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Having said all of that, If you really still do not want to leave FCP 7 behind, but need, or want, to invest in new hardware, I believe you can install FCP 7 on OS X 10.6 (etc) running inside a Parallels Virtual machine, on OS X 10.11 - I'll be trying this ASAP on the MacBook Pro - I will post the results. The browser, where source media files (or clips) are listed, replicates the editors traditional film 'bins' or stacks of videotapes.
#Final cut pro 7 studio windows
Not a situation anyone should put themselves in. 7.0.3 and earlier) Final Cut (Pro and Express) interface was designed around non-computerized editing workflows, with four main windows that replicate tried-and-trusted methods of organising, viewing and editing physical tape or film media.
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Those who, for very good reasons, resist change, are the very ones that suffer the most when change is forced onto them. I can understand the need to 'keep on running' but computing is the one field where 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it', has never, and will never apply - computers just keep on getting more powerful. Integrated Intel graphics processors are not supported except the Intel HD Graphics 3000. 1GB of RAM (2GB of RAM recommended when working with compressed HD and uncompressed SD sources 4GB of RAM recommended when working with uncompressed HD sources) ATI or NVIDIA graphics processor. I think this period of being able to run both FCP 7 and FCP X is a godsend, providing the opportunity to do a soft transition to FCP X with the security of having FCP 7 to fall back on. Final Cut Pro 7 - Technical Specifications.
#Final cut pro 7 studio software
Should you want to buy, or more importantly are forced to buy, a new Mac, the older your existing hardware and OS, the more extreme the switch to the new OS will be, and the more likely and daunting the effect of loosing your legacy software and projects will be.
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But, I believe that keeping FCP 7 running (or any other legacy software) by fundamentally relying on ageing, obsolete hardware and OS, is more 'dangerous' than risking upgrading the OS as and when available, or hardware when prudent (E.g. Final Cut Pro 7 - Technical Specifications.
Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro. Prerelease Final Cut Pro 10.6 tested using a 5-minute project with 8K Apple ProRes 422 media, at 8192x4320 resolution and 29.97 frames per second.