Will mavericks run Final Cur Studio 2.0.1

Hi, I am updating my iMac and Macbook Pro and want to know if I am going to have any issues running Final Cut Studio 2. Does anyone have any experience of this. Also Adobe Design Premium CS3

Here is a post I just assembled for another similar inquiry:
FCS2 has a "bug" in its installer program that makes its attempted installation in Lion, Mt. Lion or Mavericks trigger the PowerPC dialog box; but once installed, reports on this forum indicate that it will work properly (although some third party plug-ins may not).
Ways to install FCS2:
1)  Use Pacifist - http://www.charlessoft.com/
2)  Use Jeremy Johnstone's Terminal method - http://www.jeremyjohnstone.com/blog/2012-03-11-installing-final-cut-pro-studio-2 -0-on-mac-os-x-10-7-lion.html  -- be sure to look for the comment afterwards posted back in the Summer of 2012, that describes the method for installing the other discs in the FCS2 set.
i have personally used the Pacifist method to install the first disc and it was quite easily installed.  I have yet to attempt to install the remaining discs or use Jeremy's Terminal method.
babowa wrote:
So, if you can install it on a Snow Leopard machine and then upgrade, it may work.
For the record, my attempt using Pacifist was to install FCS2 into Snow Leopard Server installed in Parallels, where the installation succeeded, but the program fails due to VRAM and graphics card issues with Parallels.  Attempting to install FCS2 into Snow Leopard Server installed into Parallels directly using its Apple installer fails for the same reasons (VRAM and graphics card simulated in Parallels), so I attempted a workaround.
babowa: I assume your version of Final Cut Express is 3.5; which is the same "generation" as FCS2.

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