Final Cut Pro 4

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Final Cut Pro 4

I just purchased a new Intel Mac book. I was wondering if I would be able to run Final Cut Pro on an Intel Mac. I have not tried it yet and would like to know what if it is worth the effort.
Thanks for any imput.

Power Book G4, MacBook, Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Posted on Jun 2, 2007 3:02 PM

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Answer 1

Jun 2, 2007 3:06 PM in response to Bernie Campbell1

Final Cut Pro 4 should run, but poorly. It was optimized only for PowerPC, and only 5.1 and 6 are made for the Intels.

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Answer 2

Studio X

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Jun 2, 2007 3:15 PM in response to worldwidestudios

You need the Universal Binary version of FCP - i.e. v5.1 or above. FCP 4 is not supported on the intel Macs.

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Answer 3

Jun 2, 2007 3:28 PM in response to Studio X

I've heard that Rosetta will take it, though. No?

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Answer 4

Studio X

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Jun 2, 2007 3:43 PM in response to worldwidestudios

I has run. It has crashed. It has trashed projects. It is not designed to run on an intel machine and Apple does not support it. Why recommend something that is not supported?

FCP 5.1 was a very early release on the heals of the intel macs. This was because FCP demands a high level of integration with the hardware to run smoothly and Rosetta didn't support it effectively enough.

This is like people who use USB2 for their scratch drives. Its not supported or recommended but, It can work at a very low level. However, when it doesn't work, it can take everything down with it.

I won't recommend anything to a new user that won't set them up for a solid installation and use.

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Answer 5

Jun 2, 2007 3:59 PM in response to Studio X

True, true. Luckily for you, Bernie, as FCS2 just came out, you should be able to procure FCS1 (with FCP5.1) relatively cheap. That is, assuming you don't want to pay the big bucks for FCS2.

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