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<blockquote data-quote="peacockharris" data-source="post: 1919873" data-attributes="member: 415058">If only it were that simple! FCP7 (which ended at v7.03) is a completely different piece of software to FCPX and hasn't been supported by Apple for a number of years. It last worked officially with Sierra, but I've been able to extend its compatibility up to Mojave with a third party program that patches it. It's also strictly intel only, whereas FCPX supports Apple's proprietary processors too. FCPX is not simply an updated version; it's an entirely different product, with its own pricetag. (Despite the name, there were no versions 8 or 9)Were it just about the money, I'd gladly pay for the new version, but they entirely redesigned it to the point that projects from one won't work in the other (there are some third party options to migrate projects from 7 to X, but they can be hit and miss, which is no good if you have a long complex project). Most of all, they just dramatically changed how the editing process 'feels' and I'm reluctant to have to relearn everything. I know that eventually I'll have to though, at which point it may not be Apple software I choose to buy next time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="peacockharris, post: 1919873, member: 415058"] If only it were that simple! FCP7 (which ended at v7.03) is a completely different piece of software to FCPX and hasn't been supported by Apple for a number of years. It last worked officially with Sierra, but I've been able to extend its compatibility up to Mojave with a third party program that patches it. It's also strictly intel only, whereas FCPX supports Apple's proprietary processors too. FCPX is not simply an updated version; it's an entirely different product, with its own pricetag. (Despite the name, there were no versions 8 or 9) Were it just about the money, I'd gladly pay for the new version, but they entirely redesigned it to the point that projects from one won't work in the other (there are some third party options to migrate projects from 7 to X, but they can be hit and miss, which is no good if you have a long complex project). Most of all, they just dramatically changed how the editing process 'feels' and I'm reluctant to have to relearn everything. I know that eventually I'll have to though, at which point it may not be Apple software I choose to buy next time. [/QUOTE]

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