

Note: Some people have suggested simply removing the Requirements Checker application but I do not advocate deleting files.
#FINAL CUT STUDIO 3 SUITE UPDATE#
That's it! You will need to repeat steps 11-14 whenever you update Final Cut Studio. Color will still warn you about your screen resolution - however you can just select Never show again and continue. Alternatively you could change block to warn.ġ4. Under the heading AELMinimumVRAM change the number from 128 to a number lower than or equal to your current video memory. Navigate to Contents/Resources and open ist in either Property List Editor (if you have the developer tools installed) or TextEdit.ġ3. Ctrl-click on the application in question and select Show Package Contents.ġ2.
#FINAL CUT STUDIO 3 SUITE PRO#
These applications are Final Cut Pro, Motion, Color, Soundtrack Pro and DVD Studio Pro (even though the latter apparently has no changes from FCS 2).ġ1. Some of the applications in the studio also contain a ist file that will need to be modified.
#FINAL CUT STUDIO 3 SUITE INSTALL#
You should now be able to install Final Cut Studio without problems. Save the file, close all the folders that appeared and double-click Install Final Cut Studio on the disk image. Alternatively you could change block to warn and the installer will warn you but let you continue installation.ġ0. Navigate to Contents/Resources and open up ist in Property List Editor (if you have the Apple developer tools installed) or TextEdit.ĩ. Navigate to Contents/Resources and ctrl-click on the Requirements Checker bundle. Ctrl-click on this file and select Show Package Contents.ħ. A new window will appear with the FinalCutStudio.mpkg file selected. Open up the disk image and ctrl-click on Install Final Cut Studio. It will take several minutes to process.ĥ. Set Image Format to Read/write and Encryption to None.Ĥ. Select the disc in the left-hand pane and click New Image in the toolbar.ģ. Put in the Final Cut Studio DVD and open up Disk Utility (located in /Applications/Utilities).Ģ. As you cannot write directly to the DVD itself, you will need to create a writable copy of the disc. You will need to change one of the files on the DVD. Here's how I got it working on my MacBook:ġ. Luckily the block is easy to work around. Only Motion and Color are heavy on the graphics card, so the other applications in the suite will work just fine on a lesser machine. The only problem is that, unlike FCS 2, the FCS 3 installer refuses to continue because it requires a 128 MB graphics card.

I had to be an early adopter of Final Cut Studio 3 because I develop software that interfaces with it, but I had no desire to edit on a x.0 release so I decided to install it on my MacBook solely for testing. I've been meaning to post this for a while but haven't had the chance until now.
