Apple Installing Your Final Cut Studio Software - Manual (Page 6)

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Upgrading Mac OS X and QuickTime
You can install Final Cut Studio on computers using either Mac OS X v10.3 (Panther) or
Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger). Before you install Final Cut Studio, 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 Studio.
Note: For minimum software requirements, see the Before You Install Final Cut Studio
document on the Final Cut Studio installation disc.
To update your system software:
1 Choose Apple menu > Software Update.
A dialog appears showing new or updated software available for your computer.
2 If necessary, follow the onscreen instructions to update Mac OS X and QuickTime to the
latest versions.
Note: If you haven’t updated your system software or QuickTime in a while, you may
have to go through this process more than once to install the most recent versions of
Mac OS X and QuickTime.
Important: Installing Final Cut Studio and entering the serial number automatically
unlocks the extended multimedia capabilities of QuickTime Pro 7.
Installing Final Cut Studio on a Mac OS X v10.3 (Panther)
System
When you install Final Cut Studio, its components are placed in the Applications folder
on your startup disk.
Installing Final Cut Studio requires you to insert each of the discs, starting with the
Final Cut Studio installation disc. Once you finish installing that disc, you then continue
installing Final Cut Studio by inserting each of the remaining discs.
Note: Before you can install the software, you need to log in to your computer as the
administrator using the administrator password. See Mac Help for more information.
To install Final Cut Studio and enter the serial number:
1 Insert the Final Cut Studio installation disc into your computer’s DVD drive.
2 Double-click the Install Final Cut Studio icon, then follow the onscreen instructions.
Warning: If your system does not meet the minimum system requirements,
installation of Final Cut Studio will not be allowed. Refer to the Before You Install
Final Cut Studio document on the Final Cut Studio installation disc for a list of
minimum system requirements.
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