Final cut studio and intel macs

How well will final cut studio run on the new intel macs that were announced today? thanks for the help!

According to Apple the new intel machines will not run the current version of Final Cut Studio. You either have to wait until March when they release the Universal version or you can buy the suite now to run on your G4/G5 then get the Universal suite for $50 in March.
http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/topquestions.html

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i wish to buy final cut studio and was going to buy from the apple store but they recently stopped selling i have found on amazon two final cut studios one call final cut studio and the other called final cut studio upgrade the upgrade one is cheaper so this makes me think is this just like an expansion and do i need the original but both have the same pictures, descriptions and specs so are they the same thing just with different names or what? please help

Final Cut Studio is the full install...where the UPGRADE means that it requires you to have a previous version. It is cheaper because it only works if you have a previous version.

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I want to export my scoring markers with the movie in Final Cut Studio and see them as markers in Logic Pro 7.2.x. I need to use the markers as "hit points" to calculate my tempos and effectively lay out my score based upon the action in the picture. I'm exporting the Final Cut Studio project to a Quicktime movie and choosing audio and video + "scoring markers". Thanks for your help.
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Don't bother rendering a movie out of LiveType, simply save the project file and import it into FCP.
LiveType outputs in the Animation codec only, so you will always have to render. Using the project file has another advantage -right clicking and choosing "Open in Editor" will drop you back into LiveType where you can quickly make adjustments, save and return to FCP with the changes in place.
To set project properties, you can use the Place Background Movie function in LiveType. Drop a short clip in and it will automatically adjust the properties to match. You can delete it once you have the settings. If you have Anamorphic video, you will still need to adjust the pixel aspect ratio -exact settings depend on the format, you haven't told us that yet.
Again, depending on the format, you might have to set the Anamorphic flag in FCP's Item Properties for the LiveType file.
When you view the FCP export in QuickTime Player 7 (not QuickTime Player X) make sure that the High Quality Playback preference is selected.
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Avoid using small, thin, delicate and Serif typefaces. They never work well.
A well known example of a Serif font is Times, which you should avoid at all costs in any case -it makes it look like you made the titles in MS Word. Stick with San Serifs with clear, bold strokes. Helvetica is a popular example of a San Serif.
If your titles are white, reduce the brightness to around 90%. Apply a shadow or border to distinguish them from the background. While it might sound counter productive, applying a tiny amount of blur can help too.
One more thing: Don't put your email address in the body of your post. The forums are open to anyone who wants to read them and by extension, web bots. They will harvest the address and bombard it with spam. We don't do personal email on the forums anyway -we share information amongst all users.

Final cut studio and space

i see that final cut studio and all the content within takes up a lot of space...can the various templates and content from motion, live type etc be installed on a separate external drive? and if so the pros and cons?
thanks

Templates and libraries (such as for Motion, DVD Studio Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Livetype, etc.) can be installed to an external drive during the install process. We do that for laptop installations.
It's best to always keep the applications in the Applications folder according to Pro support, but you can move the libraries anywhere you want or not install them at all.
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Final Cut Studio on Intel PowerMacs?

I am planning on eventually upgrading to a top of the line PowerMac for editing using Final Cut Studio (which I currently own and run on my PowerBook), but I have a few questions that I need to figure out before making a decision on what to get and when to get it.
So I know all this is a little ways off, but soon enough, Apple PowerMacs will be running on Intel processors. Does anyone know if they will be fully capable of running the current version of Final Cut Studio (which is made for the PowerPC processor) and how much slower it would be, since it would be run using Rosetta? When Apple releases the Intel PowerMac, do you think it would be better to get the older generation Quad G5 or the newer and supposedly much faster Intel PowerMac, which would have to run Final Cut Studio through Rosetta, which would slow it down (if it indeed can run the app). Thanks a lot for the input.
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As I understand it, Apple has since OS X created versions of all its applications for both Intel and PowerPC.
Perhaps not all its system levels, but its pro apps.
Remember that Apple bought Final Cut Pro (nee Final Cut) from Macromedia, where the program, originally developed for PC and at one time earmarked to be the front-end editing software for Media 100 on the PC, was being developed by Randy Ubillos.
It was originally called "Key Grip."

Final cut studio 2 on mac mini

has anyone tried it on a mac mini?
i want to get a new mac pro but since the design is about to change sooner or later i prefer to get a desktop in the meantime.
does it run on a mac mini with that slow graphic card? what about color or motion?
thanks
mac mini Mac OS X (10.4.10)

http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/specs.html
"A Macintosh computer with a 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5, Intel Core Duo, or Intel Xeon processor
1GB of RAM
An AGP or PCI Express Quartz Extreme graphics card (Final Cut Studio is not compatible with integrated Intel graphics processors)
A display with 1024-by-768 resolution or higher."
That is the requirement to install all of the applications. Motion and definitely Color won't work.
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When I go to install Final Cut Studio on my new Mac Pro, it tells me that "Final Cut Studio Installer requires that your system have a Quartz Extreme capable video card."
I have the ATI 5870 and, just a wild guess here, I'm betting it does support Quartz Extreme.
A software update doesn't help me here because I cannot get the software installed the first place to be able to update it. What should I do?

