start-up failure: "configuration error"

When I try to start-up FCP 5.1.4, I get the failure message:

Configuration Error
This software requires certain hardware or software which is missing.
? Quartz Extreme Support.

What does this mean and what can I do about it? Thank you!



Dual 1 GHz G4 Mirrored Drive Door 2 GB DDR SDRAM Mac OS X (10.4.11) FCP 5.1.4

If your system doesn't meet Final Cut's minimum requirements, then there's not a whole lot you can do about it without pulling out a credit card.

I have one of those Macs ? identical to yours, in fact ? in my closet right now. I ran Final Cut on it extensively, but I don't recall what version. It was a fine machine for doing SD work; I wouldn't consider trying to do HD on it, personally.

Maybe you could find a Quartz Extreme-compatible graphics card upgrade for it?

Yep the graphics card is too old to run that version of FCP...

Noah

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Hold on. I've been running FCP 5 just fine on this system for SD work for years . This is a brand new problem suddenly today without rhyme or reason. Nothing in my configuration has changed! Any thoughts?

Try trashing your prefs...

Noah

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