Any workarounds to install Final Cut Studio 3 on an 07 MacBook?

Christopher Drews · August 5th, 2009, 01:28 PM

Heath - Please tell me about "Profiling for RT Extreme" the first time you load FCP 7 on your MacBook. Did it take forever and give you significantly less in terms of RT playback?

Getting the Red 'Line of Doom' even though it's ProRes Proxy material which was playing fine in FCP 6.0.6.

Heath McKnight · August 5th, 2009, 02:36 PM

I had no issues on the MacBook but I was doing straight cuts with a little bit of graphics. I'm on a loaned MacBook Pro and have no issues at all.

Heath

Jaser Stockert · August 20th, 2009, 08:48 AM

ok i made a disk image through disk utility and followed the directions but am not able to trash the requirements checklist file nor am i able to modify the minsys file to 64mb because it won't let me save it. any ideas on what i am doing wrong? thanks.

Heath McKnight · August 20th, 2009, 08:53 AM

Are you on an Intel or Power PC system?

Jaser Stockert · August 20th, 2009, 09:20 AM

intel core duo 2ghz macbook. i tried deleting the check requirements file from the disk image i made but keep getting an error -61. also tried to modify the minsys file from 128 to 64 but am unable to save the new changes. i followed the step by step but have these 2 issues. thanks for any help heath.

Heath McKnight · August 20th, 2009, 10:38 AM

Hmm, that's weird. I had no problems with it. Try rebooting and resetting your PRAM. I sometimes do that before installing software.

Hold down the P, R, Option, and Command keys all at once and you'll hear the start-up chime three times. Then let go and let it book up normally.

Heath

Boyd Ostroff · August 20th, 2009, 11:49 AM

This sounds like a permissions problem offhand to me (the file is "owned" by another user and you do not have write permission on the directory or its contents). Are you doing all this from an account that has administrative privileges?

It could be fixed using terminal and a few unix shell commands, but this assumes some familiarity with the unix commands and also that you have the superuser enabled.

For starters, I would select the files/folders in question and do a "get info" in the Finder. What does it say for "me" under Sharing & Permissions? If it is read only, can you change that?

Jaser Stockert · August 20th, 2009, 12:17 PM

under sharing/priviledges, it says read & write so i don't think that is the problem...still trying to figure this out...

Jaser Stockert · August 20th, 2009, 12:53 PM

ok found out the problem...i duplicated the original FCP disc(command-D) instead of using a Disk Image and that solved the problem. installing now...thanks again for your help!

Heath McKnight · August 20th, 2009, 01:00 PM

Glad to hear that it was an easy fix!

Heath

Jaser Stockert · August 20th, 2009, 03:06 PM

imported dv footage no problems. cut, added some transitions and picture in picture. so far, so good. only slight problem is no fxplugins are supported. waiting for my new macbook pro next month so being able to play and familiarize myself on macbook for the time being will be beneficial. time to order my Final Cut Pro 7 book by Diana Weynand! thanks all!

jaser

Macbook 2ghz w/ 64MB Intel integrated graphics
80GB hard drive 2GB ram
160gb owc firewire 400/800 on the go external drive
MacOS 10.5.8
Quicktime 7.6.2
Final Cut Pro 7 =)

Heath McKnight · August 20th, 2009, 03:17 PM

Very cool. Which MBP? I thought about the 13.3" to get by, but I may go with a refurb 17" to get the ExpressCard/34 slot.

Heath

Jaser Stockert · August 20th, 2009, 03:44 PM

i'll be getting the previous generation(non unibody) Apple Macbook Pro 15" 2.5ghz. i'm going to get it at the Apple online store where it sells for $1499 refurbished and includes a one year warranty. I like this particular model because it includes the the express card slot and removable battery and 512MB Nvidia graphics card. also, i don't have to pay an Apple premium just because i want a matte screen. I'm hoping when the Quad Core Macbook Pros come out, they implement back the express card slot. i have a $10 usb sd card reader so i find the replacement ridiculous for Macbook Pros.

Heath McKnight · August 20th, 2009, 09:59 PM

Dang, I missed that one! But I think I'm going to go with a 17-inch model because I'd end up buying an external monitor to get 1920 x 1080.

Heath

Floris van Eck · August 21st, 2009, 04:04 AM

Rightclick on the installed app (Final cut pro/content/resources/ "minsys.plist"). Open this file in text edit and find AELminimm VRAM 128, -change 128 to 64 and save.

