What’s the latest safe QT Pro Update

[Rafael Amador]

Hi Chris,
You mean that you have installed few FC versions in the same System?
Rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[Chris Gorman]

Correction, I later noticed that my G5 had booted onto an older HD that had fcp 5 on it. I did not select it as the startup disk, so don’t know how that happened.

When I set the startup disk to the correct hd, it booted ok and I actually worked a few minutes in fcp before the strange behavior started again….suddenly a bunch of text came across my screen right over my fcp interface, saying System Failure, a bunch of numbers and ….kernal version.

Now, I just booted onto an older external hd, so I actually have control now to do something.

BTW, before it got this bad, the first indication was an error code 41 that appeared when i was working in fcp6. All downhill from there.

If I can re-install fcpstudio2 onto my main hd while booted on my external, at least I can proceed. Now, when the time comes, what version of QT is now best with fcp6 6.0.2 ?

[Rafael Amador]

Hi Chris,
I don’t think is possible to install two versions at the same time.
Here you can find a list with the FC-QT matching (?) versions:

https://visualnary.com/tag/final-cut-studio

i really don’t remember which I used.
BTW, do you really need to work with FC 6.0.2?
Rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[Paul Dickin]

Hi
All the older versions of QT that Apple regard as stable are still available on these pages:
https://support.apple.com/downloads/
Just page back to 2007 or earlier for old versions.

This link to Rafa’s QT version page is more up to date:
https://www.digitalrebellion.net/blog/posts/recommended_quicktime_and_mac_os_configurations_for_final_cut_pro.html

[Chris Gorman]

Thank you. This is exactly what I was looking for : )

[Chris Gorman]

When you ask “do you really need to work in fcp 6.0.2?” are you suggesting I use a more recent update or something older?

I’ve been working with 6.0.2 for so long that I don’t remember what advantages it has over the previous version or what it might lack compared to newer version.

I definitely don’t want to go backward, but will go as far forward as is safe.

I work mainly with ProRes 8bit 422 from hdv footage.I also use h.264, so might want to update to the latest QT later for better h.264, not now, but after it gets past the initial fixes that are inevitable.

[Rafael Amador]

Hi Chris,
[chris gorman] “‘ve been working with 6.0.2 for so long that I don’t remember what advantages it has over the previous version or what it might lack compared to newer version.”

And I stopped working with 6.0.2 so long ago that I can not remember the full lists of bugs:-)
I have installed the last versions of FCS and QT in both, a G5 PPC and a MBP Intel and everything works fine.
Rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[Chris Gorman]

I read somewhere in these forums that there’s been a few glitches using QT 7.6 with OSX.4.11

Until I can upgrade my Photoshop CS, I have to stay with 10.4.11

Are you using QT 7.6 with Leopard?

[Rafael Amador]

Yes Chris. I have leopard installed in both computers.
rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[Chris Gorman]

Is this current info on rafa’s link for qt version recommendations?

I will have to look for fcp 6.0.2 or 6.0.3 on a third party site because apple has replaced those choices with fcp 6.0.5 which requires qt 7.5.5 and either osx.4.11 or osx.5.5 (i’m using osx.4.11).

PowerPC G5 DP2.3, 4GB DDR SDRAM, ATI X800XT, OSX.4.11, FCStudio2, Sonnet 5 Bay SATA (RAID or JBOD as needed), ACD 23″ & Sony NTSC Monitor via Matrox v.1
Sony ZIU hdv, edited w.ProRes