Minimum Requirements to Install All Final Cut Studio Applications
- A Macintosh computer with a 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5, Intel Core Duo, or Intel Xeon processor
- 1GB of RAM
- An AGP or PCI Express Quartz Extreme graphics card (Final Cut Studio is not compatible with integrated Intel graphics processors)
- A display with 1024-by-768 resolution or higher
- Mac OS X v10.4.9 or later
- QuickTime 7.1.6 or later
- A DVD drive for installation
Final Cut Studio - Specific Requirements
- Capturing HD resolution video using the ProRes 422 format requires a Mac Pro with an Intel Xeon processor and a qualified third-party capture card.
Motion - Specific Requirements
- The standard graphics card in any Mac Pro, MacBook Pro, iMac with Intel Core Duo, Power Mac G5, or iMac G5; 1.25GHz or faster PowerBook G4; or 1.25GHz or faster flat-panel iMac: ATI Radeon 9800, 9700 Pro, 9600 XT, or 9600 Pro; ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 or 9600; NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT, 7300 GT, 6600, 6600 LE, FX Go5200, or FX 5200 Ultra
- For 16- and 32-bit rendering: a graphics card with at least 128MB of VRAM
Color - Specific Requirements
- The standard graphics card in any Mac Pro, 17-inch MacBook Pro, 24-inch iMac with Intel Core Duo, or 2.5GHz or faster Power Mac G5 Quad: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600; ATI Radeon X1600; NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT, 7600 GT, 7300 GT, 6600, or Quadro FX 4500
- A display with 1680-by-1050 resolution or higher
- A three-button mouse for full functionality
DVD Studio Pro - Specific Requirements
- For playback of DVD Studio Pro 4-authored HD DVDs: a Macintosh computer with a PowerPC G5 or Intel Core Duo processor
- For writing finished projects to disc: an Apple SuperDrive or other DVD recorder
- For writing finished projects to a double-layer disc: a double-layer-compatible recorder and double-layer media
- For transporting HD projects to a replicator: an external drive or Internet transfer of the project’s disk image
- For transporting SD projects that contain copy-protection or dual-layer features to a replicator: a DLT drive, external drive, or Internet transfer of the project’s disk image
Soundtrack Pro - Specific Requirements
- For 5.1 surround monitoring of multichannel audio content: an audio interface with a minimum of six outputs
- For multitrack recording: an audio interface with multiple inputs
Recommended Configurations (for all applications)
- 2GB of RAM when working with compressed HD and uncompressed SD sources
- 4GB of RAM when working with uncompressed HD sources
Motion - Recommendations
- One of the following graphics cards is highly recommended: ATI Radeon X1900 XT, X850 XT, X800 XT, or X1600; NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT, 6800 Ultra DDL, 6800 GT DDL, or Quadro FX 4500
- For 32-bit rendering: a graphics card with 256MB of VRAM or more
Color - Recommendations
- The following graphics card is highly recommended: ATI Radeon X1900 XT
- Dual displays with 1920-by-1200 or higher resolution
Available Disk Space
- 4GB of disk space required to install all applications (Final Cut Pro, Color, DVD Studio Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Motion, Cinema Tools, LiveType, Compressor, and Apple Qmaster)
- Additional 55GB required to install all optional templates, content, and tutorials (may be installed on separate disks): 9GB for DVD Studio Pro content; 8GB for Motion templates and tutorial media; 24GB for Soundtrack Pro audio content; 12GB for LiveFonts and LiveType animated elements and templates; 2GB for Apple Pro Training Final Cut Studio Tutorials media
