Selling a Registered copy of Final Cut Studio 3

I am wanting to sell my copy of Final Cut Studio 3 but it is registered to me. Will the new owner be able to register it if I do everything legal per the copyright agreament? How would the buyer go about registering it when my name is already on it?

It's not complicated. All you have to do is sell the complete package (discs, documentation etc). Remove the software from your computer. The new owner registers it in their name and takes over ownership. Done.

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Installing used copy of Final Cut Studio 2

Hello,
I've been reading around the net and haven't been able to find a very clear answer as to what happens when you buy and install a used copy of Final Cut Studio. I understand that the program can be sold as soon as it is completely uninstalled from the seller's machine, but it's what happens after that on the buyer's machine that I am dealing with.
It is important to note that I am dealing with full versions of the program, not upgrades (nor do I have to option to consider them in my situation).
These are my questions;
1. When the buyer (me) installs the seller's used copy of Final Cut Studio 2 will I be able to install the program on both a desktop & laptop like when the suite is new (this is vital because I am getting a new laptop and need studio on both machines)?
2. If (for some unknown reason) the seller's used copy of FCS2 doesn't install, can I install FCS HD without any problems?
3. If for some reason FCS2 isn't completely uninstalled from the seller's machine will it impede my installation process of FCS2?
Any info you can give me in regard to any of these questions would be greatly appreciated. It is a bit time sensitive (not that I have a deadline but I need to do this asap) so immediate responses would be amazing.
Thanks,
~ JoeA

Thank you for your quick response David!
1. Great! Glad that worked out.
2. When I say FCS 2 I mean the suite that came with Final Cut Pro 6, DVD Studio Pro 4, Motion 3, LiveType 2, Soundtrack Pro 2, Color, Compressor 3. I'm pretty sure it will play nicely with a new intel machine.
When I say FCS HD I mean the suite that came with Final Cut Pro (5.1.4), DVD Studio Pro, Motion 2, and Soundtrack Pro, and Compressor 2. This version (5.1) was made to work with intel machines.
3. Thank you also for providing the link! I definitely want to make sure this is legal.
Much appreciated
~JoeA

Want to install MY copy of Final Cut Studio & change Name & Serials

I want to install my personal copy of FCP onto an iMac I just purchased, but every time I restart it still says old name and old registration number. Tried deleting Library/Application Support/ProApps/Final Cut System ID....but still won't let me change registration info???

I'm confused.
You did a clean install of Final Cut Pro on a new iMac, and some other name and serial number comes up?
That's not possible.

Written/hard copy of Final Cut Studio manuals

I have done an upgrade and would relly like to know how I can puchase the manuals. I know they come as PDF files but call me old fashion
thnx,
Austin

All true.
However if you don't know the term or can't spell it right, the PDF's indexing is exactly the same as the printed manuals... And you certainly can go to the index, and click on chapters that may help you. I find it still easier than carrying around a book, and flipping through the pages...it's a pdf of them that has links all thru it (can't click on a books page and jump around). But you can search it just like you would if you had the printed manual... rather than use the search dialog. Just use the index... and start clicking there, just as you would if you had the printed manual... you'd have to open pages that the index in front sends you to, right?
I think you're right, David, you can't take it away from the system unless of course you have a laptop to read it from. Which I do... and you don't even have to load FCP to get it either... just take a copy of it from the contents of FCP's application icon. It's a bit buried there, but it's not impossible at all.
I still prefer the online docs... I wanna save the trees. It doesn't really cost Apple all that much to print them, so we'd not save all that much except in shipping charges. Nevertheless... a tree saved is a tree making nice air.
Jerry

Help with selling Final Cut Studio

Hello, I am selling my mac pro with Final Cut Studio and i was wondering how do I transfer the ownership so the person receiving it can register under their name? I am the original owner and have all the original software and books.

yes.
Of course once you sell it, you can not use that license as the basis for an upgrade version to be installed on your computer. Upgrade licenses require you have ALL the previous versions in your control.
x

Installing Final Cut Studio 3

Hi
I recently had to restore from back-up to a new laptop. I went to use Final Cut Pro from (Final Cut Studio 2)and was asked for a serial number. Unfortunately I have lost the discs without registering (monumentally stupid I know). Bottom line is I want to buy a copy of Final Cut Studio 3 and install that.
Would you recommend I uninstall my current unregistered version..or can I install straight over the top of it even though it is not an "upgrade" version I will be buying. (it will be the "full" version.)

Always a good idea to do a clean install, however, if you buy a legit copy of fcstudio3, don't see why you can't just try using the full (rather than an upgrade) serial number when it asks for the serial number.
Good luck in finding a copy of fcs3. Apple's not selling it anymore.

