Final Cut Studio application available as a separate upgrade for FCE users?

Hi, if you need/use all the tools in Final Cut Studio 2, the price can't be beat I guess, but for a FCE 4 user, the 'upgrade' to FCS is rather big. Wouldn't it be nice for other FCE users to be able to buy e.g. Color and Motion separately? I would buy them. Just interested in other FCE users opinion.

I feel your pain, for some reason we're forced in some cases to buy bundles of apps , rather than that one peace we actually need, In my humbles opinion thats not doing good business. To me it makes about as much sense, as being forced to buy a notebook, pencil and crayon when all you really needed was a pen...

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    Does the new MacBookPro 13" (April 2010) run all Final Cut Studio applications, and reasonably well?
    I've looked at the FCS specs, CPU, RAM and hard disc minimums are more than satisfied with the MBP 13".
    Now that the 13" has a discreet Nvidia (albeit sharing memory with main RAM) graphics card, that requirement is also satisfied.
    The Color app needs a screen resolution of at least 1680x1050: Is this really a hard requirement?
    i.e. will the Color app exit with an error message saying not supported at this resolution or will it work but with less space for items in its user interface? For example Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 used to say minimum resolutions but I can run it on my Toshiba NB100 netbook at 1024x600 just fine. (BTW as an aside even this 200pound netbook has an eSATA port!)
    Also I intend to use an external 23" 1920x1080 screen plugged into the MBP13" a lot of the time at home.
    Also what about the Core 2 Duo on the 13" versus the i5 dual core hyperthreaded = 4 threads or i7 quad core = 8 threads on the new (Apr2010) 15" and 17" MBPs.
    I intend to capture from solid state flash card, so dropped frames due to slow(is) internal 5400rpm non-raid hard drive capturing from real time playout of tape is not an issue.
    Where would I notice the difference in speed? Where would the MBP 13" run noticeably slower compared with the new 15" and 17"?
    I would expect the entry 2.4Ghz 13" Apr2010 model to run FCS/FCP reasonably well, given that people have coped with this sort of spec in the past.
    As long as editing works reasonably smoothly on the 13" MPB, e.g. I can go backwards and forwards through my work, preview multiple tracks/effects (at lower resolution, if necessary - by using RTExtreme feature with ProRes422Proxy) and then leave it render to maximum high quality overnight, then I would be happy.
    The smaller size of the 13" and lower cost make it more attractive to gain a more rounded cross platform skillset by entering into the Mac scene and for future opportunities requiring those skills.
    The benefits buying a higher end notebook diminish against cost and increasing screen size (more to carry around), also that only the cumbersome (IMHO) 17" has ExpressCard34 for SATA input.

    Thanks for your quick response and for the reassurance, my responses back...
    {quote:title=NLEdit wrote:}
    What sorts of things did you want to work on?
    {quote}
    Music videos, small projects to start with. I've come from working with Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 on Windows XP on a 30minute documentary that took 18months part and fulltime to produce with 3 staff (http://www.youtube.com/mediamotioninvision for a clip of it). I feel the next level up would be to work with what many professionals are using: Final Cut Studio, as I was told at Cannes Film Festival in 2009. So to progress my craft I want to develop the skillset of the professionals.
    {quote:title=NLEdit wrote:}
    You also have to consider the i/o issue. How will you get footage in and out of the machine to an external drive and from a firewire camera if you go that route?
    {quote}
    Many film/video cameras, both low end/entry level consumer prosumer and higher end professional are recording onto solid state flash memory cards, e.g. SD. So transferring from that into the notebook is straightforward. This used to be more of an issue with tape-based cameras, as the footage transfer was real time and dropped frames could occur if the host recieving notebook could not handle the amount of data be sent from the camera, e.g due to slow hard drive/bus.
    That said, even though solid state media eliminates the problem of dropped frames due to real time transfer of tape, it is a profound crying shame of a misguided decision that Apple decided to omit the ExpressCard34 interface (and therefore block high-speed eSATA/RAID hard drive options) from the 'Pro' range of 13" and 15" MacBookPros and reserve it for the 17", when the equivalent Windows notebooks have this for half the price.
    So I'm reluctant to invest more money in a higher spec machine 1) because of limited budget 2) but also the higher spec 15" appears to be sadly unbalanced in that there is up to quad core of processing power etc but a lacking in external interfaces i.e. maximum of FireWire 800 for connecting external drives to. More better in my view to spend just enough on a 'sketch' grade notebook, for learning on and reasonable performance and benefit from the smaller size and cost.
    Playback, previewing while editing the work may be a little compromised owing to the throughput of the internal harddrive, but, from my reading, I understand that RTExtreme and ProRes422Proxy technologies can help this situation of limited hard drive bandwidth/transfer rate whereby lower bitrates are used combined with reduction in preview quality to allow smoother playback. That is acceptable to me as long as I can get a good idea of how it looks. I intend to leave it running overnight to do the final maximum high quality render.

