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FCP on a MBP????

xtopher

xtopher

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Feb 6, 2007
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ok so i bought a high end mbp and my friend bought a low end one and he cant get final cut to work on it. something about needing a agp graphics card. can i install it? is he doing something wrong? should i buy it???? HELP!!!!! hahaha thanks in advance guys and gals.
 
is this a legal version.... Did your friend take your copy of FCP and try to install it on his computer...
 
Is this copy of FCP version 5 or version 5.1? Version 5.0 is not universal so it will not work on a MBP. If it is Version 5.1 the first thing I would try is Software Update, download all the ProApp updates and FCP updates. If that does not work, delete the FCP preference file and then reboot the computer.

JohnMC
 
i'm running FCP fine on my macbook. the problem you might be having is if you are trying to install the entire Final Cut Studio, including things like motion, which will not run on the graphics card in a macbook. if you customise the install and just install FCP you should be fine.

as for running it on a macbook pro you should have no problem installing the entire Final Cut Studio, it's what the Macbook Pro was designed for.
 
i really dont want to spend that much money on something im not going to use that much is there a trial i can download for it?
 
xtopher said:
i really dont want to spend that much money on something im not going to use that much is there a trial i can download for it?
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nope no trial... FCP is really something you NEED or don't. If you don't have a distinct need for it, then you'll be fine with Final Cut Express. What you need to do is find what lacks in iMovie that you will use and then find what product fills that gap.
 
bigbossbmb said:
nope no trial... FCP is really something you NEED or don't. If you don't have a distinct need for it, then you'll be fine with Final Cut Express. What you need to do is find what lacks in iMovie that you will use and then find what product fills that gap.
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Well said :) I moved from iMovie to Final Cut Express. After using that for awhile, I then got more advanced in my editing and finally made the move to Final Cut Studio 5.1. As bigbossbmb said, try to asses what you think you will be doing down the road and buy what you think you will eventually need. If you don't need motion, soundtrack pro, additional editing capabilities, etc. then save the $1,000.
 
Chrispy said:
Well said :) I moved from iMovie to Final Cut Express. After using that for awhile, I then got more advanced in my editing and finally made the move to Final Cut Studio 5.1. As bigbossbmb said, try to asses what you think you will be doing down the road and buy what you think you will eventually need. If you don't need motion, soundtrack pro, additional editing capabilities, etc. then save the $1,000.
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Or get it cheap on eBay and save yourself some money that way :).
 
i just really need it for digitizing my movies so i can return my camera to school and edit on the machines in the editing room rather than digitizing them there too. this way i have my movie on my HDD
 
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