File's format too new for this application

I am trying to use FCP6, which I just installed, on my new MacBook Air. I have been editing in FCP6 for years on my iMac, and there are some projects I'd like to work on while I'm on the road, so I got a new MacBook for that purpose. From the iMac, I was using an external drive to capture the footage and the fcp file is also on the external drive. But when I hooked up the external drive to the new MacBook Air, I get the warning that "the file's format is too new to use with this application". How do I solve this? For what it's worth, the iMac is still on Mavericks, but the MacBook Air is on Yosemite. Does that make a difference?

How did you do the installation of FCP6 on your new computer?
If it was from your original install discs, you may need to update the FCP6 that is on your laptop to a later version of FCP.6.
On your iMac, open FCP and once open go to the menu Final Cut Pro > About Final Cut Pro and look at your exact version number.
Then do the same for your laptop.
You may want to try migrating FCP6 from your iMac to your new computer to get the correct version on the laptop.
MtD

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