Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Hardware and Software Requirements
At the most basic level the following hardware is needed to use Final Cut Pro:
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A Firewire camera or deck.
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A minimum of a G4 Mac (1.25 GHz or faster) with at least 1 GB of RAM
and enough free hard drive space to store your video files. A minimum
of 4 GB of disk space is required to install all the applications in the
Final Cut Studio suite and a whopping additional 55 GB is required to
install all optional templates, content and tutorials - these may be
installed on separate disks.
Note
: An AGP or PCI Express Quartz Extreme graphics card is required.
For best performance use one of the Intel Macs.
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Mac OS X 10.4.9 or later; QuickTime 7.1.6 or later; a DVD drive for
installation.
Your digital video deck or camera will need DV 'in' and 'out.' Ideally you should
also have a television monitor and a pair of external speakers.
If hard drive space is limited you may well choose to install Final Cut Studio
without the additional content files. This could be advantageous if you are
