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FCS 3 on a G5
Maybe I’m blind, but I haven’t found a definitive answer to this. Can FCS 3 be installed and run on a G5? (oh, my poor aging dual 2.7)
ie: If I upgrade to Leopard will it install and have the same functionality as FCS 2 did (no capture of ProRes or working with REDcode, but everything else works), or will it just cough up blood? Has anyone tried installing FCS 3 on a G5?Please no bitching at me that I just need to upgrade. It’s been a tough year, and I’ll do it when I can afford it… but in the meantime I’d love to enjoy all those mouth-watering fixes and improvements…
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Apple’s answer is: Mac computer with an Intel processor
https://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/specs/
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Russell Lasson
Colorist/Digital Cinema Specialist
Color Mill
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It’s Intel only, FCS3 won’t install at all on a G5.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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And as a follow-up, Snow Leopard is Intel Only as well. So you’ll have to hold at Leopard and FCS 2.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author.
Credits include multiple Emmy, Telly, Aurora and Peabody Awards.
Owner, Biscardi Creative Media featuring HD Post
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Well dang and tarnation. So much for socking away any spare cash from my current doc gig…
Anyway, thanks guys! Very much appreciated, as always.
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I have my dual G5 holding at Tiger and FCS2.
Nice to have a solid, stable machine for SD work with the IO.
Also good for sll things P2…Dual 2.5 G5, IO, Kona LH, IO, Medea Raid, UL4D, NVidia 6800, 4Gig RAM
Nehalem Octocore 12 GB Ram, Nvidia card, MBP, MXO, MXO2 mini, Windows Vista Adobe Studio CS4, Vegas 9.0, Lightwave 9.6, Sound Forge 9, Acid Pro 7, Continuum 6, Boris Red 4, Combustion 2008, Sapphire Effects -
Yup, this was somewhat disheartening news, but really not surprising for Apple.
But for $450 for an HD-capable G5, I can’t complain too much… -
I still use my dual-proc G4 on occasion. It loves 5.1.4, and I love it.
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[Drew Lahat] “Yup, this was somewhat disheartening news, but really not surprising for Apple. “
I don’t think Apple is any worse than other developers in this regard.
The final Power Mac G5 lineup was released in October of 2005. Professional desktop computers generally have a 3 year replacement cycle in many industries. The latest Final Cut Studio is being released almost 4 years after the last G5 was released. I don’t think it’s unreasonable for Apple to leverage the capabilities of modern hardware in order to improve its software. At some point it’s no longer possible for software developers to improve performance and innovate with new features if they are constrained by legacy hardware support. Apple needs to draw the line somewhere, and I think a year later than the industry average is fairly generous.
As it is, the newest FCS doesn’t take full advantage of the latest available hardware. I personally don’t want FCS to be held back any more than is absolutely necessary by compatibility requirements for obsolete hardware.
No one is forcing G5 owners to upgrade from their current systems. If your current G5 and Final Cut Studio are dependable tools, then there’s nothing to complain about. If you need new features or better performance, then you need to make an investment in newer hardware as well as software to obtain it.
It’s not a devious planned obsolescence plot by Apple, it’s simply the nature of computer technology. Today’s top of the line system is tomorrow’s trash. There’s no fighting it. You must either make do with what you have, or decide that it’s worth it to you and your bottom line to invest in new tools that will help you to expand your capabilities.
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[Drew Lahat] “Yup, this was somewhat disheartening news, but really not surprising for Apple.”
That a four year old machine is no longer supported? Not really. G5’s were EOL in 2005, I think folks got a lot of good life out of them, including me. I’m just now replacing my G5 Quad 2.5 with a top of the line Mac Pro. The G5 is still cutting HD programming right now, today and it’s running fine. But we’re stepping up to FCP 7 and purchasing the Mac Pro to make that happen.
Can’t complain at all about this one, four years to support that platform all the way through FCP 6.0.6 is pretty darn good.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author.
Credits include multiple Emmy, Telly, Aurora and Peabody Awards.
Owner, Biscardi Creative Media featuring HD Post
Biscardi Creative MediaCreative Cow Forum Host:
Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion, Apple Color, AJA Kona, Business & Marketing, Maxx Digital. -
It has been confirmed by users that Final Cut 7, Motion and all do indeed work perfectly on a 2ghz or greater G5.
By simply using “pacifist” to install the application – bypassing Apple’s hardware check allows the
software to install.They all run without hitch once installed. It’s another case that Apple is artificially locking out systems – one can only assume so users have to upgrade. Much like the fact SnowLeopard will not run in 64bit on MacPro 1.1 🙁
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