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Does Final Cut Studio 2 runs on leopard or lion?
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<blockquote data-quote="Adric" data-source="post: 1499462" data-attributes="member: 245480"><p>The latest iMacs run Mountain Lion and no, Final Cut Studio 2 will not run on Mountain Lion. Final Cut Pro 7 was the first version to run on Intel processors. Final Cut Studio 2 includes Final Cut Pro 6 unfortunately. </p><p></p><p>Your copy of Final Cut Studio 2 WILL run on:</p><p>-Leopard</p><p>-Snow Leopard</p><p></p><p>It WILL NOT run on</p><p>-Lion</p><p>-Mountain Lion (the current ver. of OSX)</p><p></p><p>You have a few options. </p><p></p><p>-You could buy one of the current iMacs that are more than capable of editing HD footage (make sure to upgrade the CPU to the Core i7 for this) and purchase Final Cut Pro X along with it for a cool $300. Final Cut Pro X combines the features of Final Cut Pro and Color and rolls them into one package. Compressor and Motion are sold separately for $50 each. This is obviously the most expensive option but offers the greatest future-proofing. You won't have to worry about another computer for a long while.</p><p></p><p>-you can buy a new iMac and downgrade back to Snow Leopard which was the last version of OSX to run PPC applications such as Final Cut Studio 2. This is sort of middle of the road price-wise as you will still be purchasing a new computer and operating system but will save you money on having to purchase FCPX.</p><p></p><p>-you can purchase an older, used or refurbished iMac with Snow Leopard already on it and just install your copy of FCs2. This is the cheapest option but you might have to get a new computer again pretty soon. Especially with 4K video beginning to roll out.</p><p></p><p>Also realize that FCPX is built for multi core CPU's such as the Intel Core i5 or i7 whereas FCs2 is not. I could go into details on the technology behind it but I'll spare everyone and just say that FCPX will run much quicker and smoother than FCs2 on a new iMac because it actually takes advantage of all of that available power.</p><p></p><p>-------------</p><p></p><p>For HD video editing, you'll want to max out those specs unfortunately. The CPU is especially important to upgrade. Get the fastest one available (the Intel Core i7) and lots of RAM and hard drive space should be your next priority to upgrade. The GPU ideally should be upgraded too but only certain applications allow graphics accelerated playback and I'm not sure FCPX is one of them. I know FCs2 is not. Adobe Premiere Pro has this feature though so FCPX might also.</p><p></p><p>Basically just try and max out those specs. Act like you're building a gaming PC. If you want to save some money, know that the RAM is the only thing on the iMac that can be upgraded down the line yourself. It's much cheaper to buy RAM from a 3rd party website such as OWC, Crucial, or NewEgg and install it yourself than upgrading it through Apple at the time of purchase. This alone can save you hundreds of dollars.</p><p></p><p>I hope this helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Adric, post: 1499462, member: 245480"] The latest iMacs run Mountain Lion and no, Final Cut Studio 2 will not run on Mountain Lion. Final Cut Pro 7 was the first version to run on Intel processors. Final Cut Studio 2 includes Final Cut Pro 6 unfortunately. Your copy of Final Cut Studio 2 WILL run on: -Leopard -Snow Leopard It WILL NOT run on -Lion -Mountain Lion (the current ver. of OSX) You have a few options. -You could buy one of the current iMacs that are more than capable of editing HD footage (make sure to upgrade the CPU to the Core i7 for this) and purchase Final Cut Pro X along with it for a cool $300. Final Cut Pro X combines the features of Final Cut Pro and Color and rolls them into one package. Compressor and Motion are sold separately for $50 each. This is obviously the most expensive option but offers the greatest future-proofing. You won't have to worry about another computer for a long while. -you can buy a new iMac and downgrade back to Snow Leopard which was the last version of OSX to run PPC applications such as Final Cut Studio 2. This is sort of middle of the road price-wise as you will still be purchasing a new computer and operating system but will save you money on having to purchase FCPX. -you can purchase an older, used or refurbished iMac with Snow Leopard already on it and just install your copy of FCs2. This is the cheapest option but you might have to get a new computer again pretty soon. Especially with 4K video beginning to roll out. Also realize that FCPX is built for multi core CPU's such as the Intel Core i5 or i7 whereas FCs2 is not. I could go into details on the technology behind it but I'll spare everyone and just say that FCPX will run much quicker and smoother than FCs2 on a new iMac because it actually takes advantage of all of that available power. ------------- For HD video editing, you'll want to max out those specs unfortunately. The CPU is especially important to upgrade. Get the fastest one available (the Intel Core i7) and lots of RAM and hard drive space should be your next priority to upgrade. The GPU ideally should be upgraded too but only certain applications allow graphics accelerated playback and I'm not sure FCPX is one of them. I know FCs2 is not. Adobe Premiere Pro has this feature though so FCPX might also. Basically just try and max out those specs. Act like you're building a gaming PC. If you want to save some money, know that the RAM is the only thing on the iMac that can be upgraded down the line yourself. It's much cheaper to buy RAM from a 3rd party website such as OWC, Crucial, or NewEgg and install it yourself than upgrading it through Apple at the time of purchase. This alone can save you hundreds of dollars. I hope this helps! [/QUOTE]
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