Final Cut Pro 7 on a PowerPC

[Ben Bunch]

Got it working just fine on a G5. 🙂

The app starts, haven’t done much testing with it but it seems to be working. Still installing the rest of the studio.

Are people still interested in doing this? I can post directions as I figure it all out…I am not sure if instructions are already on the net elsewhere, I just sort of dived into doing it myself without checking much.

Screenshot:
https://img384.imageshack.us/img384/8895/fc7ong5.jpg

UCSC Film Student
Editor, Director, Cinematographer
https://www.vimeo.com/benbunch

[Ian Liuzzi-fedun]

You bet man….fill us in.

[Ben Bunch]

I’m still working on it and will create a tutorial but basically it involves installing bit by bit from the included PKG files instead of the installer, and going in and deleting the install check script in the pkgs. I also used an intel mac with it installed on it to transfer some of the app support and framework files, but again I am still working on this. Am going back to work on Friday and will work on it some more, and write some more concrete instructions.

UCSC Film Student
Editor, Director, Cinematographer
https://www.vimeo.com/benbunch

[Michael Gissing]

Anyone want to buy my old G5? I just upgraded to FCS3 on a new 2.9 nehalem dual quad screamer – 16 gigs and straight to Snow Leopard ready for the exciting world of 64 bit, which I can be pretty sure won’t run on the old G5.

Like Walter, I don’t charge for advice on this forum, but my time is money and I will pay for the new machine in productivity improvement alone long before this box is close to obsolete.

I have no problem moving on from the G5. I have had five years of use from it but the past year has seen savvy clients wondering why renders take so long and why Color won’t perform on my old graphics card.

[Ian Liuzzi-fedun]

$50?

[Hamish Lancaster]

I have been keeping track of the more interesting threads about running FCS2009 on G5’s
here: gackinto5h.com

the 2 major threads of discussion are:
at support @ apple
and
at macrumors

by reading both threads you will see what can and cannot be done, most things can however,
and you do not need to install diurectly from packages, you can create a custom G5 enabled DMG
that will install as normal by removing a few lines of ‘intel’ reference from the main installer.

My G5 is still kicking, running FCS2009 very well, dont need to splash out on new gear just yet 🙂

[Fred Kovach]

Newbie here.

Have you written up a tutorial? I ran pacifist for the first time, but am not clear as to what to do next. Can you shed some light on that?

Thanks!
Fred

[Fred Kovach]

Without getting into all the “should you or nots”, I do want to thank you for all of your cautionary statements. I wish I had come across this thread months ago when FCS3 first came out.

You see, I have a G5 here and want to install FCS3. Using due diligence before I ordered, I checked several of my favorite forums and found that, yes, it will work on a G5. However, there was an administrative delay in ordering and so I didn’t actually get FCS3 until yesterday.

Imagine my shock when my G5 kicked it out. And then dismay, because I have already opened the package and can’t return it. Again, I wish I had seen your cautionary statements. But even more so, I wish that those whose posts I had read, had given more details as to what it would take to make it work. Admittedly, the posts were made soon after the release of FCS3, but still……

So now I am in the awkward position of either installing it, or having to eat the money I spent on it.

I have decided I have nothing to lose to try to install this. I don’t do prores or any of the other things that have been mentioned. Nor is my machine mission-critical. Worst case: I go back and install FCS2.

So now it is time to thank the other side (at least in advance as I am awaiting more specific instructions) for pointing me in the right direction.

But I would make this humble request to anybody out there who wants to answer “yes” to this question. Please make it clear that it is not merely a matter of sticking the disks in.

I say all this, not to re-start any arguments, but to let both sides know that there are valid and extenuating circumstances for each side of this discussion.

[Peter Berthet]

Did anyone run into trouble while using the Share>BluRay feature when running FCS3 on a powerPC ?

– Pete

[Timothy Habrock]

Depends on how you define “trouble” – I personally have been having trouble, as in the option is not there.

First, let me state that I am fully aware that running FCP 7 on a PPC is unsupported.

That being said, I AM running it on a PPC with very few problems. The only thing I have noticed is that I am missing BluRay from the “Share” menu list. I have all the other options (AppleTV, DVD, etc…). I am not sure if this is a side-effect of running it on a PPC or if this is an install issue.

Is anyone else running this on a PPC able to verify the presence or absence of the SHARE → BluRay option?

I would love to update to a newer Intel Mac, but that is not an option at this time, so I “make the best of what’s still around.”

Thanks,

Tim