42919INS Page 1 Thursday, March 24, 2005 11:28 AM Installing Your Software The following information is intended to get you up and running as quickly as possible and covers these topics: Â About the Contents of Your Final Cut Pro Box (p. 2) Â About Onscreen Help (p. 4) Â Upgrading Mac OS X and QuickTime (p. 5) Â Installing Final Cut Pro on a Mac OS X v10.3 (Panther) System (p. 6) Â Installing Final Cut Pro on a Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger) System (p. 8) Â Registering Final Cut Pro (p.
42919INS Page 2 Thursday, March 24, 2005 11:28 AM About the Contents of Your Final Cut Pro Box Your Final Cut Pro box contains software and documentation to enhance your video and audio production experience. Installation and Content Discs Final Cut Pro 5 includes all of the installation and content discs required to install Final Cut Pro 5, LiveType 2, Cinema Tools 3, and Compressor 2. Following is a description of each disc’s contents.
42919INS Page 3 Thursday, March 24, 2005 11:28 AM Printed Documentation You can find the following printed instructional material in your box: Â Final Cut Pro 5 User Manual: Provides comprehensive information about the application and is organized into several volumes: Â Volume 1—Interface, Setup, and Input: Explains the basics of the Final Cut Pro interface and the elements of a project, and provides instructions for setting up your editing system, capturing footage to your computer, and importing files.
2919INS Page 4 Thursday, March 24, 2005 11:28 AM About Onscreen Help Onscreen help (available in the Help menu) allows you to access information onscreen while you’re working in any of the Final Cut Pro applications. Onscreen user manuals are available here, as well as links to other documentation and related Apple websites. Onscreen User Manuals Onscreen user manuals for each of the Final Cut Pro applications can be accessed from each application’s Help menu.
42919INS Page 5 Thursday, March 24, 2005 11:28 AM Upgrading Mac OS X and QuickTime You can install Final Cut Pro 5 on computers using either Mac OS X v10.3 (Panther) or Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger). Before you install Final Cut Pro, update your system software to make sure that you have the latest version of Panther or Tiger. You also need to upgrade to the latest version of QuickTime. QuickTime is an industry standard for working with digital video and is required for Final Cut Pro.
42919INS Page 6 Thursday, March 24, 2005 11:28 AM Installing Final Cut Pro on a Mac OS X v10.3 (Panther) System When you install Final Cut Pro, its components are placed in the Applications folder on your startup disk. Warning: If your system does not meet the minimum system requirements, installation of Final Cut Pro will not be allowed. Refer to the Before You Install Final Cut Pro 5 document on the Final Cut Pro 5 installation disc for a list of minimum system requirements.
42919INS Page 7 Thursday, March 24, 2005 11:28 AM 8 Select the startup disk, then click Continue. Your startup disk must have the latest version of Panther installed. 9 Do one of the following: Â To perform an easy installation, click Install or Upgrade. Â To perform a custom installation, click the Customize button, select the optional items you want to install, then click Install or Upgrade.
42919INS Page 8 Thursday, March 24, 2005 11:28 AM Installing Final Cut Pro on a Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger) System When you install Final Cut Pro, its applications are placed in the Applications folder on your startup disk. You also choose whether the LiveType media content is placed in the default location or in a custom location. Warning: If your system does not meet the minimum system requirements, installation of Final Cut Pro will not be allowed.
42919INS Page 9 Thursday, March 24, 2005 11:28 AM 9 Customize your installation by selecting and deselecting items in the Custom Install window. The LiveType item includes a disclosure triangle that, when clicked, reveals additional items you can select or deselect. Some items may be dimmed: Â Any items that are selected and dimmed are required to be installed and cannot be deselected.
42919INS Page 10 Thursday, March 24, 2005 11:28 AM About Installing Software and Saving Files Mac OS X provides a multiuser environment. This means that several people can use the same computer, but each has a home directory where he or she can save files that aren’t accessible to others. If users are working on some of the same projects, they need to save or place these files in a location where others can access them.
42919INS Page 11 Thursday, March 24, 2005 11:28 AM Contacting AppleCare Support Information about the support options available from Apple is included in your Final Cut Pro box. Several levels of support are available. Whatever your issue, it’s a good idea to have the following information immediately available when you contact Apple for support. The more of this information you have to give to the support agents, the faster they will be able to address your issue.
