Final Cut Pro 4 utilize the G5?

I am running have Final Cut Pro 4.0 on a G5.
I was wondering, does FCP 4 fully utilize the all the features of the G5? Does FCP 4 use the 64 bit motherboard? Does it take advantage of the Dual processors?

To crib from Shane:
#29: Need AGP Graphics card
Shane's Stock Answer #29
You either need to either:
1) use the following hack -
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/feedback/finalcut_pro_on_oldmacs.html
or
2) Upgrade to FCP 5
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302667
Right now you can upgrade to the Full Final Cut Studio for $199 - see:
http://www.apple.com/universal/crossgrade/
Patrick

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Hi Guys,
I have an interesting article on FCP X by Rick Young. Real world experiences.
Final Cut Pro X and the Road to **** (and back again)
http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/fcp_x_road_young.html
--ken

A very interesting article Ken, especially the comments about compound clips within compound clips.
I've never experienced the horrific problems some folk have claimed but then I never put compound clips within compound clips.
In fact, until today I had never made a compound clip!

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after editing in lightroom, i transferred the photo to final cut pro. However the photo that shows in final cut pro is the unedited version and a bit blurry. Any ideas?

IIs there an export function from Lightroom? Did you export? Does the exported file contain your edit?
THe hard drive file size doesn't matter. What matters is the image size, it's dimensions in pixels.
IN FCP press Cmd-J to see the project properties.

I removed Final Cut Pro X , followed the instructions, However my computer still thinks that is installed and doesn't allow me to re install

I removed Final Cut Pro X , followed the instructions, However my computer still thinks that is installed and doesn't allow me to re install

Does it say it is already installed, or not compatible? If you have more than one boot volume attached, is it possible a copy is also on another drive/
Ernie

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I have an 20 inch Imac 2,4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and I want to introduce Final Cut Pro X into the machine. Can I change the present Videocard ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB, into a more suitable videocard? Or is that not possible? I have upgraded the memory to 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM.

The GPU in a iMac is NOT upgradeable.
You should check to see if your model of iMac meets the minimum specs to run FCPX.
I believe that your GPU is NOT OpenCL capable, and hence not supported.
Even if it works, you would probably get marginal performance.
What you can do is download the trial version and see how (and if) it works.

When trying to purchase Final Cut Pro X from the App store receive following error msg - There was an error in the App Store. Please try again later. (100) - Am running Quad Core Xeon w/ 32GB Ram, ATI Radeon 5870

When trying to purchase Final Cut Pro X from the App store receive following error msg - There was an error in the App Store. Please try again later. (100) - Am running Quad Core Xeon w/ 32GB Ram, ATI Radeon 5870

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The trial version is named "Final Cut Pro Trial" and the App Store version is called "Final Cut Pro".
So, they can both be in the Applications folder at the same time, but only one can be open/launched at a time.
If, for some reason, your trial is older (like version 10.0.4) that your newly purchased FCPX (should be 10.0.5), and you do not click Update to your events/Projects, they will NOT show in the bought version!
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I still use FCP 7 and limp along, but recent updates of FCP X are encouraging. Until I'm ready to take the plunge, would someone tell me if there's been any feedback re Mavericks' compatibility with Final Cut Pro 7 and the other software in the Studio 3 Suite - especially Compressor and DVD Studio Pro? I'd love to dl Mavericks but not if there are compatibility issues.
Thanks ~

Going from SL to Lion is not advised. Start clean.
Install Lion. Run updates. Install FCS. Run updates.
x

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can I migrate an iMovie project to final cut pro and keep the edits intact? It may be a solution to my apparently corrupted iMovie

The manual tells ..
http://help.apple.com/finalcutpro/mac/10.1/?lang=en#ver41812c7c
keep in mind: just the 'plain cuts', not the eye-candy iMovie offers, wil be transfered.
unfortunately it says ...:
You initiate the process from within iMovie. The project file and the media used in the project are copied to your Final Cut Pro library.
For more information, see iMovie Help.
so, if your iM doesn't work anymore, you can not transfer.
plus, my personal opinion!, I would start from scratch in FCPx...
What issues in iM do you expect FCPX to solve,...?

