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 Final Cut Studio Installation and Content Discs (p. 2) Â Upgrading Mac OS X and QuickTime (p. 4) Â Installing Final Cut Studio (p. 5) Â Installing Content (p. 9) Â Registering Final Cut Studio (p. 12) Â About Onscreen Help (p. 13) Â Contacting AppleCare Support (p. 14) Make sure to also review the Before You Install Final Cut Studio document on the Final Cut Studio installation disc. For the latest information about Final Cut Studio, go to the Final Cut Studio website at http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio. 1 About the Final Cut Studio Installation and Content Discs Final Cut Studio 5.1 includes all of the installation and content discs required to install Final Cut Pro 5.1, Soundtrack Pro 1.1, Motion 2.1, DVD Studio Pro 4.1, LiveType 2.1, Cinema Tools 3.1, Apple Qmaster 2.1, and Compressor 2.1. Also included with Final Cut Studio are Apple Pro Training tutorial discs. Following is a description of each disc's contents. Note: These discs contain the files required to install Final Cut Studio 5.1 on either PowerPC-based or Intel-based Macintosh computers. The installation process is identical for both. Final Cut Studio Installation Disc This disc contains the files necessary to install Final Cut Pro, LiveType, Cinema Tools, and Compressor. It is the first disc you will use to install Final Cut Studio. It also contains the following files and folders: Â Before You Install Final Cut Studio: This document provides system requirements and things to do before you install the applications. Make sure to read this before installing Final Cut Studio. Â Install Final Cut Studio icon: Double-click this icon to begin the installation process. Â Documentation folder: This folder contains PDF documentation for all of the Final Cut Studio applications. Many of the PDF documents contain an access page with links to additional documents and related Apple websites. Â Extras folder: This folder contains the following additional installers, applications, and documentation: Â Frame Rate Converter: A folder that contains documentation and the DVCPRO HD Frame Rate Converter plug-in. Â LiveType Extras: A folder that contains documentation and samples of LiveFonts. Â EDL Access: A folder that contains documentation and the EDL Access application. Â Head Leaders for Cinema Tools: A folder that contains documentation, movies, and a project using leaders. Â DVX-100 Audio Sync Tool: A folder that contains documentation and the DVX-100 Audio Sync Tool. Â Apple Qmaster Nodes.mpkg: An installer for Apple Qmaster, which is an application you can use to configure a distributed encoding network. See the Distributed Processing Setup link on the Compressor User Manual access page for information about installing and configuring Apple Qmaster. 2 Soundtrack Pro Installation Disc This disc contains the files necessary to install Soundtrack Pro. The Final Cut Studio installer will let you know when to insert the disc. Apple Loops for Soundtrack Pro Disc This disc contains an extensive library of sound effects and loops using the Apple Loops format. The Final Cut Studio installer will let you know when to insert the disc. Motion Installation Disc This disc contains the files necessary to install Motion. The Final Cut Studio installer will let you know when to insert the disc. This disc also contains an Extras folder with additional templates for HD projects. DVD Studio Pro Installation Disc This disc contains the files necessary to install DVD Studio Pro. The Final Cut Studio installer will let you know when to insert the disc. This disc also contains a Template Intro Movies folder that includes documentation and NTSC and PAL versions of several movies to be used with the Apple templates that come with DVD Studio Pro. LiveType Media Discs These discs provide media content for LiveType, including LiveFonts, templates, objects, and textures. The Final Cut Studio installer will let you know when to insert the discs. Apple Pro Training Final Cut Studio Tutorials Disc This disc provides content to support the Apple Pro Training Final Cut Studio Tutorials manual, which is included on this disc as a PDF file. This disc is not installed by the Final Cut Studio installer. Apple Pro Training Final Cut Studio DVD Tutorial Disc This disc provides content to support DVD-based video training for the Final Cut Studio applications. This disc is not installed by the Final Cut Studio installer. 3 Upgrading Mac OS X and QuickTime Before you install Final Cut Studio, update your system software to make sure that you have the latest version of Mac OS X installed. 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. Important: You must purchase Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger or later if you're upgrading from Mac OS X v10.3 Panther or an earlier version. 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. Important: Installing Final Cut Studio and entering the serial number automatically unlocks the extended multimedia capabilities of QuickTime Pro 7. 4 Installing Final Cut Studio When you install Final Cut Studio, its applications are placed in the Applications folder on your startup disk. You can choose whether the content for each application (such as templates) is placed in the default location or in a custom location. Warning: If your system does not meet the minimum system requirements for any of the Final Cut Studio applications, installation of those applications 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. Installing Final Cut Studio requires you to insert each of the discs, starting with the Final Cut Studio installation disc. After you finish installing that disc, you then continue installing Final Cut Studio by inserting each of the remaining discs when prompted. Important: You must start with the Final Cut Studio installation disc even if you do not intend to install any of the applications it contains. In other words, even if you only want to install DVD Studio Pro, for example, you need to start with the Final Cut Studio installation disc and select DVD Studio Pro in the Custom Install window that appears. Note: Before you can install the software, you need to log in to your computer with an administrator account, using the administrator password. See Mac Help for more information. 