Apple’s FCP Upgrade Offer – any gotchas?

[Debe]

Yeah, if you need to reinstall while your disks are “in transit”, you’re pretty much SOL.

Other than that…it’s a pretty good deal!

debe

[David Roth weiss]

So, the key is, clone you system drive before sending off your discs. And, keep it in a very safe place. Of course, one should always have a clone of one’s system disc stored away in a safe place.

DRW

[Tony! Hulette]

Also, with NAB only a month or so away, you may want to wait for the new version of FCP Studio that is likely to be released.

Tony!

[Bob Woodhead]

I just mailed mine in – the offer is for FCP Studio Universal Version, so I’m guessing that’s about as new as it’s going to be at NAB. Of course, they may show a “dot release” (5.5 or something), but those are free anyway. Regardless, $200 for Motion, DVD SP, SoundtrackPro AND the upgrade to 5… well, DUH. Thanks Apple!

[Paul Dickin]

[Tony!] “NAB only a month or so away, you may want to wait for the new version of FCP Studio”
Hi
Quote from Apple’s web site Universal Upgrade page:
“Orders must be postmarked by December 20th, 2006, and received by December 29th, 2006.”
So the gamble is will FCP 6 be released before the end of the year? (By which time the Intel quad replacement should have shipped).
If so, will upgrading from the current offer after the new version ships be advantageous, compared to upgrading to the universal version now, then upgrading 5u>6 later?

[Walter Biscardi]

[Tony!] “Also, with NAB only a month or so away, you may want to wait for the new version of FCP Studio that is likely to be released.”

Shown, maybe, but doubtfully released. Apple has shown new versions at NAB in the past, but it’s usually June – Oct before they are actually shipping.

The next version shipping sounds like it will depend wholly on the availability of Intel workstations first since they’re switching over to Universal versions.

But back to the original question, yes that’s an excellent deal and you’re fine to make the switch now.

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[George Loch]

I ma eat my hat on this but, I suspect that we will not see a *major* update to FCP this NAB so, this deal is really safe. I am also thinking that if they did they may offer a $99 upgrade to FCP 6 and you would still be very much ahead.

-gl

[Matt Gorney]

Sounds like a great deal. I had suggested in a past post that
it would also be worth buying Soundtrack Pro from some company that
still sells it and turing it into the Full FCP.

I also heard that Photoshop won’t be avaliable until next year
for Intels…any truth to that? What about other Adobe stuff?

-Matt

[George Loch]

[Onomontopeka] “I also heard that Photoshop won’t be avaliable until next year
for Intels…any truth to that? What about other Adobe stuff?”

I sure hope not. I am seriously looking at a MBP and woudl hate to not have my most important tools be that sluggish for more thna 6 months 🙁

I am hoping for summer or early fall but I may be a bit optimistic.

-gl

[Dave Mac]

Actually, I was able to copy the primary install disc for both 4.5 and 5.0 to back-up DVDs. Nothing special. Used Toast. Both do mount and the installers work just fine.

So, clone your system, or just make backups of your primary install discs (which is all you send to Apple).

-Dave