Final Cut Pro X on iMac G5

Hi, I just downloaded Final Cut Pro X for my dual core intel iMac G5.
It downloaded fine but when opening it said my graphics card wasn't capable.
Can you suggest how I could fix this or if it is possible to downgrade to a different version of FCP X.
If you can suggest where will I be able to download it from?
Thanks for the help.

Altering any of the hardware on an iMac is extremely difficult and should only be tackled by a skilled technician.
The cost of such changes would be very high (assuming it's possible) and you would still end up with an old computer that was barely capable of using FCP X.
Much better would be to put the money towards a new, more powerful and fully guaranteed machine.
I don't know how experienced you are in editing but it is quite possible that the latest iMovie (an excellent app which is like a simplified FCP X), would do everything you want and would work perfectly on your present computer.

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