Im bout to buy Protools....

[thajeremy]

is there a differance in the Academic version and the full version of M-powered?

 

[wreckd504]

How Pro Tools Academic Differs from Pro Tools LE or M-Powered

Time Code and Synchronization Features
Pro Tools Academic includes the following additional features, which are not included with standard Pro Tools LE or M-Powered:

Time Code Timebase ruler

Feet+Frame Timebase ruler

Time Code Rate Selector

Feet+Frame Rate Selector

Redefine Time Code Position

Redefine Current Feet+Frames Position

Use Subframes option

Audio and Video Pull Up and Pull Down commands

Time Code Mapping options

DigiTranslator Software Option
Pro Tools Academic automatically installs DigiTranslator software. DigiTranslator lets Pro Tools exchange audio and video files, and sequences with other AAF and OMFI-compatible applications.

Configuration Dialogs and Procedures
Some Pro Tools Academic configuration dialogs (such as Hardware Setup) and configuration procedures differ from the Pro Tools LE dialogs and procedures presented in the Pro Tools Reference Guide. For specific Pro Tools Academic configuration steps, see Chapter 3, "Windows Installation" or Chapter 4, "Mac Installation."


http://www.digidesign.com/index.cfm?navid=54&langid=100&categoryid=35&itemid=23225

 

[thajeremy]

so it looks like I might be better off with the academic version huh??

 

[wreckd504]

It would seem so, but it looks like its being discontinued

http://www.m-audio.com/news/en_us-1080.html

 

[thajeremy]

but its all over ebay...