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Denis Danatzko · January 15th, 2013, 11:37 AM

I'm considering adding Magic Bullet's (MB) Colorista Free (C-Free) download for use w/CS6.

My research has uncovered ways to download & install C-Free for CS5.5, then move files from one CS5.5 folder to another CS6 folder..

My concern is that I have never had CS5.5 installed on my workstation. I had CS2 on an old machine, then purchased a new machine w/CS6 already installed. (Needed a 64-bit processor).

So, I'm thinking I don't have the necessary CS5.5 folder(s) to which C-Free would be installed, so there would be no CS5.5 folder(s) from which to move the files.

The C-Free installation instructions could be interpreted as being useless unless CS5.5 has existed on the target machine. I'm hesitant to just download and install C-Free for fear of screwing-up my current CS6 installation, which is working pretty well for me.

Does anyone know if there's a CS6-only installation for C-Free? Or am I just being overly/needlessly cautious?

Should I simply follow the instructions for installing CS5.5, and if so, will the necessary folder(s) be created by that install?

Any help appreciated.

Battle Vaughan · January 19th, 2013, 11:29 PM

Thanks for mentioning this, I didn't know it existed. I downloaded the windows version and found that it installed without incident in my CS6 Production Suite -- just use the CS5 installer, the CS5.5 installation tool apparently is used only if you had 5 and 5.5 both on your computer.

It installs itself into Premiere and After Efffects without intervention on the user's part.

All in all, quite a nice control, if somewhat duplicatious of the 3-way color correction Adobe provides. If you are advanced enough to need CDL, it's there and my hat is off to you if you have a need for it.

January 15th, 2013, 11:37 AM	#1
Denis Danatzko Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC Metro area Posts: 579	CS6 Production Premium and Colorista Free I'm considering adding Magic Bullet's (MB) Colorista Free (C-Free) download for use w/CS6. My research has uncovered ways to download & install C-Free for CS5.5, then move files from one CS5.5 folder to another CS6 folder.. My concern is that I have never had CS5.5 installed on my workstation. I had CS2 on an old machine, then purchased a new machine w/CS6 already installed. (Needed a 64-bit processor). So, I'm thinking I don't have the necessary CS5.5 folder(s) to which C-Free would be installed, so there would be no CS5.5 folder(s) from which to move the files. The C-Free installation instructions could be interpreted as being useless unless CS5.5 has existed on the target machine. I'm hesitant to just download and install C-Free for fear of screwing-up my current CS6 installation, which is working pretty well for me. Does anyone know if there's a CS6-only installation for C-Free? Or am I just being overly/needlessly cautious? Should I simply follow the instructions for installing CS5.5, and if so, will the necessary folder(s) be created by that install? Any help appreciated. __________________ Denis ------------ Our actions are based on our own experience and knowledge. Thus, no one is ever totally right, nor totally wrong. We simply act from what we "know" to be true, based on that experience and knowledge. Beyond that, we pose questions to others.

January 19th, 2013, 11:29 PM	#2
Battle Vaughan Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami, FL USA Posts: 1,505	Re: CS6 Production Premium and Colorista Free Thanks for mentioning this, I didn't know it existed. I downloaded the windows version and found that it installed without incident in my CS6 Production Suite -- just use the CS5 installer, the CS5.5 installation tool apparently is used only if you had 5 and 5.5 both on your computer. It installs itself into Premiere and After Efffects without intervention on the user's part. All in all, quite a nice control, if somewhat duplicatious of the 3-way color correction Adobe provides. If you are advanced enough to need CDL, it's there and my hat is off to you if you have a need for it.