Upgrade Final Cut Express to use on MacBook?

I have FCE 3.0.1 Is there an upgrade path to where I could use it on an intel MacBook? It appears to install but then demands an AGP video card.

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The application will run OK, but not optimally.

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    hey there DavoMrMac,
    according to Apple's 'site:
    System Requirements
    Macintosh computer with 500MHz or faster PowerPC G4 or G5 (550MHz for PowerBook G4) or Intel Core Duo
    512MB RAM
    Display with 1024-by-768 (or higher) resolution
    An AGP or PCI Express graphics card compatible with Quartz Extreme or an Intel GMA integrated graphics processor in MacBook or Mac Mini
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    QuickTime 7.0.4 or later
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  • Is it possible to upgrade final cut express 4?

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    Best Regards,

    No.
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    My Final Cut Express 3.5 will not install onto my new macbook pro 10.8.4
    Seems like an awful waste of money...
    Does anybody know of a way around this?
    - or is there someone I can sue?!

    peetapix wrote:
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    peetapix wrote:
    Seems like an awful waste of money...
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    peetapix wrote:
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    2)  Use Jeremy Johnstone's Terminal method for FCS2, but modified for use with FCE 3.5 (if you are able to figure out those modifications):
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    peetapix wrote:
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  • Final Cut Express HD and the Macbook Pro

    I just purchased a Macbook Pro along with final cut express HD. After purchase I read that FCE HD won't work with the macbook pro. I was hoping to see if anyone knew if they were coming out with an upgrade to the universal version like they are with Final Cut Pro.
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    That will not work. Ian's solution is for dual core G5s and PCIe based iMacs. It does not address Intel based machines like the 2006 iMac and the MacBook Pro. These machines will have to wait till the end of March for the release of new Universal Binary software to run on them. It's possible FCE3 will never run and will need to be upgraded to another version. If you recently purchased FCE HD to run it on this new computer, I'd suggest, if you can, to return it until the position on the new software becomes clear.

  • Final Cut Express 2 and a MacBook

    I have a MacBook running tiger, and I tried to install an older version of Final Cut Express- version 2.0.2, and it won't let me. It says that I am missing an AGP Graphics Card, which doesn't make sense. Is there any way that I can get this to work? Or do I need to upgrade to a newer version of Express?

    actually, it should work. Hit ESC when that message comes up.
    FWIW: I can run the program, etc, but after a bit of time, especially when rendering, it starts to toss error messages to the console. Pretty soon (thousands of errors later) it hangs the machine (usually the culprit looks like syslogd taking most of your cpu cycles). Then FCE has to be force-quit and everything is lost.
    You should try it though. Maybe my video is just too long or something.

  • Upgrading Final Cut Express to Final Cut Studio

    What are the steps to preserve/upgrade/transfer files when upgrading from Final Cut Express 4 to Final Cut Studio?
    Such an upgrade isn't referenced in the Final Cut Studio documentation. The only reference to FCE is "You can open and use projects created with earlier versions of Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express, but you need to specify how you want Final Cut Pro to handle the color space in these files."
    Can I drag and drop the whole ~/Documents/Final Cut Express Documents/ folder into a Final Cut Studio folder?

    Not really sure what you're asking. FCE projects can be opened in FCP. The media is not relevant to the project. It doesn't get moved or it doesn't need to be. Any media captured in FCE can be imported into an FCP project, though Pro gives you more options for capture
    If you want to keep the original FCE project, just duplicate the project file and open one into FCP and keep the other for FCE.

  • How can I find serial number for upgraded Final Cut Express?

    On my old G4 laptop, I had upgraded from Final Cut Express to Final Cut Express HD. Just bought a Mac Mini and installed FCE HD, but it's asking me for the serial number from the original Final Cut Express from which I upgraded. Duh. Of course I don't have that any more.
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    Probably not. But just in case, fire up FCE on your old G4 laptop, then do +About Final Cut Express+ and look at the serial number below your name. It's probably the serial number of your FCE-HD Upgrade but there's an off chance it may be your original serial number.
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    ....but you CAN upgrade, very cheaply, to FCE 3.5 which also contains LiveType and Soundtrack.
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