FCP7 Sequence… How To Open In Both FCPX and Premiere Pro?

[Jona Taylor]

Thanks Charlie! 🙂

[Charlie Austin]

[Jona Taylor] “Thanks Charlie! :)”

No problem. 🙂 FWIW, I’d invest in a USB Superdrive, especially if you have no other Mac’s around to use disc sharing…

Also, assuming you’ve got a fairly complete sequence, when you open it in X or Pr, your head is going to explode. Since you own it, I’d see what I could do to get 7 installed so you can work, and then open it in X or Pr to get used to them first.

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~”It is a poor craftsman who blames his tools.”~
~”The function you just attempted is not yet implemented”~

[Jona Taylor]

Absolutely will do Charlie. Thanks for the tip.

I wonder… if anyone knows if the FCP7 dmg would instal after some kind of file structure (folder) modification… as a work around?

Jona

[Charlie Austin]

[Jona Taylor] “Absolutely will do Charlie. Thanks for the tip.

I wonder… if anyone knows if the FCP7 dmg would instal after some kind of file structure (folder) modification… as a work around?
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Can you mount the dmg? If so, is there a file somewhere on it (in a folder or something) with the extension .mpkg? the “install final cut” thing might not run, but if you can find the actual installer (the mpkg thing) maybe it will run? Just a random thought which may be completely wrong….

edit: I am wrong… are you sure the installer you ave is for final cut 7? Because the FCS 2 (FCP 6) installer won’t work at all, but the FCS 3 (final cut 7) installer will. Maybe you updated to 7 somewhere along the line but have an installer for 6? You can install an update version of 7 as long as you have your *original* serial # as well as the one for the updater. Good luck! 🙂
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~”It is a poor craftsman who blames his tools.”~
~”The function you just attempted is not yet implemented”~

[Jona Taylor]

I’m going to burn FCP7 as a disc image onto an small external drive and see if that will behave as a DVD.
Maybe I can install it from that?

Jona

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Jona Taylor] “When I go to instal FCP7 the little FCP box is greyed-out.”

Because you already have FCPX.

See here: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4722

Jeremy

[Bret Williams]

You already have an app by the same name. The answer if I remember correctly is to simply put FCP X in a folder. That’s it. Then install FCP 7 to your hearts delight. Then, put FCP 7 and all it’s apps in a folder called Final Cut Studio and put FCP X back in the main Applications folder. It’ll all work just fine after that, with the exception of sending to motion wonkiness. If you’re in a position that you want to do that, you’ll have to move X into a folder, and put the FC Studio suite back in the main app folder.

It sure as hell is a lot simpler than all this partitioning business or having a different boot drive, etc.

[Jona Taylor]

I’ve said it before… Creative Cow has an incredible wealth of tallent!!!

Bret… you my friend are a STAR!!! Perfect well articulated answer. It’s been 2 weeks of down time since this crash and now I’m finally back on track.

Wishing you all the happiness and success in the world 🙂
Jona

[Jeremy Garchow]

FYI.

After the first entry of the link posted (which says to partition the drive), it tells you exactly how to do it, including how to modify the correct permissions.

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4722

Jeremy

[Jona Taylor]

Huge thanks as well Jeremy! 🙂

I’ll keep your partition suggestion guidance in mind in the event that I start having conflict on my system.

Best wishes and have a wonderful weekend… I know I will!
Jona