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  • install issues

    Posted by Peter Giffen on July 26, 2011 at 10:25 pm

    I am trying to install media composer 5 on my mac book pro laptop
    mac OS x 10.6.8

    I keep getting a error message as it is almost finished that says install failed.

    I have removed everything avid related, drivers etc on the machine, many restarts but still can’t get the software to install.

    I am missing something

    Craig Alan replied 14 years, 9 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Andrew Mckee

    July 27, 2011 at 8:27 am

    Avid is not qualified to run on 10.6.8, but does work fine on 10.6.7.

    Andrew McKee
    Editor/Colourist
    Avid Certified Instructor – MC5.5
    Apple Certified Trainer – FCP7
    Pixelwizard.net

  • Craig Alan

    August 8, 2011 at 1:27 am

    I stupidly updated. Do I need to reinstall everything to go back to 10.6.7?

    OSX 10.5.8; MacBookPro4,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz MacPro4,1 2.66GHz 8 core 12gigs of ram. GPU: Nvidia Geoforce GT120 with Vram 512. OS X 10.6.x; Camcorders: Sony Z7U, Canon HV30/40, Sony vx2000/PD170; FCP 6 certified; write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.

  • Peter Giffen

    August 8, 2011 at 1:32 am

    I thought I would have to go back to 10.6.7 but I downloaded Media Composer 5.0.4 from the AVID store and it worked like a charm. 5.0 install from disk wouldn’t work but the 5.0.4 did and it has been rock solid

  • Craig Alan

    August 8, 2011 at 1:49 am

    i’m on mc 5.5.2. i’ve also heard reports of vo breaking with fcs 3.

    OSX 10.5.8; MacBookPro4,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz MacPro4,1 2.66GHz 8 core 12gigs of ram. GPU: Nvidia Geoforce GT120 with Vram 512. OS X 10.6.x; Camcorders: Sony Z7U, Canon HV30/40, Sony vx2000/PD170; FCP 6 certified; write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.

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