Best way to Upgrade to FCS2 at DVinfo.net

Juan Solorzano · February 1st, 2008, 04:31 PM

I´m about to upgrade from a retail version of Final Cut Studio to Final Cut Studio 2.

I wonder which is the best way?

Do I just run the install program or Reinstall the OS too?

I have:

iMac Intel Core 2 Duo / 2.4Ghz / 4GB RAM / MAC OS X 10.5.1 / QT 7.3.1
FCP 5.0.4

Does the previous version (FCS) have to be installed for the Upgrade or what?

Any advice is welcome.
Juan

Martin Pauly · February 2nd, 2008, 11:40 AM

Juan,

The previous version of FCS does not have to be installed prior to upgrading; the installer will simply ask for the serial number of your full FCS license. There have been a lot of reports when FCS2 first came out indicating that one can avoid problems by doing a clean install, rather than rely on the installer to upgrade the FCS installed on the computer.

With regard to the OS, though, I am not aware of any reasons for reinstalling that, too, other than maybe it may be the easiest way to fully remove the existing FCS installation from your computer. But once correctly installed, FCS2 won't care if the OS was reinstalled or not. Now, if you were upgrading the OS also (such as from Tiger to Leopard), that would be a different story...

- Martin

February 1st, 2008, 04:31 PM	#1
Juan Solorzano New Boot Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Caracas, Venezuela Posts: 6	Best way to Upgrade to FCS2 I´m about to upgrade from a retail version of Final Cut Studio to Final Cut Studio 2. I wonder which is the best way? Do I just run the install program or Reinstall the OS too? I have: iMac Intel Core 2 Duo / 2.4Ghz / 4GB RAM / MAC OS X 10.5.1 / QT 7.3.1 FCP 5.0.4 Does the previous version (FCS) have to be installed for the Upgrade or what? Any advice is welcome. Juan

February 2nd, 2008, 11:40 AM	#2
Martin Pauly Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 563	Juan, The previous version of FCS does not have to be installed prior to upgrading; the installer will simply ask for the serial number of your full FCS license. There have been a lot of reports when FCS2 first came out indicating that one can avoid problems by doing a clean install, rather than rely on the installer to upgrade the FCS installed on the computer. With regard to the OS, though, I am not aware of any reasons for reinstalling that, too, other than maybe it may be the easiest way to fully remove the existing FCS installation from your computer. But once correctly installed, FCS2 won't care if the OS was reinstalled or not. Now, if you were upgrading the OS also (such as from Tiger to Leopard), that would be a different story... - Martin __________________ Martin Pauly