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Hi everyone,
I have a folder full of backup projects and events of Final Cut Pro X.
Now, I have Final Cut Pro 10.1.1 and I don't know how to use those projects, since they were in a different folder.
Yhanks very much
Bruno

I'm assuming these are on a secondary drive. At the drive's root level make folders called Final Cut Projects and Final Cut Events. Move the projects and events you want to work with into those folders. In FCP use File>Update projects and events. Select the drive you want to update and FCP will update the projects and events in those folders. Save the originals as backups.

I can`t start final cut pro x since the latest update lion

Final Cut pro X is starting but you can`t working with this program since the latest update Lion

I don't know what 15992 is talking about, the only way FCPX can be installed is with the App Store application on a Mac, which installs the FCPX application (it is a program) into the Applications folder, and puts the Events and Projects folders in the internal drive Movies folder.
If the user uses FCPX to move events and projects to other drives, FCPX knows it and creates those folders on those drives. Doing a sytem update will have no effect on any of those folders. Russ is right, please provide more details.

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Here are the some reported errors:
Exception Type: EXCBADACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERNINVALIDADDRESS at 0x000000008308458b
Crashed Thread: 0
Thanks,

Since you know it's crashing around 50% into the sequence, mark an in and an out for the period around there, say 1 minute, and try and export again. If that fails, divide that in two and mark ins and outs over the first half. If that doesn't fail, say, then it's the second half where the problem lies. Keep narrowing down your focus until you have an idea which piece of media is the problem - you'll find it surprisingly quickly, as each of these shorter exports take barely any time to export. Then just overcut the media again. Sometimes media files or clips become corrupt and usually replacing them in the timeline sorts out the issue.

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Can this work?

Yeah, I've googled around and the only thing I'm worried about is the graphics card, the graphics card on the newest version of the MacBook Air is an Intel HD Graphics 3000 processor with 384MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory3 and final cut pro 7 says that it works with NVIDIA or ATI so will this work?

Final Cut Pro, QT7 and the rest of Studio crashing constantly

OK, so I was experiencing slow everything and heard my 3 year old hard drive (from an Early Mac Pro 2008) was laboring.
I decided to replace the hard drive with a new one and start fresh.
I installed Snow Leopard on the new drive and then Final Cut Studio, ran all the updates.
I then installed Lion, ran all the updates.
I then installed all the Final Cut Pro plugins (Red Giant Magic Bullets Looks and FX Factory), ran all the updates.
Now, Final Cut loads up and allows me edit for 5 minutes and then crashes everytime.
Quicktime 7 also does this.
I'm an iPhone 4s, iPad2 user who likes Lion, but am seriously considering biting the bullet and going
back in time to Snow Leopard. FCP is my business and lifeline and I can't explain how much time, effort
and frustration this has caused over the last 3-4 months.
Does anyone have any advice as to why this happening? Everything was installed fresh + new on a
new hard drive.
I've run Verify Permissions and Repair Permissions.
I've also run Disk Warrior and had it go thru the Files to make sure nothing was corrupt.
I'm at the end of my rope. I would break down and buy a new Mac Pro, but I'm truly not confident
in Apple's support for Final Cut Studio anymore (especially under Lion).
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks,
Dan

Going from SL to Lion is not advised. Start clean.
Install Lion. Run updates. Install FCS. Run updates.
x

Final Cut Pro slowing down the entire computer - Help!

I wonder if anyone can please help me.
I own Final Cut Studio and everything was running perfectly for several months until recently.
My copy of Final Cut Pro 7 started running very very slowly, even the drop down menus (file, edit e.t.c) would take several seconds to open and would be delayed to the point of being unusable. The effect is such that even upon quitting the program the entire Mac runs too slowly to operate and requires a hard restart.
I should clarify that it makes no difference what project is open, in fact after the re-install there wasn't a single project open however the problem persisted.
After restarting the computer returns to it's usual speed until Final Cut is opened again.
I went to the Apple Store and they told me to reinstall the program and free up some space on my computer, both of which I've just done but to no avail.
Has anyone else experienced this problem? I'm desperate for help as I need this software for my degree. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'm using a Mac Book Pro running Leopard, with 41. 68 GB of free space and my copy of Final Cut is legit.

