Opinions please RE: FCE4/FCP5 compatibility at DVinfo.net

Waldemar Winkler · December 7th, 2007, 06:57 PM

It is time to get a new laptop. My faithful G3 finally died. It had FCE1. On the new Intel MacBook I had planned to install FCE4 figuring I could do preliminary work before exporting a project to FCP5 on my G5 to do finish work.
Apple/Discussions/FCE had several unconfirmed opinions suggesting my plan would be unsuccessful. Opinions?

I also discovered a basket full of complaints about the extraordinary amount of reatures removed from FCE4, making it a "dumbed down" product. Anyone know where I could find a copy of FCE3.5?

Robert Lane · December 7th, 2007, 07:44 PM

I'm not sure you'd even want to try; those older versions of FCP are not going to play well with either the newer OS and QT versions at all. If you're unwilling to pony-up to FCS2 then find a copy of FCS "1" or FCP 5.1.

Nate Schmidt · December 8th, 2007, 10:22 AM

If you're going with a Mac Book Pro then you will need at least FCP 5.1 to run on the intel processor, just a heads-up.

December 7th, 2007, 06:57 PM	#1
Waldemar Winkler Major Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Durango, Colorado, USA Posts: 711	Opinions please RE: FCE4/FCP5 compatibility It is time to get a new laptop. My faithful G3 finally died. It had FCE1. On the new Intel MacBook I had planned to install FCE4 figuring I could do preliminary work before exporting a project to FCP5 on my G5 to do finish work. Apple/Discussions/FCE had several unconfirmed opinions suggesting my plan would be unsuccessful. Opinions? I also discovered a basket full of complaints about the extraordinary amount of reatures removed from FCE4, making it a "dumbed down" product. Anyone know where I could find a copy of FCE3.5? __________________ Waldemar Last edited by Waldemar Winkler; December 7th, 2007 at 06:58 PM. Reason: Spelling errors to correct.

December 8th, 2007, 10:22 AM	#3
Nate Schmidt Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Welland ON Posts: 515	If you're going with a Mac Book Pro then you will need at least FCP 5.1 to run on the intel processor, just a heads-up. __________________ "We've done the impossible, and that makes us mighty."

December 7th, 2007, 07:44 PM	#2
Robert Lane Go Go Godzilla Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,833 Images: 15	I'm not sure you'd even want to try; those older versions of FCP are not going to play well with either the newer OS and QT versions at all. If you're unwilling to pony-up to FCS2 then find a copy of FCS "1" or FCP 5.1.