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Q: Which FCP & Adobe CS version for my iMac?

I have an iMac7,1 with 2ghz, 4GB RAM, and an ATI RadeonHD2400 Graphics card. What is the best version of FCP and Adobe CS to use with my system?

 

Thanks!

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jan 19, 2012 9:16 PM

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Q: Which FCP & Adobe CS version for my iMac?

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  • by Jiffer,

    Jiffer Jiffer Jan 20, 2012 1:37 AM in response to ygolohcysp
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    Jan 20, 2012 1:37 AM in response to ygolohcysp

    I honestly think you can only use the really old version of Adobe which i think is like 7.51 or something like that. I honeslty would just forget about FCP. Problem people don't understand is that video quality goes up up up.. and PC's need to go up up up too to render the footage.   Just in my personal experience a slow old mac is not worth the time in trying to video edit on.

  • by JMF,

    JMF JMF Jan 20, 2012 4:30 AM in response to ygolohcysp
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    Jan 20, 2012 4:30 AM in response to ygolohcysp

    With those specifications, you should be able to run the latest versions of both the Adobe Creative Suite and Final Cut Pro without much trouble. Speeds will vary depending on which CS application you use, of course. Photoshop should run just fine but After Effects will likely run much slower because of an older processor and only 4 GB of RAM (I don't know what version of the CS you are looking for or what you are trying to do). Based on my own experience, Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator should run just fine on that machine, but I have less experience with video editing.

     

    Your computer does meet the minimum requirements for FCP X, and should therefore work.

  • by ygolohcysp,

    ygolohcysp ygolohcysp Jan 20, 2012 6:32 AM in response to JMF
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    Jan 20, 2012 6:32 AM in response to JMF

    Below are the minimum system requirements for FCP X from here. I have everything, BUT the OpenCL-capable graphic card (i think). Its the graphics card I have (ATI RadeonHD2400 Graphics card) that worries me. Will FCP instal on my computer?

    I'm bummed because I just bought this computer to learn photo and video editing. If I can't use FCP X and Adobe CS5.5, which version can I use so that I can learn these programs?

    Minimum System  Requirements

    • Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor or better.
    • 2GB of RAM (4GB of RAM recommended).
    • OpenCL-capable graphics card or
      Intel HD Graphics 3000 or later.
    • 256MB of VRAM.
    • Display with 1280-by-768 resolution or higher.
    • OS X v10.6.8 or later.
    • 2.4GB of disk space.

     

  • by JMF,

    JMF JMF Jan 20, 2012 6:37 AM in response to ygolohcysp
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    Jan 20, 2012 6:37 AM in response to ygolohcysp

    The 2400 is supported according to this support article.

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4664

  • by ygolohcysp,

    ygolohcysp ygolohcysp Jan 20, 2012 6:39 AM in response to JMF
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    Jan 20, 2012 6:39 AM in response to JMF

    That page lists cards that are NOT compatable. It says: "The following graphics cards are not OpenCL compatible and do not meet the OpenCL compatible graphics card system requirement for Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, and Compressor 4."

     

    Am I wrong? I hope so!

  • by JMF,

    JMF JMF Jan 20, 2012 6:44 AM in response to ygolohcysp
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    Jan 20, 2012 6:44 AM in response to ygolohcysp

    Oops, you are correct. I apologize. Your card isn't compatible. I misread the article.

     

    You might be able to get away with using Premiere.

  • by ygolohcysp,

    ygolohcysp ygolohcysp Jan 20, 2012 6:50 AM in response to JMF
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    Jan 20, 2012 6:50 AM in response to JMF

    Thanks for the help! Here are Preieres System Reqs: Should be ok, right?

     

    Do you know if I can use an older FCP? Is FCP 7 the next step down?

     

     

    • Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
    • Mac OS X v10.5.8 or v10.6.3; Mac OS X v10.6.3 required for GPU-accelerated performance
    • 2GB of RAM (4GB or more recommended)
    • 10GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
    • 7200 RPM hard drive for editing compressed video formats; RAID 0 for uncompressed
    • 1280x900 display with OpenGL 2.0–compatible graphics card
    • Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU–accelerated performance; visit www.adobe.com/go/premiere_systemreqs for the latest list of supported cards
    • Core Audio–compatible sound card
    • DVD-ROM drive compatible with dual-layer DVDs (SuperDrive for burning DVDs; external Blu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray Disc media)
    • QuickTime 7.6.2 software required for QuickTime features
    • Adobe Flash Player 10 software required to play back DVD projects exported as SWF files
    • Broadband Internet connection required for online services and to validate Subscription Edition (if applicable) on an ongoing basis*

  • by JMF,

    JMF JMF Jan 20, 2012 7:07 AM in response to ygolohcysp
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    Jan 20, 2012 7:07 AM in response to ygolohcysp

    I'd recommend downloading and installing the trial version of Premiere. As far as I can tell you meet the requirements, but the trial will give you a definitive answer as to whether or not it will run.

  • by ygolohcysp,

    ygolohcysp ygolohcysp Jan 20, 2012 7:12 AM in response to JMF
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    Jan 20, 2012 7:12 AM in response to JMF

    Thanks!