21 May 2010   [#18] In reply to [#17]
It's running really sweet in Parallels 5 under Windows 7
From: twofoot
7 Jun 2010   [#19]
I run Moi on my Mac under Parallels 4. Works 100% all the time. I prefer Parallels since you don't have to reboot the machine. You can work in WinXP and OS X at the same time. Pure goodness.

Once you learn the UI, the program makes good sense.

C.
From: KevinJ
3 Sep 2010   [#20] In reply to [#19]
Hi All,

Trying out moi. I am on a mac running it via parallels. Is the sound on the tutorials from from the first link?

Just wondering.

KJ
From: Michael Gibson
3 Sep 2010   [#21] In reply to [#20]
Hi Kevin, there is sound on the video tutorials here:
http://moi3d.com/2.0/docs/moi_help.htm

but it turns out that I used a sound codec (Windows Media _voice_ codec) that many Mac WMV players do not support.

But if you download the .wmv file, and then play it with the Windows Media Player from within Parallels, I think that should give you audio.

- Michael

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