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Reinstalling FCP 4
Hi I just upgraded to 10.3.9 from 10.2.8 and now my export to Compressor from FCP doesnt’ work correctly. I searched the posts and found some people with the same problem but no answers…but anyway. One of Apple’s suggestions is to reinstall Compressor. I wanted to only install Compressor but I have to reinstall FCP aslo. I am wondering if I reinstall FCP will I lose all of my settings and projects?
Thanks
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Why not make copies of your FCP preference settings and project files. The best way would be to have these copies on another hard drive or removable media for general backup purposes anyway, but you can create a new folder on your startup drive and put them in there as well. If you have third party plugins make copies of those and save them along with your project files, etc. Check first and make sure your third party plugins will work as copies, otherwise you may have to re-install the originals, just like you did the first time you installed them.
Once you’ve re-installed FCP4 again just drag your saved preference files back into the pref. folder on your startup drive and choose to overwrite the re-insalled ones when prompted by your Mac. Basically the reverse of what you did to save everything in the first place.
Your project files will be safe anyway. A FCP re-install won’t overwrite those. If you’re wondering if you’ll lose any existing media for projects, they should be on a dedicated media drive and not your startup drive, therefore a re-install of FCP on your startup drive won’t affect anything on another drive.
– Don
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You should be able to click the ‘options’ button and install compressor only. Or, another thing to do is install only the update (1.2.1 or whatever it is). That can clear things up, too.
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G5 Dual 2Ghz <> 4GB RAM <> FCP 5.02 <> Kona 2
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I did install the 1.2.1 Update. When I put the FCP install disc in it doesn’t give me the option to install Compressor only, I have to also install FCP. Not sure why but maybe because the install is FCP 4 and I’ve since updated to 4.5
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Did you hit the options button? I don’t remeber if it’s on the FCP install disk or not, but I thought it was.
Redownload and reinstall the 1.2.1 update.
Do you have DVD Studio Pro? you can also reinstall compressor from there.
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G5 Dual 2Ghz <> 4GB RAM <> FCP 5.02 <> Kona 2
ATTO 42XS <> Huge Systems 4105 Fibre -
Check out Pacifist from macupdate.com. It allows you to install parts of a package instead of the whole package. So you would select Compressor and click install.
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