How to Uninstall older version of Final Cut and Motion

Hello
I have a older academic version of Final Cut and Motion. I ordered a Full blown version of Final Cut Studio 2 that should arrive this week. How do I uninstall my old version of software? I don't want them conflicting with the new version.
My other question deals with performance. I'm running a Dual 2.5GHz G5 with 6G of ram. Video Board is the ATI x800XT. Will this system work for editing HDV or am I going to need to buy a new Intel based computer? I really don't want to spend 4K for a new system.
Thanks
Bob M

have a gander a Jon Chappel's FCS Remover over at Digital Rebellion
http://www.digitalrebellion.com/fcs_remover.htm

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Or License Keys?
I'm not ready to take the plunge to the latest versions yet.
If not from Apple, where would I buy LEGAL versions?

Official Apple stores pull ALL old software the moment new versions come to market. For example, if you tried to purchase a copy of FCS from Apple the day after FCS2 was released, you'll be told it was no longer available. However, there can be a lot of software in other distribution channels - you just have to work harder to find it.
If you go the internet route, you need to be VERY careful that what you purchase will fit your situation. You do not want to be purchasing an UPGRADE package if you do not already own a qualifying product. The registration process will not work without the correct previous version's serial number (SN).
As an example of the subtlety of the situation, if the software is listed as the FCP 5.1 CROSSGRADE, it may or may not include a SN depending on the version it was intended to upgrade. I believe owners of v 5.0 did not get new serial numbers but users of 4.5 and earlier as well as those who had academic licenses received new serial numbers.
No matter what version you purchase, you need to receive all the install disks as well as all written material along with the serial numbers (if they were included - see above). I'm not trying to dissuade you but just letting you know there are a number of 'gotchas' out there.
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x

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>If we purchase the newest version of Final Cut Studio
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This project plays 1:50:00.
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This has probably been asked before, and if not I'm surprised, but here goes -
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especially in the music video world where there is a lot of cutting to a beat.< </div>
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If you cut one image at 24, the next one at 25, and repeat the cycle, it is physically impossible for the human eye/brain--ear/brain encoding and decoding system to perceive there is a difference (Although, forced to view a long sequence of these cycles, a viewer might sense a rhythm. It remains unlikely it will be identified as a one-frame difference in the cutting rhythm.) Ask any psychologist. The same principles of visual perception and persistence of vision long ago established 12 frames per second as the minimum image-change rate required to convey the illusion of animation, even in a 30fps timebase. That's why interlacing works.
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background:
I have the G5 DUAL 2 GHz POWERPC G5 with memory of 2.5 GB DDR SDRAM, OS MAC 0S X (10.4.8).
I'm editing video using FCP 5.0.4 - my video projects are located in the external drive. Back in June, I edited a movie and exported onto DVD; no problem!
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My project worked fine merely 3 months ago... what happened since?
Updates
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Command: Final Cut Pro
Path: /Applications/Final Cut Pro HD.app/Contents/MacOS/Final Cut Pro
Parent: WindowServer [117]
Version: 5.1 (5.1)
Build Version: 4
Project Name: FCPApp
Source Version: 602161028
PID: 1460
Thread: 0
Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000004
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 ...lCutPro.Plugins.QTRtEffects 0x061eea90 KGSetQTRtResFile(unsigned char, short*) + 72
1 ...lCutPro.Plugins.QTRtEffects 0x061f5b08 RTEffectComponentRegister() + 96
2 ...lCutPro.Plugins.QTRtEffects 0x061e521c PluginStart + 2028
3 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x001b23e0 DispatchRegisterMessage(void*, void*) + 104
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25 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x002c10a8 main + 64
26 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00002c24 _start + 340
27 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00002acc start + 60
Thread 1:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002c128 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 8
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