  • Will Final Cut Studio 2 HD and FCP 7 Upgrade load on newest OS?

    I have Final Cut Studio HD and an FCP 7 Upgrade on my old system.  Looking to buy a new iMac and wondered if I could load Studio 2 and FCP 7 on the newest OS?
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    Forgot to mention, although it will install it isn't officially supported by Apple anymore. Just in case someone jumps in to point it out.
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  • Final Cut Studio applications "quit unexpectedly" upon trying to save.

    I have had recent problems with Final Cut Studio. FCP 7 will run and save fine but all the other applications in the studio will "quit unexpectedly" upon trying to save the project or if I try to set the export destination in Compressor. I uninstalled FCP Studio and just finished reinstalling. I'm still having the same problem. Any Ideas?

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  • Final Cut Studio 2 Update Security -- Putting Serial # in for "Update"

    I am still working with FCP Studio and FCP 5. I have heard that when I purchase FCP Studio 2 with FCP 6, the first time I go do a "Software Update" it will ask for the Serial # for the FCP Studio 2. Is that true? I am just curious. I have already ordered FCP Studio 2. Will it always ask for the Serial # when I do an "Update?" Is there any other security upgrades from Final Cut Studio 1?
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    Software update has nor required this.
    But downloading the items manually from the Apple update site for FCS2 does require this.
    Don't know of any "security updates" for FCS? What are you referring to?
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  • Final Cut Studio 2 serial number is not accepted for downloading updates

    Hi,
    because of problems with AVCHD 720p50 import in FCP I wanted to upgrade from version 6.0.1 to 6.0.6.
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    There are 5!!! upgrades available, but I had to get a hint on the forum to even KNOW about it. There is no information about that easily findable on the FCP/FCS page, nor does the software update show any option.
    Second - the problem:
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    Ok, Google again, found the page and have to type in may SN again. _*BUT this time the site won't accept it.*_ I tried it several times, double/tripple checked the SN, but ist keeps telling me that I'm using an invalid serial number.
    It is really annoing at this point - does anybody know how I will get past this SN-input with my fully working FCS2 full version serial number?
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    Message was edited by: Immortal Balrock

    And I really think Apple should install one userfriendly update centre where every user can easily see and download updates to all Apple software (not just the latest version that is heavily promoted).
    They already do. Under the Apple icon at the top left of your screen "Software Update".
    I maintain a lot of clients FCP systems as part of my services. It doesn't matter if they are running FCP 3 or the latest FCS version, it all comes in, in the correct order. 100% every time.
    Of course, if you move the apps into places where Software Update doesn't expect to find them, then you will get unpredictable results.
    Here's why; When you install Apple software via the Installer app, it expects stuff to be in a certain location, based on the .pkg files in the directory at: Library/Receipts. If you move, rename or otherwise tamper with the files or their contents, it all goes pear shaped and you end up in the situation that you are currently experiencing.

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    *Is there a good Final Cut Studio Book out there? I am good with final cut pro, but I can use some polishing on my compressor, motion, & dvd studio pro skills. I didn't find the manuals very helpful.*
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  • Final Cut Studio

    I purchased Final Cut Studio as a new application not as an upgrade. It downloaded to my computer as an upgrade. Could I have purchased an upgrade for a lessor price and still loaded it to my hard drive?

    It downloaded to my computer...
    From "Before You Install Final Cut Studio" documentation:
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    • Additional 42 GB required to install all optional templates, loops, content, and tutorials (may be installed on separate disks):
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    • 8 GB for Motion templates, Motion Series LiveFonts, and tutorial media
    • 8 GB for Soundtrack Pro content
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  • Final Cut Studio 5 on Intel

    I have Final Cut Studio 5 and I need to put it on an Intel based Mac. I seem to remember that you need to send in the disks and pay a fee to upgrade to the Intel version (FCS5.1 I believe?), but I can't find anything online about doing that. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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    Nick

