Is Final Cur Pro 7 support due to be terminated soon? If so, what has replaced it? I hear Final Cut Pro X is really awful have replaced it with a new version?

Support for FCP 7 stopped nearly 2 years ago when FCP X was introduced.

How do you "know" that FCP X is awful?

It is arguably the best NLE available and is the future, here in the present.

The only people who consider it awful are those who have never used it or never taken the trouble to learn its new paradigm.

When it first appeared in 2011, FCP X attracted a lot of adverse criticism because it appeared that Apple, in their enthusiasm, had rushed it out a bit too quickly whilst there were still some glitches that needed ironing out and a lot of features that had not been incorporated.

Since then there have been 8 revisions and these later versions have answered pretty well all the criticisms that were levelled against it.

As with every brilliant new invention there were teething problems coupled with dinosaurs who resented anything different or new ............. when electricity took over from candles there were numerous prophets of doom and history has countless similar examples.

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If so will Final Cut Pro 7 be able to interact with any new version?

There are third party apps from Assisted Editing that allow FCP7 projects to be opened in FCPX and vice versa.

Russ

Or just pick up Adobe Premiere Pro CS 6

My understanding of CS NEXT (aka CS7) is it is pretty close to Final Cut Pro 8 (which was never developed ...

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Yes. According to what I've heard, the upcoming version reflects a lot of the wish lists of FCP7 editors.

I used to use Pr in CS2 and CS3 and at the time really wan't too crazy about it compared to FCP. When "Next" is released, I may try the trial.

Russ

I set up my MacPro with a CUDA capable video card (Nvidia Quadro 4000) and it runs AE and PPro really well. The only thing that keeps me from going totally over the darkside is I am simply more efficient in FCP7.

I am really looking forward to CS7 (aka CS Next).

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Studio X - Just to clarify - you're running FCP7 with an NVIDIA Quadro 4000 with no issues?

I need to upgrade my card but ran into a lot of posts about graphics card problems. So just wondering...

Studio X - Just to clarify - you're running FCP7 with an NVIDIA Quadro 4000 with no issues?

That is correct. You just need to make sure you have the correct drivers for you version of OSX.

I also have an AJA Kona LHi card as well as a Sonnet Tempo eSata card and they all play well together. This setup worked fine in 10.6.8 and seems stable now in 10.8.5. I have no reason to go to 10.9 on this machine and probably won't unless something major forces me.

Best,

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That's great, thank you!