[Lloyd Lathrop]

I have a 27″ iMac and am using Final Cut Studio 2 as well as Premier CC2014. I bought a BM Mini Monitor so I could color grade video, which is connected via Thunderbolt to a 48″ Hitachi plasma TV (bought used, looks great with DirecTV HD channels). No matter which setting I select, I can’t get an image on the TV. The TV only has DVI (no HDMI) but I have an adapter (the person I bought it from was using it in his studio using the adapter so I know it works, at least with Sony Vegas). This set-up worked with a 24″ HDMI TV I was using so I know the box works (I emailed BM and they said they don’t officially support FCS2). Also, I’m not sure how to play external video when I use Premier. I can use the TV as a third monitor if I connect it directly to a Thunderbolt port but it only shows a Browser/Preview window, not the true video feed.

Does anyone have any suggestions to make this work?

Thanks,
Lloyd

[Lloyd Lathrop]

I’m not a good enough musician to compose a soundtrack without way too many headaches. I’ll have to try Garage Band again or maybe go back to my G5 and use Soundtrack.

Thanks for the input…

[Lloyd Lathrop]

DAMN! Correct you are, sir. I just looked it up. I have Final Cut Pro HD 4.5, DVD Studio Pro 3, Motion, LiveType 1.2, Soundtrack 1.2, and Compressor 1.2. So I needed an upgrade from Production Suite to Studio 2 then. I could have sworn that this said it would upgrade Production Suite, also (or at least FCP HD 4.5).

Know anyone who wants to buy FCS2 upgrade from FCS?

[Lloyd Lathrop]

Thanks for the reply, Chris. The upgrade I bought is supposed to work with FCS (which includes FCP 4.5), which is what I’ve been using for approximately nine years. I might try using the FCP3 serial number at some point to see if maybe that works. The other thing that has me wondering if this all “meshes” is that the only serial numbers I have for FCS are for the individual programs (FCP 4.5, DVD Studio Pro, and Motion), not for, as far as I can tell, the overall Studio.

Here’s to hoping Apple can fix this… 😉

[Lloyd Lathrop]

This response made me check the version I recently purchased. I own Final Cut Studio (which includes FCP HD 4.5, et al) and I thought I bought the upgrade to FCS2 from FCS. Now I’m nervous. How can you tell which one you have? The label on my upgrade says “FINAL CUT STUDIO 2 UPG FROM FCS” but it won’t accept the original serial #. Is therer a separate serial # for the entire suite or is the FCP serial number from the original FCS supposed to be the one to use?

I hope that makes sense…

Lloyd