Will Final cut studio upgrade work??

Hi
My office in considering buying the Final cut 5 studio package. We have the full version of FCP 4.5 and all the stuff that comes with it. However we have the educational verion of DVD studio pro 3.
Just wondering if that will be a problem if we got the upgrade version of the studio package. If the EDU version doesn't work, can it be upgraded from any other version of DVDSP?
thanks
-Dave
Cheif Editor..AMV

Do you have to own the full version of EVERYTHING to get the upgrade?
To get the $500 upgrade - yes. However, there is another upgrade - all you need is FCP. The latter is $700 and the only one that you would qualify for.
You can see what I mean here. On the right there's a heading labeled "Upgrade Requirements" - spells it out.

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