GMA graphics

By GMA, do you mean a Mac Mini, or a Hackintosh? And what incompatibility are you experiencing?

Patrick

Final Cut Pro and most of the other pro apps WILL run on a MacBook - Motion will NOT. Although Apple has made it very clear that the Studio package is NOT supported on the MacBook (or the MacMini), many people seem to be running it without issue on those systems. One thing that MUST be upgraded is the amount of RAM. The MacBook's graphic card shares system RAM and there's not enough in the stock configuration to run the OS and FCP at the same time.

Final Cut Studio is supported on the MacBook Pro.

-DH

Also, if you search on this board for "macbook" (w/o the quotes), you should find some threads that say the same thing David has.

This one in particular has some good insights:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3770920&#3770920

Remember to search before posting a new thread. You might find the answer you're looking for.

Are you certain of this? My understanding is that Motion is not supported, but it will still run...

Patrick

I stand corrected. Motion will apparently run, but performance will be "degraded" according to Apple: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303782

-DH

Would it be possible for you to provide more detail than that? You haven't given us anything concrete to go on.

You spent over a thousand dollars on a piece of software that you just want to walk away from?

Patrick

any FCP version before fcp 5.1 is not supported on ANY intel mac.

Time to upgrade.

x

the op did not purchase the software, he 'inherited' it from a family member that 'used to own macs, but don't own macs no more'.

x

Post 5.1 will run just fine on your MacBook...

Patrick

Hi man, sorry to hear about your macbook.

To clearify your questions and problem. I have a white macbook core duo (not core 2 duo) with the same GMA card you have, but I have 2 gigs of ram (the most I can get in).

To your questions:
- Final Cut 5.1 DOES run, no problems at all. Even with multicam.
- Motion 2 DOES run, again no probles at all. No degradation either.
- DVD Studio DOES run, no problems at all.
- Compressor DOES run, but it does take longer that my Intel core duo iMac. I believe this is due to the slow hard drive and not the graphic card.
- LiveType DOES run, no problems yet.
- Soundtrack works, but I don't use it so I removed it 😝

Even though I got Final Cut 5.0 to work in my iMac, I really really really don't recommend it to you since its slower than in a low end G4. Why? 5.0 and below (4.5, 4.0, 3.0..) are made for PPC and not intels. 5.1 and up (5.1, 5.1.1, 5.1.2) are made for intel.

And just for the record, Final Cut Pro 5.1.2 works faster in my "low end" macbook than in our "high end" dual G5 I use at work.

Hopefully this helps you.