Do I need to have Final Cut to run Motion?

Hello guys,
I understand that I can purchase Motion 5 (and Compressor 4) as stand alone applications, but I was wondering:
Do I need to have Final Cut installed in order to run it?
Just use it to create animated graphics, then export it as a self contained file and use it in any editing program.
And I was also wondering if Motion 5 would run OK on a new iMac (27 inch one with NVIDIA GE FORCE GTX 775 card).
Thank you so much for your feedback,
Paul

You do not need to have Final Cut installed to run Motion or Compressor. Each app can run as a stand-alone. Some functionality is enhanced when running them in combination. Motion will run just fine on any current hardware. You can always check the system requirments to know if the applications will run on a particular computer.
http://www.apple.com/lae/finalcutpro/specs/
http://www.apple.com/lae/finalcutpro/motion/specs/
http://www.apple.com/lae/finalcutpro/compressor/specs/

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