HELP! Optimum setup for FCP HD 4.5 on a Mac G4

[Mrvideo]

If you are not going with Tiger, stay away from QT 7! FCP HD will run fine on either 10.3.7/QT6.5.2 or 10.4.x/QT 7. The 10.3.9/QT 7 combo is disasterous for many folks.

[Simon Carlson-thies]

You have to remember with compatability issues that just because a lot of people have problems doesn’t mean you will. The problem in modern software is that developers don’t understand all the interactions in programs over 100 lines of code. So when you are dealing with OS X, Quicktime and FCP 4.5 you have so many interactions happening that its impossible to say whether it would work or not for sure.

That being said you should take problems people have with OS and other software compatibility for what its worth, because there system config is not the same as yours and therefore it may work for you and not for them.

Personally if you have a configuration that works leave it… being curious myself I probably would try the Panther QT7 and FCP4.5 option, but thats me…

Simon Carlson-Thies,
Digital Light Graphics And Animation

[Alan Langdon]

OK, I would try and risk too, but QT 7 doesn’t jive with Panther and FCP HD 4.5, can I go back to QT 6.5.2? How would I do this reliably?

Thanks for the advice, BTW!

Alan

[Don Greening]

Hey Alan,

Try this:

https://www.apple.com/support/downloads/quicktime652reinstallerforquicktime701.html

It will remove QT 7 and install QT 6.5.2

All you have to do is sit back and watch 🙂

– Don