Going from 5.1.4 to FCP 6 — need to uninstall first?

[John Pale]

no need to uninstall.

back up everything to a firewire drive first. they are cheap and there is no excuse not to.

[Jeff Nelson]

Thanks so much! Will back up first, yes.

[Rich Rubasch]

One more thing you might do is to simply add the version number to the end of the FCP app file. So the application file called “Final Cut Pro” becomes “Final Cut Pro 5.1.2”. Do the same with Motion, DVD SP, Soundtrack, and Compressor. This will “preserve” your old versions. I run 5.0.4, 5.1.2 and 6.0 on the same G5. I can open a project in whatever version I need at the time. I was also able to ease into version 6 before committing all my projects to the new version, but I was able to install it without losing anything else.

Worked perfectly.

Rich Rubasch
Tilt Media

[Tad Newberry]

THAT sounds like a great idea! i just bought the Studio 2 upgrade today as well and have been having a grand ol’ time doing the changeover.

first, i used Carbon Copy to dump my entire system drive to a firewire drive for safety. then i did a “clean install” of OS X to just start with a clean slate. when all the OS software was back in, i tried putting in the first Studio disc…and it never even showed up on the desktop. tried it three times. no appearance…then it hit me that since this was an “upgrade”, it must’ve neeede to find my old Studio 1 on the drive (which obviously wasn’t there anymore). THEN i decided i should read the manual a little : )

the manual said that if the upgrade disc did not detect a previous version on the drive, it would then ask for a serial number. my disc never asked for the SS…so i just decided to do a complete new install of Studio 1, THEN do the upgrade. it’s taking longer, but i suppose when it’s done it will all be as it should be (and now that i’ve read your idea, i’ll be sure to change the name(s) of the old applications so i can run the various versions. very cool! (then i guess i can also dump my safety copy of the old stuff that is now on my firewire drive…

thanks for helping out a bonehead!
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GeForce FX 5200 graphics card

[Tad Newberry]

oh ya…and i forgot to ask anyone – what happened to all the other manuals in Studio 2? there are 4 for FCP, 1 for STP, and none for Motion or DVD SP, though i’m pretty sure DVD SP isn’t changed too much, but i’ve heard Motion 3 is drastically different from Motion 2.

thanks for helping out a bonehead!
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dual 2 GHz PowerPC Mac G5
2GB MB DDR SDRAM
GeForce FX 5200 graphics card

[Tad Newberry]

oops, sorry, that should’ve read “1 tiny one for Color” (none for STP).

thanks for helping out a bonehead!
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dual 2 GHz PowerPC Mac G5
2GB MB DDR SDRAM
GeForce FX 5200 graphics card

[Tad Newberry]

oops, sorry, that should’ve read “1 tiny one for Color” (none for STP).

thanks for helping out a bonehead!
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dual 2 GHz PowerPC Mac G5
2GB MB DDR SDRAM
GeForce FX 5200 graphics card