Final Cut Pro Compatibility

I'm looking to buy FCPX for my 2010 macbook pro. It has a 2.66 GHz core 2 duo processor and 4GB 1067 MHz of memory. Would FCPX work alright on my macbook? I don't remember what the mac OS was when I bought it (lion, snow leapord, flamingo) but I haven't bought/updated my OS since then. Thoughts? Thanks!

Just to reiterate what Russ and Karsten said: try it out, anb seriously consider upgrading to 8GB of Ram. In my experience, 4GB is inadequate for all but the simplest projects, and even then you'll have to keep an eye on Activity Monitor and avoid running other applications simultaneously (most browsers are memory hogs, and can easily take a GB of ram, which with FCP X and only 4GB to start, is a recipe for the beach ball...)

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Final Cut Pro Compatability with OS 10.4 Tiger - Easy Question

Right now I am cutting a feature film on Final Cut Pro 4.5 HD, OS Panther (10.3.9). As soon as I'm done with this project, I'd like to upgrade to OS 10.4 because I will be cutting a new feature in HDV (24p footage using HDVxDV to digitize and convert to DVCPRO HD).
My question is this...does Final Cuto Pro 4.5 work in OS 10.4? Or do I HAVE TO get the Final Cut Pro 5 upgrade in order for FCP to work in Tiger?
Thanks for the help.
PowerMac G5, 2gHz, 2GB RAM Mac OS X (10.3.9) 500 GB G-RAID x4, Canopus ADVC-110, Sony DSR-45
G5 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

I switched because I wanted to use the MultiCam, plus for the integration with Shake (which I use extensively) and in the bigger picture, I wanted Motion 2 over Motion 1, so it made sense to upgrade to Final Cut Studio.
But if you're looking for any BIG changes in the user interface or effects, etc, don't mess with your smooth functioning system. FCP 5 introduced a new RT system that causes interruptions in playback during shuttling when the mouse is moved and from general anecdotes is just not as smooth as in prior revs.
For me, I'm happy I upgraded, but if it doesn't bring you any features you're looking for, you should probably stay with the system you're happy with.
Patrick

Yosemite compatibility with final cut pro ?

Hello,
Could you please tell me how/where I can be updated about Yosemite/Final cut pro compatibility
when it will be released ?
Best regards
Gabriel

Could you please tell me how/where I can be updated about Yosemite/Final cut pro compatibility
when it will be released ?
You may wish to be more specific here regarding your question. Yosemite was, of course, officially released on 16 Oct '14, As to FCP, v6.0.6 still functions (but my Motion v3.0.2 is no longer supported).

Final Cut Pro 4.5 and Quicktime 7 compatibility issues. Error 39!

I see some people saying Quicktime 7 is not compatible with Final Cut 4.5 and some saying it is.
I upgraded to 10.3.9 and then Quicktime 7 and I started getting error 39 at this one spot in my timeline and then crashing if I tried to play just a few seconds ahead of that spot. I tried trashing the prefs but that didn't do any good. The individual files play fine outside the timeline so it isn't corrupt media. I tried rerendering the effects that are at that point but that didn't help. I tried copying the entire timeline to a new sequence and that didn't help.
The strange thing was that when I took the part of the movie that was having trouble and deleted it from the timeline it still got error 39 when just playing over the empty timeline where the media used to be! This led me to realize that the problem lay in some Quicktime audio effects I had about a second in front ot the error 39 spot. I took off the effects from that audio but it didn't help. Then I deleted that audio from the timeline and just pasted it back in from the original clip and then it finally got to working.
Now I know nothing about the software, but I thought there might be some connection between the fact that I had effects that FCP labels as "quicktime effects" on there from my days in Quicktime 6.5, then upgraded to Q7, and perhaps those old effects don't work in Q7? I don't know.
So, my immediate problem is solved but I thought this experience may be of use to someone else. And perhaps some compatibility issues can be brought to light.

