FCP X on a PC

[David Roth weiss]

You’re surely joking, right? If not, I assure you, that is not the cause for Apple’s tardiness, and porting to FCP to Windoz will never happen.

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
https://www.drwfilms.com

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[Dominic Deacon]

I know a guy who’s running FCPX on a PC (hackintosh). Crazy.

[Glen Hurd]

Considering their most recent move, how can you assume he’s joking? 🙂 Isn’t there even a bigger market just waiting to snatch up a new cheap editor on the Windows side?
But trying to directly compete with programs like Edius would be embarassing – and not for Edius.
Yeah, you’re right. Better just stick to the Mac. They’d get blistered if they tried to compete on the PC.

[Jim Glickert]

One thing’s for sure: The first update is going to be AWESOMER! 🙂

Sorry, guys, I couldn’t resist.

[Gary Huff]

[Sam Cole]Just a thought . . . it’s taking sooooo long to get to the 1st FCP X update, maybe they are working on porting it to the PC under Windows 7?

Actually, it already exists. It’s called Vegas and it’s much better too!

[Jonathan Ziegler]

Actually, technically, it has been ported to the PC, but it still needs to run the MacOS. Check out the Hackintosh: https://nofilmschool.com/build-a-hackintosh/ . Really not for the faint of heart or the not-so-technically inclined, but I got 10.5 to install on an older machine and I will build one occasionally. The latest build on the site above is ideally suited for Premiere because you can use a different video card that will better utilize Adobe’s graphics engine – according to them. Mind you, a Hackintosh isn’t an actual Mac so you can’t get support and the machine is a little wonky in places, but you can put OSX on a PC to run Final Cut.

Jonathan Ziegler
https://www.electrictiger.com/
520-360-8293

[David Roth weiss]

Jonathan,

You’re a very bright guy who has contributed some interesting points of view and information on the Cow. But, I want to know how exactly any discussion of the Hackintosh actually advances this conversation in any valuable manner?

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
https://www.drwfilms.com

Don’t miss my new tutorial: Prepare for a seamless transition to FCP X and OS X Lion
https://library.creativecow.net/weiss_roth_david/FCP-10-MAC-Lion/1

POST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™

Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Business & Marketing and Apple Final Cut Pro forums.

[Jonathan Ziegler]

David,

Someone asked if they could put FCPX on a PC. Hackintosh is the way. Its more likely you will get FCPX working on a Hackintosh than Apple ports FCPX to Windows.

Jonathan Ziegler
https://www.electrictiger.com/
520-360-8293

[Gary Huff]

Actually, a Mac IS a PC, because all a PC stands for is “personal computer.” The distinction should be made between a Mac PC, a Windows PC, and a Linux PC.

And this thread is rather pointless, really.

[Craig Seeman]

I think people really need to understand Apple’s business model. They use software to sell hardware. Anything they’ve ever done as far as Windows compatibility (iTunes for example) has been done to sell hardware (iPod, iPhone, iPad).

FCPX is designed to sell Macs.