Final Cut 4.5 on a Mac Pro

Hasselman Jor
October 29, 2007 at 5:11 pm

As a continuing question, i want to buy a macpro quad, but can i get it with tiger and FCP6? Don’t want to use leopard just yet..
Arnie Schlissel
October 29, 2007 at 5:41 pm

I do not think that 4.5 will run on a Mac Pro. It would have to run under Rosetta, and even if id did run, you would probably have problems.

The cost of upgrading from 4.5 to FCP6 (plus all of the other studio apps that are included) is $699. That’s not cheap, but it’s a very good value for what’s included.

If you’re purchasing through a VAR or a local, non chain store, you might be able to negotiate a package price for the new Mac, the FC Studio upgrade, extra memory, storage, etc.

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Hasselman Jor
October 29, 2007 at 7:10 pm

I’m sorry if i was unclear. My continuing question is actually this:
Can you order a new macpro from Applestore without them putting the latest OS X (leopard)? I’d rather use FCP 6 with Tiger for now..
THX
Michael Sacci
October 29, 2007 at 10:22 pm

Nothing new coming from apple will have Tiger on it, it will all be Leopard. Some 3rd party venders (even big ones like ProMax or BH Photo) may still have units with Tiger installed. If you get one like that you would just need to pay the $9.99 to get the Leopard disc. Just call around, in Nashville I know macauthority still had some Tiger boxes left the other day.

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