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FCP 7 on Lion
Hello all, hoping someone might be able to help me out here… trying to run FCP 7 on Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2. From what I know and have heard this may be near impossible due to discontinued support from apple and the push of FCPX with Lion. Does anyone know if my FCP 7 will ever run on Lion? Below are some other computer specs I’m working with…
Processor – 2 x 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
Memory – 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
Graphics – NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MBThanks all,
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I’m running FCP 7 on Lion. Who says it doesn’t work?
Shane
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Sorry, should have been more clear… I’ve been told there are bugs with Lion that can cause FCP 7 to not run at it’s best and considering my issue – anytime I bring a clip onto the timeline FCP crashes – I bought in. My problem could be the computer itself (or some component of the computer ie: video card… sorry, not a total tech head). I’ve imported a simple JPEG as a test and that works OK but video is my problem.
Compared to the computer you’re on, and the specs I’ve laid out with the comp I’m working on, would you say it’s a computer issue and not a FCP or Lion issue?
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hey shane
have you noticed any better performance running FCP 7 on lion? or any bugs? I am still running 10.6.8 osx, but as soon as I have a free moment I am going to build a second partition with lion and FCP 7. Thanks for any input
Thom
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What format are the clips? I’ve been editing ProRes on my home system (Octo 3.0 MacPro, 12GB RAM) without issue.
[Thom Bellazzi] “have you noticed any better performance running FCP 7 on lion? or any bugs?”
No, and no. FCP 7 is a 32bit app. Even though it is in a 64 bit environment, it’s still 32bit.
I mainly use it on Snow Leopard, but use it on Lion on occasion as that is where I have Media Composer installed. Seems to be working fine.
Shane
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Running FCP 7.0.3 on MacPro equipped with Lion since October. Have not done the latest Lion update yet. FCP runs great. Use mostly ProRes 422 / DVCPro HD Sequences. Mastering in SD using MXO2 to Beta SP & Digi Beta work. Like how Lion switches between applications with a swipe.
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I’ve used ProRes among a few others – mpeg4, H.264 – but still the same issue. Once I attempt to bring a clip to the timeline boom… it crashes and closes out.
I appreciate the help…
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NEVER edit H.264 or MPEG 4 with FCP 7. Never ever ever ever ever. FCP does not like working with those formats. Even in Snow Leopard.
Fresh install? from the disks?
Shane
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I’m with you… I don’t edit with those formats either but was trying every which way to see what could be the problem. I might have to go the fresh install route.
Not sure if it matters but Lion was already on the computer when I installed FCP. It was never on snow leopard then upgraded to Lion. It probably has no bearing on my issue but thought I’d throw it out there in case it rings a bell.
Thanks!
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How did you install FCP in the first place? Migration? From the disks?
Shane
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Disks
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