5 To enter the serial number and install Final Cut Studio: 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. 3 The installer performs a system requirements check to determine if the Final Cut Studio applications can be installed. Click Continue. 4 Read the Welcome information, then click Continue. 5 Read the Software License Agreement, click Continue, then (if you agree) click Agree. 6 Select the startup disk, then click Continue. Your startup disk must have the latest version of Mac OS X installed. 7 In the User Information pane, enter your first and last name. Entering an organization is optional. Enter your name (required). Enter your organization (optional). Enter your serial number, including dashes (required). 6 8 In the Serial Number field, enter the Final Cut Studio serial number printed on the Software Serial Number label attached to the front of this document, then click Continue. The Custom Install window appears. Following are some tips for entering your serial number correctly: Â Make sure you are copying the original serial number that is on the front of this document. Â Make sure you enter the software serial number, not the Support ID number. Â Make sure you enter a zero and not an O, a 1 and not a lowercase L, where appropriate. Â Include dashes in the serial number. Â Don't enter spaces before or after the serial number. Â Verify that you have typed the serial number correctly. Note: If you are upgrading from Production Suite, the installer looks for the Final Cut Pro HD (version 4.5), Motion 1.0, and DVD Studio Pro 3.0 serial numbers. If you are upgrading from Final Cut Pro, the installer looks for the appropriate serial number. If the installer is unable to locate any of these serial numbers, the installer asks you to enter the serial numbers now. Important: After three incorrect serial number entries, the installer quits. To begin the installation process again, return to step 2. 9 Customize your installation by selecting and deselecting items in the Custom Install window. Many items include a disclosure triangle that, when clicked, reveals additional items you can select or deselect. Any items that are not selected and are dimmed cannot be installed because your system does not meet minimum system requirements. Placing the pointer over these items shows which requirements are not met. Note: You may need to expand the window and drag the edge of the Package Name heading to show the full names of some items. 7 10 Click the folder icons in the Location column and then select Other from the pop-up menu to choose a custom location for the content. See "Installing Content" on page 9 for information about installing content and choosing custom locations for items that allow it. 11 After you have configured the Custom Install window, click Install or Upgrade. Important: You may see the Upgrade option even on computers that do not have previous versions of the Final Cut Studio applications installed. This is because the installer has detected at least one file on your system in common with the files it installs, and is considered normal. 12 A message appears listing the discs required to complete the installation. Click Continue Installation. 13 A dialog appears requiring you to authenticate yourself by typing your name and password. Click OK when finished. The installer displays a progress bar to indicate its status, and prompts you to insert specific discs to continue the installation. Note: You will need to insert the Final Cut Studio installation disc again to finish the installation. Warning: The discs you insert while installing Final Cut Studio include their own individual installers, which the Finder displays. Do not click anything in a disc's Finder window; instead, only follow the Final Cut Studio installer's prompts. Starting an individual disc's installer while the Final Cut Studio installer is still running may cause an incomplete Final Cut Studio installation and may require you to start again. After you have finished the installation, you are ready to begin using the Final Cut Studio applications. 8 Installing Content Many of the Final Cut Studio applications include additional content, such as templates and Apple Loops, that you can choose to install. About the Content Following is a brief description of the content included with each of the Final Cut Studio applications, along with the default installation locations. You can also choose custom locations to place much of this content, such as a second hard disk or a custom folder. Apple Loops for Soundtrack Pro The Apple Loops for Soundtrack Pro disc includes an extensive library of Apple Loops. In addition to many new Apple Loops, this disc includes all of the Apple Loops from earlier versions of Soundtrack. If you want to ensure that the installer installs a complete set of unmodified Apple Loops, you need to delete the existing Apple Loops or choose a custom location to place these new ones. The default location for the Soundtrack Pro content is /Library/Audio/Apple Loops/. Motion Content Motion content is included on the Motion installation disc. There are three types of content: Â Library content: Includes the necessary Library items such as particle emitters, replicator presets, shapes, gradients, text styles, and so on. Â Template collections: A set of professionally designed templates that you can use and customize to suit your needs. Â Tutorial media: The tutorial media is used with the Motion Tutorial PDF document located in the disc's Documentation folder and available from the Motion Help menu. The default location for the Motion content is /Users/Shared/. 9 DVD Studio Pro Content DVD Studio Pro content is included on the DVD Studio Pro installation disc. The content includes iDVD theme elements and templates and transitions. Â iDVD theme elements: DVD Studio Pro 4 can impor ...