Q: Is FCE (Final Cut Express) compatible with Yosemite?
I plan to upgrade from Mountain lion to Yosemite, but I want to continue my film editing with FCE
iMac (27-inch Late 2009), iOS 8.1
Posted on Nov 24, 2014 5:43 AM
It may be possible, but imho not advisable. FCE was discontinued in June 2011, even before Lion was released. It has not been supported since then. So, we (you) are on your own if you want to try using it on later versions of OS X. I'd say you are pretty lucky that it works on Mt. Lion for you.
I have not tried to install/run FCE on Yosemite myself, and won't. Much as I like FCE, it is old (obsolete) software compared to the current release of OS X and I wouldn't trust my precious video editing to a combination of an obsolete app + a new operating system. For what it's worth, I locked down my editing systems on FCE 4.0.1 + Snow Leopard 10.6.8 because that's the last supported combination of the two and it works perfectly. Beyond that, the combination of Final Cut Pro X + Yosemite is the currently supported version of each.
Posted on Apr 27, 2015 3:18 AM