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any problems moving projects from FCP 7 to FCP6??
Hey all
I hope someone can advise me on this. My client is about to start a Final cut job
on an intel mac the system is currently running Final cut studio 2 although we are thinking
about upgrading to FCS3 and also upgrading to snow leopard before starting the job.However after about a month this job will have to be moved to a G5 running FCS2 and Leopard.
So my question is are there any issues moving projects from FCS3 to FCS2 and also will running
snow leopard with quicktime X cause problems when the project is moved to the G5.The media is P2 HD 1080P 25PFPS.
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Our advice and experience has taught us to NEVER make those kind of changes before or during a project. You’ll no doubt have some learning curve, bugs etc. on any new release and to put a paying project at risk like that is not wise.
Stay with what you have “tried & true” doing paying jobs. In the meantime get your 2 upgrades and become familiar with them until you have the stability & confidence that they now can move through post with no issues.
We normally do this on a separate work station and bring it online when tweaked & tested is ready to go. BUT, if you don’t have a 2nd cpu, you can still FCP 7 to play with with, read for the next few weeks the comments on Snow Leopard and possible FCP 7 issues and see what happens there and I’d wait until a break in business comes, Leopard stabilizes THEN load the new OS.
There’s just to much that can go wrong with any new release to put clients & YOU at risk. Graphics card issues, plugins, other app’s a multitude of compatibility issues etc.
Good luck.
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[Martin Jordan] “Our advice and experience has taught us to NEVER make those kind of changes before or during a project. You’ll no doubt have some learning curve, bugs etc. on any new release and to put a paying project at risk like that is not wise. “
That has been true until FCP 7. This is the first release that I have no problems telling folks to switch mid-project so long as they do a proper install.
That is, clone your current FCP 6 System Drive. Then do a full clean erase and install of the OS, Studio, and all your other software. Easier yet, just install a 2nd hard drive inside your computer and do the full install to that drive and leave the original alone.
We have updated two complete systems here mid stream and they are working just fine. The only issue we ran into is the ATTO R380 card working correctly in a brand new Mac Pro. But no issues with FCP and continuing a feature documentary with about 85 hours of material in my case. FCP 7 is incredibly stable and I’m really happy with the way it treats speed changes now.
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[adrian califf] “However after about a month this job will have to be moved to a G5 running FCS2 and Leopard.
So my question is are there any issues moving projects from FCS3 to FCS2”Guys, it appears that both of you answering this question failed to noticed that Adrian is asking about moving his project to FCS3 under Snow Leopard, then later moving it back to a G5 running FCS2 under Leopard. So, the issue isn’t so much about upgrading mid-project, it’s about backward compatibility with earlier ProApps and and the earlier OS.
I’d tell Adrian to avoid that situation, seldom are apps backward compatible, and that scenario seems almost certain to cause issues.
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[David Roth Weiss] “Guys, it appears that both of you answering this question failed to noticed that Adrian is asking about moving his project to FCS3 under Snow Leopard, then later moving it back to a G5 running FCS2 under Leopard. So, the issue isn’t so much about upgrading mid-project, it’s about backward compatibility with earlier ProApps and and the earlier OS. “
Using XML to move it back to another machine should work just fine, regardless of Snow Leopard / Leopard. As long as you save it off to the correct XML format for the version of FCP being used, I don’t see the issue. Wouldn’t want to do that workflow personally, but if it’s the only way this person can work, it should work, in theory anyway.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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Credits include multiple Emmy, Telly, Aurora and Peabody Awards.
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No I didn’t fail to notice I just didn’t take the time to write a long email addressing all issues. He said enough. FCP 7 may be stable as the other fella mentioned BUT going to a whole new OS upgrade too is a BIG RED FLAG TO ME.
But your right, backward compatible is usually always forbidden, and yes I’d stay away from these upgrade path all at once.
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Exactly, “in theory”.
That’s why I advised him to stay w/ “tried & true” and move into upgrading slowly, testing along the way and then when proven and “ALL” things stable then put your butt out there.
Maybe I’m just to conservative, nut I’ve been in business nearly 20 yrs. now & have learned some hard lessons along the way. I just don’t take ANY unnecessary risks anymore. When I get our work stations popping on all 8 cylinders and humming right along… I don’t tune it anymore. Until I have to!
Dual Core, 3GHz, OS 10.5.7, 16GB Ram, 2 TB internal HD, ATI Radeon X1900 Graphics Card, 4TB External Raid, FCP 6.0.5, Sound Track Pro, AE 9.0.2, Squeeze for the Web, MacBook Pro (MBP) 2.6 GHz, Dual Core, 10.5.7, Panasonic HPX300 Camera.
Owner of Full Graphics Design Firm Houston, Tx 19 yrs.
Mac user since 1988.
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