[Vince Waldron]

Yeah, Shane, getting Lion was easier than I thought. Turns out it was the default OS that my computer chose to load when I re-booted it the emergency recovery mode. Based on what you told me, I made a clean install of Lion on the partition I earlier created as a dedicated FCP disc.

Now all I have to do is install the new FCP Studio 3 software I just got in the mail.

Before I do, I have to ask: is it possible FCP Studio 3 will work in the El Capitan 10.11.6 I have on my main drive? I know FCP 6.0.5 worked fine on that drive–it was just the ancillary apps, like Color, Motion, and DVDSP that failed to work.

I know it’s a long shot, but do you think I’d have any better luck getting Color and Motion to work in 10.11.6 if I install them from a Studio 3 package?

Best,

Vince

[Vince Waldron]

On your advice, I tracked down a full FCP Studio 3 install package, which should be arriving later today. If, as it appears might be the case, Lion is the earliest OS I can install on my early 2011 MacBook, do you think I’ll have any trouble loading and running Color and Motion from FCS 3 in that environment?

Thanks!

[Vince Waldron]

Thanks for clarifying the PowerPC issue! For some reason, Lion refused to load FCP 6 from the original DVDs and gave me the “PowerPC” restriction alert. But clearly, that’s some sort of bug, since the same FCP install disc loads fine in my El Capitan partition.)

As it happens, I found Snow Leopard install discs at Apple’s online store, which, remarkably, will still sell the full SL install package to anyone who wants it for $19.99!

[Vince Waldron]

Actually, looks like my Mac dates from early 2011, which means I can go as far back as Snow Leopard, assuming I can find a SL installer!

I do have MT LION installer available in the past purchases section of the app store. Does Mountain Lion run Color and Motion?

Also, if I install Mt. Lion, will I be able to do a clean install of FCP 6 using the FCP install DVDs? I suspect Mt. Lion will refuse to reject the install disc as an unreadable PowerPC app, no?

Thanks for any insights!

[Vince Waldron]

Thanks, Dave and all you other helpful CC folk,

But, frankly, I’m still wondering if the fcp browser is giving me an accurate reading on the clip’s frame rate.

When I highlighted one of the “29.97” clips and clicked “Open in Cinema Tools,” I noticed that the little “Rev Telecine” buttom in cinema tools was greyed out. Does this mean that Cinema Tools is telling me that no Rev Telecine pulldown removal is needed (or even possible) since the clip was properly captured? Further evidence to back this hunch came when I clicked Cinema Tools “Clip Analysis” button and saw that the Cinema Tools info window does read this as a 23.98 fps clip.

Should I simply trust that cinema tools is giving me a more accurate analysis of this clip?

Is there a slam dunk fail safe way to check a clip to visually see if it has had the errant pulldown removed?

[Vince Waldron]

Thanks, Dave and all you other helpful CC folk,

But, frankly, I’m still wondering if the fcp browser is giving me an accurate reading on the clip’s frame rate.

When I highlighted one of the “29.97” clips and clicked “Open in Cinema Tools,” I noticed that the little “Rev Telecine” buttom in cinema tools was greyed out. Does this mean that Cinema Tools is telling me that no Rev Telecine pulldown removal is needed (or even possible) since the clip was properly captured? Further evidence to back this hunch came when I clicked Cinema Tools “Clip Analysis” button and saw that the Cinema Tools info window does read this as a 23.98 fps clip.

Should I simply trust that cinema tools is giving me a more accurate analysis of this clip?

Is there a slam dunk fail safe way to check a clip to visually see if it has had the errant pulldown removed?