August 5th, 2009, 02:36 PM	#32
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	I had no issues on the MacBook but I was doing straight cuts with a little bit of graphics. I'm on a loaned MacBook Pro and have no issues at all. Heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

August 20th, 2009, 08:53 AM	#34
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Are you on an Intel or Power PC system? __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

August 20th, 2009, 10:38 AM	#36
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Hmm, that's weird. I had no problems with it. Try rebooting and resetting your PRAM. I sometimes do that before installing software. Hold down the P, R, Option, and Command keys all at once and you'll hear the start-up chime three times. Then let go and let it book up normally. Heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

August 20th, 2009, 01:00 PM	#40
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Glad to hear that it was an easy fix! Heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

August 20th, 2009, 03:17 PM	#42
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Very cool. Which MBP? I thought about the 13.3" to get by, but I may go with a refurb 17" to get the ExpressCard/34 slot. Heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

August 5th, 2009, 01:28 PM	#31
Christopher Drews Major Player Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 628	Heath - Please tell me about "Profiling for RT Extreme" the first time you load FCP 7 on your MacBook. Did it take forever and give you significantly less in terms of RT playback? Getting the Red 'Line of Doom' even though it's ProRes Proxy material which was playing fine in FCP 6.0.6.

August 20th, 2009, 08:48 AM	#33
Jaser Stockert Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: California Posts: 147	ok i made a disk image through disk utility and followed the directions but am not able to trash the requirements checklist file nor am i able to modify the minsys file to 64mb because it won't let me save it. any ideas on what i am doing wrong? thanks.

August 20th, 2009, 09:20 AM	#35
Jaser Stockert Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: California Posts: 147	intel core duo 2ghz macbook. i tried deleting the check requirements file from the disk image i made but keep getting an error -61. also tried to modify the minsys file from 128 to 64 but am unable to save the new changes. i followed the step by step but have these 2 issues. thanks for any help heath.

August 20th, 2009, 11:49 AM	#37
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	This sounds like a permissions problem offhand to me (the file is "owned" by another user and you do not have write permission on the directory or its contents). Are you doing all this from an account that has administrative privileges? It could be fixed using terminal and a few unix shell commands, but this assumes some familiarity with the unix commands and also that you have the superuser enabled. For starters, I would select the files/folders in question and do a "get info" in the Finder. What does it say for "me" under Sharing & Permissions? If it is read only, can you change that?

August 20th, 2009, 12:17 PM	#38
Jaser Stockert Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: California Posts: 147	under sharing/priviledges, it says read & write so i don't think that is the problem...still trying to figure this out...

August 20th, 2009, 12:53 PM	#39
Jaser Stockert Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: California Posts: 147	ok found out the problem...i duplicated the original FCP disc(command-D) instead of using a Disk Image and that solved the problem. installing now...thanks again for your help!

August 20th, 2009, 03:06 PM	#41
Jaser Stockert Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: California Posts: 147	imported dv footage no problems. cut, added some transitions and picture in picture. so far, so good. only slight problem is no fxplugins are supported. waiting for my new macbook pro next month so being able to play and familiarize myself on macbook for the time being will be beneficial. time to order my Final Cut Pro 7 book by Diana Weynand! thanks all! jaser Macbook 2ghz w/ 64MB Intel integrated graphics 80GB hard drive 2GB ram 160gb owc firewire 400/800 on the go external drive MacOS 10.5.8 Quicktime 7.6.2 Final Cut Pro 7 =)

August 20th, 2009, 03:44 PM	#43
Jaser Stockert Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: California Posts: 147	i'll be getting the previous generation(non unibody) Apple Macbook Pro 15" 2.5ghz. i'm going to get it at the Apple online store where it sells for $1499 refurbished and includes a one year warranty. I like this particular model because it includes the the express card slot and removable battery and 512MB Nvidia graphics card. also, i don't have to pay an Apple premium just because i want a matte screen. I'm hoping when the Quad Core Macbook Pros come out, they implement back the express card slot. i have a $10 usb sd card reader so i find the replacement ridiculous for Macbook Pros.

August 20th, 2009, 09:59 PM	#44
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Dang, I missed that one! But I think I'm going to go with a 17-inch model because I'd end up buying an external monitor to get 1920 x 1080. Heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

August 21st, 2009, 04:04 AM	#45
Floris van Eck Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 993	Rightclick on the installed app (Final cut pro/content/resources/ "minsys.plist"). Open this file in text edit and find AELminimm VRAM 128, -change 128 to 64 and save.