FCP 7 and Lion

[Jerry Hofmann]

Perform a clean install. This means backup your startup disk. Cloning is common for this using something like carbon copy cloner. (just google it) then install Lion on a nice empty drive. Update it all the way, then install Studio 2009. You’ll not need to install FCP 6 first, you’ll just need it’s serial number, and the one for your FCP 7 install.

If you don’t do this, you see all sorts of wierdness.

Jerry

Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director Editor, Gun for Hire and other things. I ski. My Blog: https://blogs.creativecow.net/Jerry-Hofmann

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[Erik Lindahl]

I’ve used FCP7 on two different systems (2008 MacPro, 2011 iMac) with Lion and it works *fine* in regards to not crashing or completely freaking out. Something is probably wrong at your end and I’d suggest doing with a the above poster stated – clean install from scratch with both Lion and FCS3.

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Erik Lindahl
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[Dave Lasdon]

I can’t uninstall or reinstall Lion. It came with the computer without a disk. I took FCP 6 off my computer and then installed FCP 7. That’s how I ended up with this.

[Erik Lindahl]

You can reinstall MacOSX 10.7 on a new machine even if you didn’t get a install disc.

https://www.apple.com/macosx/recovery/

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Erik Lindahl
Freecloud Post Production Services
http://www.freecloud.se

[Loren Risker]

Backing up everything and reinstalling is probably the best answer.

However, sometimes you just can’t do that. It takes time, another hard drive, and knowledge of how to backup properly.

In this situation, I’d keep my eye on the system.log in the console app everytime Final Cut crashes. You probably have a plugin or something unsupported that isn’t working. My guess is some sort of powerpc legacy something or other.

Then try to recreate the crash. If you can recreate the crash reliably, you can probably fix it without reinstalling.

[Dave Lasdon]

Okay. I uninstalled every trace of Final Cut using an uninstaller. Made sure I got rid of all traces of Final Cut Pro 6. Then I reinstalled Final Cut Pro 7. That’s what the Genius Bar suggested.

It’s a different version of Final Cut with different disks. It’s a brand new computer. And it’s crashing exactly the same way it did before.

[David Roth weiss]

[Dave Lasdon] “Okay. I uninstalled every trace of Final Cut using an uninstaller. Made sure I got rid of all traces of Final Cut Pro 6. Then I reinstalled Final Cut Pro 7. That’s what the Genius Bar suggested.”

The so-called genius failed to tell you that uninstalling using one of the uninstall apps only works some of the time. A complete ground-up reinstall of both the OS and FCP is the only way to fix persistent issues such as the one(s) you’re having.

The proper solution is to install both on a clean firewire drive, making sure to run all software updates on both, then boot and test. If that works, then you can clone the firewire drive to your system drive. This is the only reliable way to do the job Dave. And, for the record, the really smart Apple employees at the genius bar send people to this forum for tech support.

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[Dave Lasdon]

I have no doubt they do so and that the advice on here is great. I, however, am not that tech savvy and uninstalling the system is something I don’t grasp. The Genius Bar, for all their faults, can actually work on my computer. Sadly, you all can’t come to my office when I need help.

[Jerry Hofmann]

I’ll tell ya David. Any more, an editor has to become a pretty savvy computer user. Don’t have to know all of the IT, but a clean install is something everyone should understand how to do. Google is your friend. If you google “how do I cleanly install Lion”. I’ll bet 37 pages come up. I’ve not tried this, so put egg on my face and say there were only 34 or something… LOL

But seriously, you do need to be somewhat computer savvy to successfully run a stable NLE no matter whose we’re talking about. FCP X makes it all easier I must say. Kudos for that at least. Face it, understanding what you work on is a must, right?

I’d need help with drill presses.

Hey, check this out… https://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.7/en/mh27903.html

Jerry

Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director Editor, Gun for Hire and other things. I ski. My Blog: https://blogs.creativecow.net/Jerry-Hofmann

Current DVD:
https://store.creativecow.net/p/81/jerry_hofmanns_final_cut_system_setup

8-Core 3.0 Intel Mac Pro, Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D, AJA Io HD, 17″ MBP, Matrox MXO2 with MAX – Cinema Displays I have a 22″ that I paid 4k for still working. G4 with Kona SD card, and SCSI card.

[Dave Lasdon]

I purchased the FCP 7 off ebay and installed it. It didn’t work. I went to the Apple Store and found out I bought the wrong computer. The right computer arrived from China today. So I’m backing up my old computer now and then will migrate and install FDCP 7.

I am going to do a clean install from my back-up disk, only installing my user information. I believe this means that my applications and my settings will not migrate. Can I transfer them individually to see if there’s a conflict or should I just start anew? That’ll mean buying some of the software that I purchased as a download. i.e. Quickbooks. I’m a little concerned about losing my settings, since I’m sure i’ll lose something I count on.

Any final advice before I do all this.

Thanks,
David