-----Original Message----- From: G-List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Mahoney Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 22:43 To: G-List Subject: Re: Video editing problem
Sure, that would be great if you could post the instructions but I don't think that the versions I have will even install. Maybe the files are in the original install folder, I mean the ones that you have to edit. Worth a try anyway. I was trying FC 4.1 and Express 2.0.2 Thanks. bm ------------------------------------------ These are the instructions from a discussion on MacInTouch. You can read the whole thread here -> http://www.macintouch.com/finalcut4.html My recommendation is to make a new folder on your desktop and after you do the "Show original" in step one to copy all the files there to the temp folder on your desktop. You will need to edit or trash the Installation check file on the packages that have them (about 1/3 - 1/2). When I did it I edited and then ran each of the sub-installers separately (which was a PITA, required 5 or 6 reboots, and some things had to be installed before otheres). I think if you edit all the sub-installers first, you then should be able to run the main installer to install all the FCP packages. John Swanson --------------------------------------------------------------- Jan. 2, 2004 How to get Final Cut Pro 4 to run on a G3 Juan The Ref [Note: The following tip expands upon a tip from Rob Moreno on 16 Sep 2003 - MacInTouch] I have put together Data from a bunch of resources to come up with an actual working way to get Final Cut Pro 4 working on G3 and PCI Macs. Some walk throughs on this site have left out some important steps. To Run Final Cut Pro 4 on your G3/PCI System: 1.Copy the Final Cut Pro 4 installer from the DVD onto your desktop. While holding down the [control] key (or "right click") click on the installer alias "install final cut pro 4" and select "Show Original". Then Open the "packages" folder, and inside it there will be another "packages" folder. Open it and copy the FinalCutPro.pkg file to your desktop. The file should be around 65MB in size. 2. Open the Package Contents of the file on your desktop by holding the [control] key (or "right click"), clicking on the icon and selecting "Show Package Contents". 3. Open the "contents" folder, then the "resources" folder, from there Open the InstallationCheck file (located in the Resources folder) in a text editor and change the "zero" in the last line in this section to a "one". Original: # Only G3s are not compatible if(CheckIOReg("PowerPC,750@", "PowerPC,755@", "PowerPC,740@", "PowerPC,745@", "PowerPC,750CX@", "PowerPC,750CXe@", "PowerPC,G3@", "PowerMac1,2")) { $hasG4 = 0; Hacked: # Only G3s are not compatible if(CheckIOReg("PowerPC,750@", "PowerPC,755@", "PowerPC,740@", "PowerPC,745@", "PowerPC,750CX@", "PowerPC,750CXe@", "PowerPC,G3@", "PowerMac1,2")) { $hasG4 = 1; 4. Save your changes and run the installer. It should install successfully (You must install on the boot drive) -Now, to run the program, you have to do one more hack. 1. Go into the Boot Hard drive icon on the desktop, then go into the "applications" folder, find the file "final cut pro" Open the Package Contents of the file by holding the [control] key (or "right click") clicking on the icon and selecting "Show Package Contents". 2. Enter the "contents" folder, then edit the "info.plist" file with a text editor, find the following sections (it should be right near the top) and change the Value for: Minimum RAM (not recommended)/CPU Speed (Not Recommended)/ Required IO PCI Device (change to PCI if you have a PCI video card)/ Minimum OS version (Not recommended)/ and Minimum Quicktime version (Not recommended). As for the required CPU type section, simply erase those 2 lines for compatibility with G3's and G4's. -Original Section Entries: <key>AELMinimumRAMSize</key> <string>256</string> <key>AELRequiredCPUType</key> <string>G4</string> <key>AELMinimumCPUSpeedSingle</key> <string>350</string> <key>AELRequiredIOPCIDevice</key> <string>AGP</string> <key>AELMinimumOSVersion</key> <string>10.2.0</string> <key>AELMinimumQuickTimeVersion</key> <string>6.1</string> -Hacked Section Entries: (this is what my INFO.PLIST file looks like) <key>AELMinimumRAMSize</key> <string>256</string> <key>AELMinimumCPUSpeedSingle</key> <string>350</string> <key>AELRequiredIOPCIDevice</key> <string>PCI</string> <key>AELMinimumOSVersion</key> <string>10.3.2</string> <key>AELMinimumQuickTimeVersion</key> <string>6.5</string> -I customized mine to be the exact specs of my machine, You can do the same to yours. Just make sure you set the requirements BELOW your actual hardware specs! 3. Save the changes (In plain text, and note: CASE MATTERS so make sure everything is in the case that the original file was. 4. Now startup FInal Cut pro 4, you should be prompted to enter your serial number, do so and Vwalla, magic! You've squeezed a little more life out of that G3. Feb. 10, 2004 Re: How to get Final Cut Pro 4 to run on a G3 Robert Inglis I have read through your hack instructions and wanted to add a bit about getting the associated FCP4 apps such as Compressor, Soundtrack, Live Type etc to run as well. I'm running a G3/300 minitower with the factory A/V card and Radeon 7000 card, Pioneer DVR-106D and Belkin USB card. 584 MB RAM OS 10.2.8 You may be correct about editing the install check file, however I simply trashed it. Each of the associated apps requires similar modifications to the info.plist strings. Where the string lists RequiredCPUType, I simply changed the line to MinimumCPUType G3 The Minimum CPUspeed to 300 ( for my machine) I also changed the AGP string to ATI and everything seems to have worked just fine. Unfortunately, I do not have much experience actually working with FCP4 so I don't know if all the functions are working within normal limits for recording, editing and playback. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 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