Hello. I'm sorry that I'm posting this on 2 forums, but the digital one may get more responses. I am buying a new MacBook Pro for college, with some video editing planned. I have FC Studio 5.1, and the current FC Studio Upgrade pack, which I purchased for my iMac. Can I install the older 5.1 on the new Mac, so I can use the upgrade to the modern FC Pro? I'm concerned that the 5.1 might be too old... Thanks.
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FinalCut Pro on new MacBook?
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you wont need to instal the older ver of Final cut studio on the new machine, you will just need the serial number from the older ver when you install the Final Cut Studio.
The upgrade pack is a full install, it just doesn't come with a key. You have to supply one from when you originally bought FCS. Also, the FCS license allows you to install on one laptop and one desktop, so you can go ahead and install the upgrade pack on both machines, and give both your old key. It should work.
Oh, that's great news. I thought I could only use on one machine, but the license makes sense -- one laptop and one desktop. I will be installing mine soon on my laptop.
But also keep in mind that you will only be able to use one instance of FCP at a time. You can't have one running on the laptop while a copy is running on the desktop connected to the same network. It's Apple's implementation of copy protection.