FCS 1...Final Cut Pro 5.0? Won't work on an Intel. PowerPC only. You need at least 5.1...which wasn't a free upgrade, so updating won't work. You need FCP 5.1, FCP 6 or the most recent FCP 7. Those are the only versions that will work on the newer macs.
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Final Cut Studio and Final Cut Studio 2

At work, we have a Mac Pro running Final Cut Studio (original) and recently acquired a G5 and would like to purchase Studio 2 for it. Are Studio 2 projects compatible in any way with Final Cut Studio? Are there any compatibility packs for this?

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hi i have final cut studio 2 currently installed on my imac, and it kinda slows my general use of the computer
i bought a new macbook pro (the new one with aluminum casing), but its only the base, and i have not upgraded it in any way, so it is as it comes
and basically i was wondering, if i installed the entire final cut studio 2 (and aperture), how would it affect the general speed of the machine when doing other general tasks not FCS related:
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and b) while it is not running
i also want to run games off of my MBP so i really dont want to compromise speed

It needs to be filled with RAM, and when running Pro Apps, in the faster graphics processor mode. Mail, etc. will likely run fine along side them. I'd not play games when rendering though.
When they don't run, they don't affect anything but disk space 60 gigs for it all including Templates... RAM is the key to running multiple apps on any given Mac.
Nice Mac too. I just saw one the other day for the first time. I love that new trackpad the most. It's likely a lot faster than my 2.3 laptop, and I can run all the apps at the same time no problem with it. But ya need to fill up the RAM. I like that it's so green.
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I am planning to install my old FCP software on my new Mac Pro, then install the FCS upgrade software. Is there anything I should know or do before doing this to make sure that I will not have any trouble either 1) installing Final Cut Studio upgrade, or 2) accessing my old FCP files.
Many thanks in advance for your wisdom and assistance.

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Is there a version of Final Cut Studio (I only need Finaul Cut Pto (and essential software to make it work) which will function with Mavericks?
I am too old to change again how to do things and unfortunately I need some software which only works with the latest systems.
Many of my plug in require vast ampunt of money to work with The new FinalCut, and frankly I don't like the video editing philosophy behind it. Is my opnion but it plays a role in my request,
I hope someone will give me some hints. Else I need to switch from one Disk in my Mac Pro with Snow Leopard to the other with Mavericks ... and is a great waste of time.
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There are copious amount of posts explainging this in depth in the discussion, its asked a number of times each day. So rather than add to the confusion, read the replies from the guys who are long time FCP 7 users and are running Mavericks and when you have a specific question, post back.

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Hello everybody,
I would like to know if I can export swf files from Flash 8 (For MAC) to Final Cut Studio in order to convert them to Video files such as *.avi, *.mpg and to modify them. On Flash we can publish a flash file as quicktime file, but several effects included in Flash 8 are not available. We can to export it as AVI, but just from Windows, from Mac is not available, anybody knows why?
For this reason, I have:
1) to publish a flash file as SWF
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3) and it will be ready to work with it on Mac with Final Cut Studio.
If anybody knows how can I simplify it? and how can I work with Final cut from a Flash file using just a MAC?
Thanks a lot!
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G5 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

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Final Cut Studio and OS 10.5 problems

Since upgrading to Leopard on my G5, DVD Studio Pro, Soundtrack Pro and Motion have not been working properly. DVD Studio Pro opens but none of the program-specific pulldown menus appear at the top of the screen. DVD Studio Pro, File, Edit Project, Arrange, etc. pulldowns are simply missing. In addition, all other pulldown menus in the program (e.g., First Play, Background, Overlay File, etc. appear but do not function. Soundtrack Pro and Motion also have the missing menu bar items, but I haven't had time to see if other functions are also affected. Final Cut Pro appears to be working normally.
Fortunately (and a bit mysteriously), I have the same programs on my Macbook Pro and they seem to have been unaffected by the transition to 10.5. I had upgraded that system first and everything seemed to go pretty smoothly, so I decided to upgrade the G5 as well.
I've trashed preferences files to no effect and was hoping to find a solution short of reinstalling all of Final Cut Studio or, worse, the OS. Any suggestions or reports of a similar nature would be appreciated. Thanks.

ill just add what I am experiencing to see if anyone can help. I have no problem with drop down menus or DVD studio pro. I am using the FCP 4.5 however.
Here is my deal.
I've got issus with Leopard - perhaps with everyone else on here. Specifically. I am trying to make m2v of my FCP project. I first attempted to send it to compressor with the response from compressor being "no background processing able" This happened once before a long time ago and I have NO idea how to correct that. I installed complete new software on another drive and the same thing happened. Is FCP 4.5 not compatible with OSX10.5?
Also I tried going through quicktime conversion but I could not select mpeg2 compression. WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT when I installed 10.5 - any idea how to restore that?
If that wasn't bad enough. I went to titanuium toast 7.1.2 and tried burning a FCP DV file just to test. I get the message Mac OS error- cant burn!!!
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Final cut studio and leopard

i need to know if final cut 5 (final cut studio) will run with leopard os x

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