Final Cut Studio

Get Final Cut Studio Updates

Check here for the latest updates to all Final Cut Studio (2009) applications: Final Cut Pro 7.0, Motion 4.0, Soundtrack Pro 3.0, Color 1.5, Compressor 3.5, DVD Studio Pro 4.2, and Cinema Tools 4.5.

To Download Updates:

  1. Sign in with your Apple ID.
  2. Enter your Final Cut Studio serial number then click the “Download” button.
  3. A page will appear to allow you to download the application updates.

Requirements to install all Final Cut Studio applications

  • Mac computer with an Intel processor
  • 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 (integrated Intel graphics processors not supported)
  • 128MB of VRAM
  • Display with 1280-by-800 resolution or higher
  • Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later
  • QuickTime 7.6.2 or later
  • DVD drive for installation
  • 4GB of disk space required to install all applications (Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, Color, Compressor, DVD Studio Pro, Cinema Tools, and Apple Qmaster)
  • 46GB of disk space required for optional content
    • 9GB for DVD Studio Pro content
    • 7GB for Motion templates
    • 22GB for audio content
    • 8GB for LiveFonts

Application-specific requirements

Soundtrack Pro

  • 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

Color

  • Display with 1680-by-1050 resolution or higher; dual displays are highly recommended
  • For rendering of 4K files and DPX: a graphics card with at least 512MB of VRAM
  • For 32-bit rendering: a graphics card with at least 256MB of VRAM
  • Three-button mouse for full functionality

DVD Studio Pro

  • 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 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

Blu-ray-specific requirements

  • For burning Blu-ray discs: a Blu-ray recorder

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