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Move from FCP to FCE on new Quad G5 – Need Help!
Our old G4 gave up the ghost this last weekend. We were editing with FCP HD 4.5 (upgrade version from FCP 3.0), which we purchased about 7 months ago.
I went out this weekend and purchased a new G5 Quad. When I returned, I installed FCP HD 4.5 and a standalone copy of Motion2 that was purchased about 2 months ago.
Motion2 works just fine, but when trying to run FCP HD 4.5, I get an error message that states, “Configuration error: This software requires certain hardware or software which is missing: *Power Macintosh G4/350 megahertz (MHz), or faster. *AGP graphics card.”
After doing a bit of reading on Apple’s website, I see that FCP HD 4.5 is not supported on the G5 Quad. Therefore, I am faced with an upgrade. I really do not want to pay $699 for the upgrade to FCP Studio HD, when in reality, the only useful thing it gains me is access to FCP again.
I searched for a standalone version of an upgrade to FCP HD 5.0, but it is no where to be found on Apple’s website. They are promoting an upgrade available sometime next month for $199 to FCP Studio Universal. However, I cannot wait this long to edit our television program.
Therefore, I went out today to purchase a copy of Final Cut Express to use in the meantime. I bought the upgrade version, as the guy who sold it to me said it would install if I owned a copy of FCP. Well, it won’t. After entering the FCE serial number, it asks for a previous version’s serial number. Neither the FCP 4.5 or FCP 3.0 serial would work.
So, now I’m stuck. I have a copy of FCE that I cannot use. I have a copy of FCP HD 4.5 that I cannot use.
Question 1: Does anyone know a way to get the FCE upgrade to take with my existing FCP serial numbers?
Question 2: Is there another creative solution besides spending $699 for Studio, which contains mainly software that I already own (Motion2) or would not use?Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Travis -
3 Replies
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1)You cannot upgrade FCE from FCP.
2)You can trade in your 4.5 disks to Apple to upgrade to the Universal Binary version of Final Cut Studio for a mere $200. But obviously this will take a few weeks to a month for the shipping back and forth.
I would suggest asking a colleague for a copy of their FCP5. Or you can may try to search for a copy of FCP 5 upgrade from a CompUSA or a Microcenter. Often times, these stores may have upgrades from about 6 months ago which they’ve never sold.
-CHL
Chi-Ho Lee
Film & Video Editor
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Apple.com > Support > Discussions > Final Cut > Final Cut Pro & Final Cut Pro HD
search for Topic: Final Cut Pro 4.5 w/ Power Mac Quad
HTH
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This solved my problem. Quite interesting indeed. Many, many, kudos & thanks!
Travis
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