    Here is what I found on the web for you:
    Final Cut Studio Universal apps won't be sold separately
    By Prince McLean
    Published: 02:40 PM EST
    Apple will no longer offer its Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Motion, and DVD Studio Pro audio and video applications as standalone products, and come March will choose instead to sell them exclusively as part of the $1299 Final Cut Studio production suite.
    The company began informing its resellers of the change this week and also said it has stopped accepting new orders for the current versions of Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Motion, and DVD Studio Pro. "The individual applications in Final Cut Studio will only be available as part of the suite," the company wrote in a memo.
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    Customers who already own a copy of the the current Final Cut Studio can update to the universal version of the suite through a $49 "Final Cut Studio 1.1 Crossgrade Fulfillment" upgrade. Information on how to obtain this and the aforementioned upgrades should begin appearing on Apple's Web site in early February.
    Contacts close to Apple have suggested that fulfillment upgrades may only be available through snail mail, requiring the customer to supply all install discs from the software which they are upgrading.
    Apple will also offer $49 crossgrade upgrades for its other Pro applications, Aperture and Logic Pro 7.1. For users of Logic Express 7.1, the upgrade will cost only $29.
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  • Making Room for Final Cut Studio 2

    hiya been a long time since ive been on.
    so here's my problem, right now im working on a g5 tower dual 2.0 2.5 gig ram, very nice machine and has served me well for my final cut and production audio needs. i just recently bought a macbook pro 2.2 version with 120 gig of harddrive space, after hearing that sweet gong sound of the first boot up on a shinny new laptop, i was slightly sad when i saw that i only had 80 gig of space available on my hardddrive. id like to install final cut studio 2 when i get it, along with all the content, and still have room for programs such as tracktor dj studio 3, my music, and creative suite three...
    ive thought about deleting all the unneccesarry programs such as imovie, garage band, idvd, ect. ect. but im unsure what this will do to my system, and what exactly i can get rid of to give me that extra 10 gig or so.
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  • Final Cut Studio 2 (FCP 6) on MacBook 1.83 Core 2 Duo

    One (probably very stupid) question:
    Will the just announced Final Cut Studio 2 (and especially Final Cut Pro 6) run on my (pretty darn new) MacBook Core 2 Duo (1.83 Ghz White)?
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    On Apple's FCS2 site, it says:
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    A display with 1024-by-768 resolution or higher
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  • Suddenly I can't run my Final Cut Studio Programs-why?

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  • Does Final Cut Studio run on a standard Macbook Pro

    Hi,
    I have seen Final Cut Studio 2 and it looks superb.
    Before I buy it, I want to make sure...does it run on a Macbook Pro with 2GB memory and an ATI X1600 PCIe graphics card? (Standard Macbook Pro 15" 2.33GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo)
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    Thanks for your reply.
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    Minimum Requirements to Install All Final Cut Studio Applications
    * 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
    * Mac OS X v10.4.9 or later
    * QuickTime 7.1.6 or later
    * A DVD drive for installation
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  • Final Cut Studio 2 Upgrade

    I've got an old version of FCP and I've just purchased the upgrade to FCS 2.
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    Hello and welcome to the forum!
    Can't say what is going to happen since it hasn't happened yet but judging from the past when you upgrade to a new version of Final Cut the upgrade is equivalent to the full version. Meaning if there is an upgrade option you may use your newest version to upgrade to next version. When you upgrade you are upgrading from a full version so you still need the full version disk and serial number. Hypothetical scenario would be you purchased Final Cut Pro 4 full version then upgraded from that to Final Cut Studio 1. If you wanted to upgrade to FCS@ you can upgrade with the option of Final Cut Studio 1 to FCS2 instead of the option for Final Cut Pro 4 to FCS2. When you instal FCS2 you would need full version Final Cut Pro 4 serial number and FCS1 serial then FCS2 upgrade serial. This is a hypothetical situation and can be assumed for future versions although unconfirmed for reasons previously stated; namely that there is no Final cut Studio 3 available so no one can say for sure.

  • Final Cut Studio 2 upgrade ruined my HD video files!

    Okay, now I'm really puzzled. I installed Final Cut Studio 2 to upgrade my PowerMac G5. Now, all the HD footage I recorded, both in iMovie HD and in FCP 5 from my Sony HDR-FX1 camera has annoying green and red streaks that flash repeatedly. Even iMovie HD has the same problem when playing back old HD projects. The streaks also appear if I try playing the files back through Quicktime Player.
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    Issue
    Earlier versions of the applications in Final Cut Studio might not open or may behave unexpectedly if you use them on your computer after upgrading to Final Cut Studio 2.
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