I would assume the Software Update program has sufficient logic within it to detect that my friend is running Final Cut Pro 4.0 and it would therefore be disastrous to install QuickTime 7.3, thus removing QuickTime 7.3 from her list of suggested updates. Would someone at Apple please fix this?
Sorry, but Quicktime is a component for SO MANY things, not just FCP. Sorry, but the OS doesn't detect that older versions of software are on there and won't be compatible...this is where you need to have a little knowledge. And sorry, but you need to have a little knowledge. If things are working, DO NOT UPGRADE unless it has been tested and cleared. In the case of FCP 4...it has not.
Rule of thumb...if you use older software, you have to stick to older versions of the OS and components that that software relies on.
How many things were broken with Vista? So many that the HUGE community let out a cry and now XP is available again configured on machines or as a stand alone buy. And no, Vista didn't warn that certain applications wouldn't work either.
You gotta research and find out. This place here...this forum...is a FANTASTIC place to find stuff like this out.
BTW...Apple doesn't read these forums, only us users. Gotta submit feedback here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/finalcutpro.html
Shane

Camera's Compatable with Final Cut Pro Studio 2

So I'm looking at buying a camera and the new final cut pro studio 2. The camera I was looking at getting was the Canon GL2, but Final Cut Studio 2 doesn't list that camera as one that is compatable and they don't really list many that are. I was wondering if the camera they list that work are just recommended ones or if they are the only ones that will work. Also if anyone has any suggestions for a decent camera. I really only want to spend a little over $2000. Thanks
- Josh -

Apple has long listed the GL1 but not the GL2 but I have no idea why. I have used the GL2 with FCP versions 1,2.3 and 4 and have Studio 2 on order and expect no problems. Using a camera for capture is pretty hard on it so I use an inexpensive mini-dv deck because I much prefer batch capturing everything and doing THAT with a camera (all the start stop and such) is even worse so I suggest a deck. I don't have Studio Pro 2 yet but I am expecting no problems....

I just did edited a feature using Final Cut Pro Version 7 i want to upgrade to X will the clips i saved on version 7 still be compatibly and usable on X

I just did edited a feature using Final Cut Pro Version 7 i want to upgrade to X will the clips i saved on version 7 still be compatibly and usable on X

thanks I was afraid of upgrading to Pro X and having to redigitise all that footage again thx Tom

Compatibility issues with Final Cut Express and Final Cut Pro

I'm getting ready to edit a project and I was wondering if there are any compatibility issues with Final Cut Express and Final Cut Pro. I've never used Express put I assume I would be able to make cuts, simple effects and titles. Is this correct.
If I transfer project files from one platform to the other will i run into any issues?
Thanks for all and any help.

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Although they operate in a similar fashion that are not fully compatible. You can open a FCE project in FCP, but once you've edited it in FCP you can't go back to FCE.

Final Cut Pro X and Videocam compatibility

I am ready to upgrade to Final Cut Pro X AND to buy a new videocam. I like the features of the Canon Vixia HF S30 (especially the viewfinder, not available in cheaper cameras), but neither Canon nor Apple will reassure me that this camera is compatible with Final Cut Pro X. Has anyone tried this camera with this software?
Thanks.
Grandma C

What we need to know:
The Mac model, how much RAM, type and specifications of graphics card, version of Mac OS X, amount of free space on the main drive, version # of FCP or FCS that you are attempting to install, with a list of the disks included in the box.

Final Cut Pro HD (4.5) compatability with Canon HV10

I got a great deal and read reviews from Mac sources regarding the Canon HV10. There was some question about the camcorder, but as an introduction into the world of HDV, I thought I could work with it for my specific needs and I did get a pretty decent price.
BUT, iMovie in my OSX Leopard which I just installed recognizes the camera BUT it comes in all bright green and pink even though the playback in the cam looks normal, and Final Cut Pro HD (4.5) just won't see the HV10, even with the HDV/DV cable they require you to purchase.
Do I have to update Final Cut Pro? Is this something that is just not going to work with the FCP 4.5?
Any help would be seriously appreciated.
Thanks so much.
Rod

FCP4.5 does not do HDV. You need either iMovie8, FCE 4 or FCStudio 2 for that codec.
x

Final Cut Pro Project compatibility with FC Express

Hello, I have the latest universal version of Final Cut Pro. If I edit a project can someone with Final Cut Express open it and work on it?
THanks,
Neobe

No -- nothing I can think of will work...
Can go the other way... but not down to FCE.
CaptM

Final Cut Pro & Leitch Nexio Server Compatibility

My name is David and I am currently working in production/promotions for an NBC affiliate news station in Colorado Springs. We currently have a Nexio server made by Leitch.
We are planning to go tapeless soon.
Can Final Cut Pro export LXF files directly to the server to avoid having to dump commercial spots to tape?
Does anyone have any experience working with Macs and Leitch servers?
Thanks!

