Final Cut & Mac Book Pro

Hi, does any body know if Final Cut Pro 6 works on a Mac Book Pro?

I've been using FCS2 on my MBP 17" for more than a month without a problem.
Of course, a MBP doesn't have the growth potential that a tower Mac has, but if your need for portability exceeds the need for additional internal drives, various expansion cards or more than 4GB memory, the MBP is perfect.

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    Hi,
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    +Will my computers graphic card work with Final cut 2?+
    Hi,
    welcome to FCP forum.
    Yes, FCP works fine with the X1600.
    Do you have Logic 8 installed in your MBP?
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    Hi all,
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    Tman123 wrote:
    My friend has told me that for final cut x I have gone way overboard and the graphics card will hardly help final cut.
    Maybe he is thinking of another NLE. The GPU is important to FCPX performance.
    how do you think final cut x will work on the mac book pro as I've never used it on a laptop before?
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    What do I need to do to install Final Cut Studio version 2 on a new Mac Book Pro that does not support power PC anymore

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    x

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    I recently got a MacBook Pro and loaded Final Cut Express 2 on there but it says it needs an AGP Graphics Card to work. Any info on this? Thanks.
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    Hi Rupert.
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    You really need to upgrade to FCE3.5 ($99 US / £65 UK) which is designed for maximum performance on your MBP.
    It is also a much more advanced program and contains the mind-blowing LiveType and Soundtrack which alone are worth the upgrade fee.
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  • Is mac book pro good enough to run final cut and after effects?

    is mac book pro good enough to run final cut and after effects?

    Yes it is. I have two at my office working fine.
    Just note. FCP has already delivered the universal binary so you won;t have any trouble. For After Effects, Adobe has not released the binary yet so the worst that will happen is that you might have a little delay opening the application. We are a professional media organization and we can rely on our intel based macs. Don't worry.

  • What SACRIFICES do you make using Final Cut on a Mac Book Pro ?

    I have a somewhat similar question to one posted below...
    (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8156488&#8156488)
    ...but it seems like a broad question resulted in broad answers so let me pose it a different way.
    I need a machine to handle HD video and I'm also considering a Mac Book Pro because of space considerations and the fact that it seems handy to be able to pick it up and take it to a coffee shop should need be.
    But WHAT WILL I BE SACRIFICING as compared to an iMac or Mac Pro if I opt for portability? Will, say, renders take twice as long, crashes happen twice as often, etc.? Any Final Cut Pro users with both desk and laptop out there that could advise of the difference?
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    Message was edited by: dddddano

    You are not sacrificing anything you can't deal with sacrificing. I have both systems, and the only drawback I have had yet is that you can't connect a laptop to a fiber network. But you can still connect through gigE. If SAN and distributed processing are not part of your workflow this doesn't concern you. The processor is a bit slower, but if you plan your time well you won't miss your deadlines.
    There are not 8 processors in a MacPro. There are only 2 processors with 8 cores. A core is not an individual processor. But the MacBook Pro only has 1 dual core processor. So you have 6 less cores and 1 less processor. But the MBPro is still very fast. The DVD burner in the MacPro is faster, but the one in the MacBook Pro is a better drive. YOu can get a better graphics card in the MacPro, but if you're not doing graphics or 3d design the MacBook Pro will do wonderfully. An extra monitor makes the MacBook Pro just as easy to use as a tower but, like you said, you can unplug the monitor and take the computer with you, which is very convenient.
    My recommendation is, relative to the criteria above, to get the laptop if you can only get one. Use the extra money to buy some accessories like a keyboard, mouse/tablet, monitor (Dell 2408 is a fantastic monitor and inexpensive), and a fast external hard drive. Lacie makes a nice drive called Little Big Disk and comes at 7200 RPM (necessary for video editing) and as large as 640GB in capacity. And it takes power from the Firewire 800 port. It also has eSATA, so with an express34 card you can get incredibly fast transfer rates.
    The towers are great, but unless you need King Kong strength in your system, you're better off with the laptop.
    Just my thoughts. I just sold my G5 'cause I haven't used it since I got the laptop. I have two MacPros and I usually just use them to add to my distributed processing. I do all my editing from the laptop.
    Hope this helps.

  • Final Cut express wont instal on mac book pro

    I bought a Mac book pro last night and today I attempted loading the FCE 2.0 and then using the upgrade version FCE HD4 and It told me my HD 4 version had an invalid serial number (it works fine on my imac 24 in) And so I figured I would just look at the FCE 2.0 and open it up. It wont open and it gives me a error message RGP ERROR. You do not have a graphics card or sufficient software to run this program....
    Have no clue Tried rebooting.. I will call apple in the AM. I told the guys at the store that I was using FCE 2.0 and no one said that It wouldn't work...
    Any similar issues with anyone else?
    Thanks
    TIM

    There is no need to install FCE2.
    Just install the FCE4 upgrade as it is actually a Full Retail version with one tiny difference ....... you will have to input both the old and the new serial numbers.
    Make sure you get the numbers exactly right or they won't work.
    Before reinstalling you should remove every trace of the existing installations by deleting the files listed here:-
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93688
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301182
    You can ignore the LiveType and Soundtrack items.

  • Final cut studio and Mac Book Pro ?

    A simple question .... how does the complete suite FCS Universal works in a MAC BOOK PRO ?
    if necessary the configuration will rise to the top (17", 3GB ram etc......)
    Thanx L.

    ps: Sorry for my rusty english!
    Wait til you hear my Italian. Wait...I don't speak Italian. Wait til you hear my Spanish...2 years of high school and 3 of college and the best I can do is ask for another beer, and ask where the bathroom is.
    At least they are two useful phrases.
    Your English is fine.
    Shane

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