HELP PLEASE WITH UPGRADING FROM FINAL CUT PRO TO FINAL CUT STUDIO 2

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO UPDATE FINAL CUT AND GETTING THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE
Final Cut Pro and Boris Calligraphy titling generator. Upgrading is required if an older version is already installed.
SO WHEN I GO TO UPDATE FINAL CUT AND COMPRESSOR ARE GREYED OUT AND SAY SKIP SO I AM UNABLE TO UPGRADE. I HAVE UPDATED ALL MY SOFTWARE AND AM STUCK.
IF ANYONE CAN PLEASE HELP
THANK YOU

1. Turn off caps lock on your keyboard.
2. Use Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper to clone your internal hard drive.
3. Use the Installation disks that came wiith your computer to Erase and Install Mac OS X on your internal hard drive. Use Software Update to get your copy of Mac OS to the latest version.
4. Repair Permissions.
5. Install Final Cut Studio. Use Software Update to get your copy of Final Cut Studio to the latest version.
6. Repair Permissions.
7. Use the cloned hard drive to restore the contents of your Home folder -do not copy the contents of your Library folder, only the folder "Mail" should be copied from there to your new Home/Library folder.

Is it possible to export Final Cut Pro X or .MOV to DVD Studio Pro (Final Cut Studio)?

Is it possible to export Final Cut Pro X projects or .MOV to DVD Studio Pro (from Final Cut Studio v.3)? I'm using the free trial of Final Cut Pro X and later acquired a copy of Final Cut Studio (FCP 7, Compressor 3.5, DVD Studio Pro 4, Color 1.5, Motion 4, Soundtrack Pro 2).
I don't like the default DVD export in FCPX, so I would like to do it on DVD Studio Pro. Is it possible to export the project or the final .MOV file to DVD Studio Pro?
Additionally, can I use unfinished FCPX projects on FCP7?
Is it possible to export from FCPX to Compressor 3.5 (Final Cut Studio)?
Feedback would be greatly appreciated. As of this post, I have about 13 days left on my FCPX trial. Or would it just make sense to just use Final Cut Pro 7, since I have a permanent copy of it?
Thank you.
P.S. Where would be the best place to store projects or any other file related to Final Cut Studio or Final Cut Pro X? My MacBook Pro has 320GB built in storage (only 60GB available), and I have a 1TB external hard drive.
What is best to store on the Macintosh internal hard drive?
What is best to store on the external hard drive?

Yes you can make DVDs in DVDSP using video exported from FCPX.
There are some apps that will translate between X and 7- that said I would highly recommend not going back and forth as the translations are not 1:1 perfect.
I would recommend storing all Events and Projects on the External drive.
Compressor 3.5 will not accept exports directly from FCPX- you'll need Compressor 4 which is $49.
Totally up to you whether you want to make the jump to X. 7 is an EOL'ed program, meaning there will not be another version of that application. Final Cut Pro X is the version being actively developed now.

Final Cut Studio Pro 2 Install - Skip Final Cut Pro itself - TT_NEWALREADYI

Dear All,
I hope you can help. I have just bought a new Macbook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 4GB RAM, with OS X 10.4.10 running. It came with iLife 08.
I installed Logic Studio 8 (which was successful), and have been trying to install my copy of Final Cut Studio 2. When I run the installation, the options appear for custom install, but FInal Cut Pro, Compressor and QMaster are greyed out, and the action identified for them is "skip. If I rest the mouse over any of the options the text TT_NEWERALREADYINSTALLED appears.
I have tried uninstalling the Logic Studio components with AppZapper, and retrying the install of Final Cut Studio, but no matter what I try to do, it won't install Final Cut Pro.
Can anybody help?
Kind Regards,
Nick.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306567
-DH

Students splitting a Copy of Final Cut Pro

Hello, I am a film student, and was wondering the legal bits about splitting a used copy of final cut studio. As I am a student (student = little money) it is one of the only ways to get my hands on a copy for my self.
Thanks,
Joel
Titanium Powerbook Mac OS X (10.4.3)

"And even though we didn't have much money (being students), stealing them was not considered okay..."
Ah - i'm certainly not advocating "stealing" - which is very very wrong. I'm answering more the post about getting license keys - purchase - for earlier copies of FCP - which I did read about a long long time ago on the forum - hence my comment. That's why I put BB.
Students are a rare breed of 'other folk' when innovation today - is the artist of tomorrow yadee yadee ya. However doing it the correct way is the only way.
LOL,
BB
ps - How do you get your Icon in the body of your post Patrick?

Where can I find Final Cut Studio retail?

As a graduate of Media hoping to get into the industry as an editor, I find myself in the difficult position of trying to find a retail copy of Final Cut Studio. Every retailer I've searched no longer stocks the software. I'm worried that I may not be able to get hold of a copy and will be forced to download Final Cut Pro X, despite the fact it has recieved terrible reviews and would rather get the older, better software.
Has Apple phased Studio out of retail because if they have, that's not something I wanted to hear.