What we need to know:
The Mac model, how much RAM, type and specifications of graphics card, version of Mac OS X, amount of free space on the main drive, version # of FCP or FCS that you are attempting to install, with a list of the disks included in the box.

Final Cut Pro X compatibility

Have an iMac with 3.06 GH intel dual core with 4 gb memory and NIDIA GeForce 8800 GS 512 Graphics card...My question is whether Final Cut Pro X will work with this configuration or will it just grind along to render and do editing. Currently working with Final Cut Express. Thanks for your inputs.

Your simplest solution is to download the free 30 day trial from here to see for yourself :-
http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/trial/
If you want a quick free video course to get you going, try the Izzy Video FCP X tutorials.
http://www.izzyvideo.com/final-cut-pro-x-tutorial/

Final Cut Pro 5 and After Affects 6.5 compatable with Tiger?

I'm running OSX 10.3.9 and want to upgrade to Tiger. Will Tiger be compatible with Final Cut Pro 5.0? How about After Affects 6.5?

I'm running both on an intel mac pro. No problems with Tiger so far. Although Motion does a lot of things that I used to do in AE

Is Final Cut Pro 6 compatable with OS X Lion?

I was thinking about upgrading my Macbook Pro to OS X Lion (I currently have 10.6.8), but have read in the reviews that there are some issues with older programs not being able to run. I use Final Cut Pro (6.0.4) very frequently, and would hate to have it be rendered useless. Does anyone know if this version of FCP will run on Lion?

apparently not: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3252681?start=0&tstart=0

Unable to load Final Cut Pro

I just did an auto-update last night of FCP, and this morning am not able to start the program. I have not had this problem before, and have been using FCP for the last month or so. The error I got was that it may not be able to laod "nsTODimporter plug-in". Time-Of-Day? Come on, what's the problem here.
I am now re-installing the whole application. This is a joy when you have a lot to do, and little time to do it.
Any thoughts from anyone? I guess the first thing to do is not update FCP when it says there's an update out there.
Agree? Disagree?
Thanks for any input.
-dan

The problem has been solved, with a little pain.
The original problem (Final Cut Pro would not run after performing an automatic update of the OS, FCP, and many other apps) was related to the JVC component "nsTODimporter.component", which is an MPEG2 component used in QuickTime to allow you to convert JVC's compressed HD movies into apple MOV files.
The problem had nothing to do with FCP (I didn't know this to begin with when I created the first thread entry here).
The problem had to do with an update to the OS. Before the update, I had OS 10.5.1 After the update I had OS 10.5.2.
As it turns out, the JVC component is valid for OS 10.4.6 thru OS 10.4.8, and is not compatible for OS 10.5. BUT, the component worked for OS 10.5.1 because Apple allowed compatibility for many components for 10.5.1, but took this compatibility away for 10.5.2. to (per Apple tech support).
So, the steps I performed, and outcomes of the steps:
(1) Re-install FCP studio.
This took a long time, and didn't solve the problem.
(2) Run Repair Disk Permissions
This didn't fix the problem, which lead me to believing that this was not a permissions issue.
(3) Delete the FCP Preferences file
This didn't fix the problem.
(4) Create a new admin user on the machine, and try to run FCP from this new user.
THIS WORKED! So, the problem was specific to the user.
(5) Go back to main user, and see if FCP would now work with original user.
It still did not work.
(6) Find the plug-in and remove it
The plug-in was a Quicktime plug-in. Removing the plug-in fixed the problem. The plug-in allows you to convert JVC MPEG2 files to MOV files using Quicktime Pro.
Now that I have things back up and running, I have turned off the update function for the mac. Hopefully I won't have this problem again.
An an additional note, if you are using FCP, I recommend never buying the JVC GZ-HD7U camera. It seems like a nice inexpensive HD camera, but it's not worth the trouble required to allow you to use FCP for editing. I unfortunately didn't have the ability to use a better camera for the project I am on.
Thanks very much to those that replied.

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