Final Cut Pro HD on Quad G5 with 6600 video card

I just installed FC Pro HD on my Quad and its giving me a configuration error: This software requires certain hardware or software which is missing.
• Power Macintosh G4/350 megahertz (MHz), or
faster.
• AGP graphics card.
Any ideas?

when 4.5 was written, the only cards were AGP.
There's a hack. If you search the forum, you'll find it.

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3. I have iMovie HD, iMovie 09, and FCExpress (which I don't know how to use that well).
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