In the technology world, especially in the world of video with an ever increasing number of codecs being introduced each year, it would be a reasonable assumption that software that's already two years old (FCP 7) and will never be developed or updated in any way, will only be good for about two to four years. And that's assuming that you have access to the hardware that supports the older software. It's my personal prediction that Apple will drop the MacPro line of desktops within the next couple of years. With their move to iOS and consumer gadgets and software, coupled with the fact that it is generally the video and audio professionals that use beefy desktop system, and the fact that Apple is clearly shifted its focus away from the professional crowd, what will you do when you need new or replacement hardware to run this old, EOL software on and Apple has nothing to offer?
Since you're just starting out, my advice to you would be to start learning actual professional editing software and I'd further strongly suggest that you do that on a different platform than a Mac. If you can find FCS 3 and have a decent system to run it on, great; you can use that as well. But I'd plan for an Apple-free future if you want to make a living in video post-production.
I don't make these statements lightly; after all these years using Apple products, I find it's just a sad fact.
-DH

Help with installing Final Cut Studio package

I have a copy of Final Cut Studio 2.0.1. I would like to know if there is a way to create an image file to combine all disks into 1 file. This would help in installing, since I only have one set of disks. I don't want to risk ruining any of the disks, since I have a lab of 30 computers to install Final Cut Studio 2 on.
I have the following disks:
Final Cut Studio Install
Audio Content 1
Audio Content 2
Audio Content 3
Motion Content
LiveType Media 1
LiveType Media 2
DVD Studio Pro Content
Thanks, any help is greatly appreciated.

Shane, I have all 8 FCP disks saved as a dmg file. I am currently storing these in a share on our NEW Apple XSERVE. I have tried mounting all of the 8 dmg files to the desktop of the iMac, that I'm wanting to install on. But this takes an unusally long time, I cancelled it after a couple days of it trying to mount the images to the desktop.
I'm very green to using Apples, just something that has been dropped in my lap.
Is there a way that I can mount these images in the folder on the Xserve? of is using a portable HDD the only way to do it.

Can't locate Final Cut Studio after installing

So I installed my copy of Final Cut Studio on my computer, but cannot locate it anywhere. I do have a version of FCPX on my computer already, so I'm wondering if this is causing a conflict? Thanks for your help.

Here's a user tip that includes the best practice for installing both fcpx and fcp on the same system
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2861

Installing final Cut Studio (2005) on an iMac

I recently bought an iMac with the intent of doing some video editing. I was assured by various people (including the specialist in a local Mac reseller) that I could run the 2005 Final Cut Studio (which I already owned) on the new line of iMacs, but when I tried installing the software it told me I didn't have the required hardware.
Have I just been given misinformation and now have to buy the new studio pack, or is this an issue that can be sorted with a download?
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It depends on the version number of your copy of Final Cut Studio.
If memory serves me correctly, the version of Final Cut Studio in 2005 was a non-universal binary, or PowerPC version, designed specifically for pre-Intel Macs. This version put Final Cut Pro at version 5.0 and went up to version 5.0.4.
The Universal Binary version was a paid upgrade and wasn't released until early 2006. At the time, it was a very good deal, however, after multiple extensions, that upgrade program was discontinued shortly before the release of Final Cut Studio 2 in 2007. The UB version allowed the installation of FCS on Intels and Non-Intels. This changed the version number to 5.1.
EDIT: I've heard of people installing pre-UB versions on Intels and having them work, but it's not supported and not recommended.
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Final Cut Studio 2 / OS Lion

I just bought a new iMac anticipating that I would be able to use my employer's copy of Final Cut Studio 2.
This evidently is not the case at all.
The end result I am seeking is really to have a decent editing program along with compressor or something comparable with which to export. Motion would be great, but I wouldn't be torn up, as long as I had something better than iMovie with which to edit.
My question is in my situation what would be the most cost effective plan (without purchasing Final Cut Studio X or spending more than the cost of the new 21.5'' iMac I purchased)?
- Return the computer and look for a used Mac with Snow Leopard?
- Would a FCS 3 upgrade even work, if I could find one?
- I don't necessarily understand the specifics of the PowerPC dilemma, and is this a hardware problem with new iMacs? That is, if I used a different operating system, such as linux on the new iMac would I be able to load FCS 2?
I have looked around a few times through Message Boards, but haven't seemed to find anything on a user who has purchased a new iMac with the factory preset as OS Lion.
Any suggestions or leads would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Cool Nick. I came across your post later. I'm not really a big tech guy so I was hoping there was an easy fix but at least you're providing an option.
I'm shocked that Apple would do this (not allow FC6 to work on Lion). For a company that prides itself on being very consumer friendly and making life simple....this *****. I spent $1,800 + CDN thinking ya, let's go the legit route and actually buy software that will last me a few years but now I have this cool looking Apple box which I may end up using as a foot stool!
Hope you tech guys can figure something out or even better....maybe someone at Apple will fix this!
Love
Jazz

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