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bwright034 Author

Level 1

8 points

Will OSX Lion still support FCP Studio?

With the disaster that FCP X is turning out to be, is there any indication as to whether or not any versions of FCP Studio will still work with OS X Lion? I have a sneaking suspicion that it will not, considering the approach Apple has taken with the FCP X release, but I haven't heard anything definitive yet. I'm hoping Apple will come out with some kind of statement regarding FCP X soon, because the way this release has been handled is absolutely bizzare. If there is no intention of continuing to support the professional community, just say so, and everyone can move on to something else.

Final Cut Pro 7, Mac OS X (10.6.7)

Posted on Jun 22, 2011 11:06 AM

217 replies

Jul 21, 2011 10:47 AM in response to bwright034

Lion and FCP X are compatible and really good tools so grow up ...

Jul 21, 2011 10:48 AM in response to superkittyrules

someone also told me I could have used backup cloner software to make a clone that i could work from should the upgrade go awry. especially since this has caused me to delay delivery to client.

azdawg99

Level 2

327 points

Jul 21, 2011 12:35 PM in response to bwright034

Shouldn't this entire thread be moved to the Final Cut Studio forum? This is the Final Cut Pro X forum.

Jul 21, 2011 12:56 PM in response to azdawg99

no, this is the Final Cut Studio forum.

Apple Support Communities > Professional Applications > Final Cut Studio > Discussions

azdawg99

Level 2

327 points

Jul 21, 2011 1:33 PM in response to superkittyrules

How the heck did I end up here. My bad... sorry about that.

ProMaxed

Level 1

11 points

Jul 21, 2011 1:54 PM in response to Thebestplacehere

Thebestplacehere wrote:

Lion and FCP X are compatible and really good tools so grow up ...

Ever heard the term "useful idiots"?

ProMaxed

Level 1

11 points

Jul 21, 2011 1:56 PM in response to superkittyrules

superkittyrules wrote:

someone also told me I could have used backup cloner software to make a clone that i could work from should the upgrade go awry. especially since this has caused me to delay delivery to client.

This is also a really good resource to check compatibility for hardware, software, plugins, firmware, etc...before updating: http://roaringapps.com/apps:table

kwoff

Level 1

4 points

Jul 21, 2011 1:57 PM in response to azdawg99

Azdawg99,

If you don't mind, could you please take Thebestplacehere with you when you leave? :-)

Thanks.

ProMaxed

Level 1

11 points

Jul 21, 2011 1:58 PM in response to kwoff

kwoff wrote:

Azdawg99,

If you don't mind, could you please take Thebestplacehere with you when you leave? :-)

Thanks.

Yeah... and clean that brown stuff off his nose....😁

Jul 21, 2011 1:58 PM in response to superkittyrules

If you are getting General Error, most likely you have an H.264 file in your timeline.

kwoff

Level 1

4 points

Jul 21, 2011 2:10 PM in response to bwright034

I am wondering whether the rest of the applications in FCS 3 (other than FCP 7) run effectively under Lion. Has anyone tried Color in particular, or DVD Studio Pro, or any of the others.

Thanks,

Kevin

Jul 21, 2011 2:12 PM in response to Patrick Sheffield

no, they are all pro res files 😟

Jul 21, 2011 2:41 PM in response to MPMeyer

SwissKahuna wrote:

I'm just hesitant to get a download-only OS for my Mac. I'd rather have a physical storage medium at hand - just in case.

Apple states there are ways to repair your harddisk in a worst-case scenario; but since my trust in Apple has been seriously damaged I'll be waiting at least for the announced thumb drive with Lion OS.

MPMeyer wrote:

Make your own boot dvd: http://www.macworld.com/article/161069/2011/07/make_a_bootable_lion_installer.ht ml

Thanks!

I made a Boot DVD. I'm using it right now to install Lion on my MacBook - and so far everything seems to work fine.

I'll play with it over the weekend and see how it behaves before I try to upgrade my Mac Pro. Thanks again for your input.

azdawg99

Level 2

327 points

Jul 21, 2011 5:06 PM in response to kwoff

>If you don't mind, could you please take Thebestplacehere with you when you leave? :-)

Sorry, you'll have to deal with him/her yourself. The door is about to hit me on the way out. 😉

Jul 21, 2011 5:37 PM in response to Patrick Sheffield

Actually FCP 7.0.3 runs just fine but SoundTrack Pro, DVD Studio Pro and Color was killed by Lion until after reading a comment here I copied the apps again from my Snow Leopard installation into the Lion boot partition apps folder and now it they do run.

Don't know what happened on the upgrade but it had me seriously peeved until I read the following comment.

Thanks for the correction, sorry for the original inaccurate post.

Will OSX Lion still support FCP Studio?