Final Cut Pro 7 on a PowerPC

[Shane Ross]

The new Final Cut Studio, FCP 7, will NOT work on any PowerPC computer, this includes G5s, G4s, G3s…etc. It won’t even install. And no, there is no hack. The code is written for Intel only…unlike FCP 6 where it included code for both PowerPC and Intel (thus the title, CROSSGRADE).

This version is Intel only. No hacks.

Shane

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[Jeremy Garchow]

[Ian Liuzzi-Fedun] “Will anything in the new FC Studio work on a PowerPC?”

No, sorry. FCS3 is intel only, as will be Snow Leopard.

[Ian Liuzzi-Fedun] “Does anyone know of any hacks that will make this possible?”

Hack your best buddy into buying you a new mac?

[Ian Liuzzi-fedun]

Thanks for your help. I just hate how Apple does this. Now I have to pay a lot for MacPros. Thanks guys.

[Shane Ross]

[Ian Liuzzi-Fedun] “Now I have to pay a lot for MacPros”

Why? Does FCP 6 (Studio 2) no longer work?

Shane

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[Jeremy Garchow]

[Ian Liuzzi-Fedun] “I just hate how Apple does this.”

Progress can be expensive. In all fairness, the intel transition was announced in June 2005, 4 years ago.

The transition for FCP to run intel only took 4 years. That’s a long while in computer time.

Jeremy

[Walter Biscardi]

[Ian Liuzzi-Fedun] “Thanks for your help. I just hate how Apple does this. Now I have to pay a lot for MacPros. Thanks guys. “

As has already been mentioned in another thread about this exact same scenario, the last G5 was made about 4 years ago. So Apple has supported that platform quite well.

FCP 7 was most likely made to take advantage of the new Snow Leopard Operating System, which also requires Intel processors to run.

So Apple has done nothing wrong. You can continue to use Final Cut Pro 6, Studio 2 and everything that goes with it until you’re ready to upgrade your system. Just because a new Studio came out doesn’t mean you need the upgrade today.

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[Al J. marschke]

Just picked up two Intels up on ebay for about $1500 each.

Thanks,

AL J. Marschke
BluMars Media
Pittsburgh, PA

[Ian Liuzzi-fedun]

I envy u

[Ian Liuzzi-fedun]

The other issue with this is that you don’t get a warranty which I am always nervous about.

[Ben Pirouet]

I’ve just received my copy of FCS3, and according to the ‘Get Info’ tab, Final Cut 7 is ‘Universal’. Unfortunately i don’t have any PowerPC machines to hand to test whether a PowerPC will actually load the app.