FCP

I just installed final cut pro 4.5 hd on my powermac and when I tried to run program after installation. It says Configuration error "This software requires certain software or hardware which is missing. It says I need a AGP graphics card. What is this card? And why doesn't the computer have what it needs to run final cut all the other computers i have installed final cut HD on never had this problem...

thanks Role

THIS MY POWERMAC COMPUTER INFO.

Machine Name: Power Mac G4 Machine Model: PowerMac3,5 CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (2.1) Number Of CPUs: 2 CPU Speed: 1 GHz L2 Cache (per CPU): 256 KB L3 Cache (per CPU): 2 MB Memory: 1.5 GB Bus Speed: 133 MHz Boot ROM Version: 4.3.3f2 Serial Number: XB225009M8H Sales Order Number: M8667LL/A
ATA Bus:

ST380021A:

Capacity: 74.53 GB Model: ST380021A Revision: 5.05 Serial Number: 3HV156KN Removable Media: No Detachable Drive: No BSD Name: disk0 Protocol: ATA Unit Number: 0 Socket Type: Internal OS9 Drivers: Yes S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified Volumes:
OS 9.2.2: Capacity: 27.34 GB Available: 27.02 GB Writable: Yes File System: HFS+ BSD Name: disk0s9 Mount Point: /Volumes/OS 9.2.2 OS X 10.3: Capacity: 27.34 GB Available: 20.56 GB Writable: Yes File System: Journaled HFS+ BSD Name: disk0s10 Mount Point: / Loops: Capacity: 19.84 GB Available: 19.83 GB Writable: Yes File System: HFS+ BSD Name: disk0s11 Mount Point: /Volumes/Loops
uilt In Sound Card:

CODEC: Texas Instruments TAS3001C Sample Rate: 44.1 KHz Number of Inputs: 0 Number of Outputs: 3 Devices:
Output: Type: Internal Speaker Output: Type: External Speaker Output: Type: Headphones
ATY,Rage128:

Chipset Model: ATY,Rage128 Type: Display Bus: PCI Slot: SLOT-2 VRAM (Total): 16 MB Vendor: ATI (0x1002) Device ID: 0x5245 Revision ID: 0x0000 ROM Revision: 113-57405-104

Display:

Resolution: 1152 x 870 @ 75 Hz Depth: 32-bit Color Core Image: Not Supported Main Display: Yes Mirror: Off Online: Yes Quartz Extreme: Not Supported
ACARD,6280M:

Name: ACARD,6280M Type: scsi Bus: PCI Slot: SLOT-3 Vendor ID: 0x1191 Device ID: 0x0009 Subsystem Vendor ID: 0x1191 Subsystem ID: 0x0009 Revision ID: 0x0007



Post Edited (08-01-05 12:23)

Simply put, you have a dual 1 Ghz G4 without an AGP GRAPHICS card. It was a machine that was built to be cheap (thus the lack of the AGP and the inclusion of a cheaper card) and not designed to work with FCP. It didn't stop Apple from selling it, and not saying that FCP wouldn't work on it. Many people were very angry over this.

Get a new graphics card and replace the one in the machine. Then you should be good to go.

I have a similar question. I have a G4 dual 450, which has beeen upgraded to a dual 1.2Ghz. It still has the original ATI rage 128 Pro video card in it, and it runs FCP 4.5 just fine. When I try to install FCP 5, I get a "missing hardware" message, indicating that I need a video card that supports Quartz Extreme. I take it this means that I need to upgrade my video card in order to run FCP 5.

Am I on the right track? I dont want to make a huge investment in a video card, and I dont know exactly what I am looking for. Can anyone suggest an inexpensive card that will provide Quartz Extreme support, while still being backwards-compatible with my 2X AGP slot?

Thanks for your time....