I can understand people's resistance to this process but it is absolutely the only way to ensure a problem free installation of your professional applications.
Herein are X's rules for a happy erase and reinstallation experience.
• Make a list of all Applications to install. Which ones do you need? Go through your Applications and Utilities folder and note which ones you'll want to reinstall. Note the version.
(I don't know about you, but I had a shocking number of apps I downloaded, used for a few times and never used again. Forget installing these disused apps.)
• If you are upgrading from a PPC to an intel machine, you'll want to know if the apps are UB or PPC. Upgrading your PPC software to UB can be a significant cost in a PPC to intel conversion. Know what you are getting into - do a search before installation to see if there is a UB version available. You can find out whether an app is PPC or UB by looking in System Profiler>Software>Applications. This window will also tell you the current installed version number. Generate a .pdf file of it and have everything listed for your records.
• In the list, note whether is was a download or you have a disk. If it was a download, find the DMG or installer package and copy it to an external firewire drive. Put it in a folder titled - Apps to be installed - or something easily identifiable.
• If you need to go back to a previous version (e.g. QT 6.5.2) download the dmg file BEFORE you start the installation process.
• In the list, note if the application is a full install or an UPGRADE. If an upgrade, make sure you have the previous version's disks (as well as the serial numbers - see below).
If the UPGRADE version does not require the previous version to be present - eg when installing the upgrade version of FCP 6, DO NOT install earlier software. All you'll need is the previous serial number. The way to figure this out is to try to install the newest version. If it needs the previous version present before proceeding, the install process will tell you that.
Some upgrades will require that a version of the previous app is on the disk. If this is the case, when you install the first version, simply install the minimum so the app will be on the hard drive. You will need to do this because there will be NOTHING on the disk after you do your clean erase.
• Referencing your list, find ALL your disks before you start. This includes previous versions if you are unsure whether they will be needed.
• Spend some time looking through this forum for Professional Application installation issues. The classic example is a conflict between Logic and FCP. Install FCP first and you'll have no issues.
• Sort your list into an installation sequence. Lay out your disks in that order.
• Referencing the list, make sure you have ALL your serial numbers including those you've downloaded. I've purchased a number of programs on line and the only documentation of the serial number was an email. All those are kept in a dedicated folder in Mac Mail. For serial numbers that arrived via electronic means, use cut and paste instead of re-typing whenever possible. This will prevent errors in transcription.
In making the list, TEXT EDIT works ok, (I use Excel). Text edit has the benefit of being easily readable on any mac. Print the list out for reference, put a copy on a flash drive or a firewire drive where you can access it to cut and past serial numbers during the installation process.
• Recognize this is going to take some time. Ranting, drinking too much coffee, swearing, sitting in front of the computer watching the progress bar, etc will not make things go faster. All it will to is put you in a really bad frame of mind. Do it over a weekend when you can be multitasking. While you are cleaning off the mountains of paper on your desk or raking the yard, you can take regular breaks to check on progress.
Process -
• Download Carbon Copy Cloner or one of the other backup utilities and do a full backup of your existing system drive to an external firewire drive. Make the drive bootable. *Do not* cheap out on this as this is your insurance policy. If you forget something or can not find a serial number, you often can find it and copy it from the backup system to the newly installed version. Or, if things go horribly wrong, you can simply copy the old system back to your computer and pick up where you left off.
If you have a MacPro or G5 tower, an alternative to cloning your existing system disk is to pick up a new hard drive to use as the clean new system disk. Your existing system disk will be the clone.
• Once you have gathered and organized all the materials and backed up the drive or installed the new system drive ...
• Insert your OSX installation disk, reboot the computer from it and erase the hard drive. Use the ZEROs option as this will map out any bad sectors. This will take time. See the note above.
• Install the OS. If it is an upgrade install, see the note above regarding upgrade installs. Repair Permissions and then run the updates. Repair Permissions.
• Install your applications following your list. Make sure to Repair Permissions after each install and update..
Have fun, be prepared for a few minor glitches. If you multitask, you can get the garage/ or office cleaned out and your computer rebuilt. In all honesty, this process took all weekend plus time in the next week as I discovered apps that needed additional updates, configuration settings, etc. No doubt it would have been faster if I was sitting at the console the whole time, but I was able to get the office cleaned up and organized (which also makes ME much faster). Overall it was a very slick process.
When you have a fully functioning system again (you have tested all applications and everything works), CLONE the new system and put your info, your notes and the disks in a safe place - once you've done this once, why go through the pain of organizing this stuff again ...
Now, rejoice in a much faster machine with a lot more free disk space.
Cheers,
x

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