Installing old software to run Final Cut 7

[Nick Meyers]

my most purchase (jan/Feb this year) was a 2015 iMac.
i loaded Yosemite onto it (cloned from my existing 2015 iMac)
and used it as an assistant machine.
pretty economical, and it’ll last a bit linger than a 2011, i imagine.

[Nick Meyers]

but yes… good idea either way ☺
then you’ll be autonomous.

[Ivan Drummond]

Old thread with old software but I now need to get fcp 7 up and running again for an old project. I have he install disks. Thinking if getting a 2015 macbook pro with yosemite or sierra. Anyone forsee any issues with just running FCP on it?

[Dennis Couzin]

I can’t see why that wouldn’t work. You might have to set the system clock back several years while installing. Be sure to pre-install QuickTime 7.6.

[Ivan Drummond]

Can anyone here share with me what is the latest mac model (macbook pro or mac pro) running Sierra you have used with FCP7?

[Dennis Couzin]

I myself have no Macs newer than 2012. Such Macs can be bought very cheaply now — I bought a beautiful Mac Pro 5,1 for €311 — to run Sierra, thus Final Cut Pro 7. According to macworld.com/article/673697 Sierra runs on various 2013-2017 Macs, but none newer. You do not have to consider whether FCP7 will run on Sierra on this or that Mac, simply whether Sierra will run on it.