Get Final Cut Studio 2 Updates
Check here for the latest updates to all Final Cut Studio 2 Universal applications: Final Cut Pro 6.0, Cinema Tools 4.0, Color 1.0, Compressor 3.0, DVD Studio Pro 4.2, Motion 3.0, Soundtrack Pro 2.0.
To Download Updates:
- Sign in with your Apple ID.
- Enter your Final Cut Studio serial number then click the “Download” button.
- A page will appear to allow you to download the application updates.
Minimum System Requirements
- 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 v10.4.11 or later
- QuickTime 7.3 or later
- DVD drive for installation
Application-Specific Requirements
Final Cut Studio
- 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
- 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
Legacy Application Downloads
Color
- 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
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
DVD Studio Pro
- 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
