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Questions about FCP 7 upgrade
Do I need Snow Leopord for the new FCS, and/or is the upgrade recommended? worth it? error prone?
Also Live Type is not in the new upgrade, will my current version of LiveType remain on my computer? and will it work with FCS7?
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[Christopher Targia] “Do I need Snow Leopord for the new FCS, and/or is the upgrade recommended? worth it? error prone?”
No, no needed. Most folks are still running Leopard. We are.
[Christopher Targia] “Also Live Type is not in the new upgrade, will my current version of LiveType remain on my computer? and will it work with FCS7?”
Not sure, I think it gets wiped away but you can re-install it or something from FCP 6. Do a search for LiveType in this forum and you’ll find some answers there.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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Thanks Walt
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As to LiveType, yes, it will remain on your machine, and yes, it will definitely work with FCP7, and there is still and Export to LiveType function.
All the best,
Tom
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[Christopher Targia] “Also Live Type is not in the new upgrade, will my current version of LiveType remain on my computer?”
There is really no need for live type it have been fully integrated with Motion and that allows you to do a LOT more.
Keep in mind that it is best NOT to install FCS3 as an upgrade. it is best to erase the system drive, install a clean OS and then Install FCS clean. Or at lest fully remove FCS using FCP remover and then install the new FCS. (A full erase of the drive or a removal of the old FCS will result in live type not being there at all when you install the new FCS)
There are no “technical solutions” to your “artistic problems”.
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There is actually a substantial amount of LiveType content, fonts, textures, objects, and behaviors, that have been lost and are not integrated into Motion. And of course if you legacy projects that used LT you will probably need to keep the application to access and modify those projects.
All the best,
Tom
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[Tom Wolsky] “There is actually a substantial amount of LiveType content, fonts, textures, objects, and behaviors, that have been lost and are not integrated into Motion. And of course if you legacy projects that used LT you will probably need to keep the application to access and modify those projects. “
I have not noticed any missing content, as far as I can tell motion has it all.
As for opining a livetype project, you should be able to open those in motion.
There are no “technical solutions” to your “artistic problems”.
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You can open LT projects in Motion of course but only if you have the content. I’m missing some fonts, but perhaps they were third party LiveFonts. There are no textures in Motion that I can see, and some objects are missing, though they’re probably similar ones in Motion. Same with text animations. There are similar ones in Motion, but not the same, and some I can’t find at all, maybe they’re there with different names.
All the best,
Tom
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On a running FCS2-FCP6 system if you upgrade to FCS3-FCP7, Livetype stays and is not deleted. If however, you choose to install Snow Leopard first and do an ‘erase and install’, then of course you lose Livetype.
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[Neil Sadwelkar] “If however, you choose to install Snow Leopard first and do an ‘erase and install’, then of course you lose Livetype. “
But can you put the Studio 2 discs back in and re-install LiveType? I would think you could select that by itself and do an install. I have never tried it, just wondering if you can.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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But if you have an upgrade version of FCS, don’t you still need to re-install the first versions first even if you have a clean install?
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