Gene Massey sent me this link to Creative Cow:
“Thanks to cormiertyshawn895 on GitHub, Final Cut Pro 7 now works in Mojave and High Sierra using the application Retroactive:
https://github.com/cormiertyshawn895/Retroactive/releases
I’ve been using FCP 7 on Mojave for awhile now and I haven’t had any problems. The great thing about it is that now you can switch back and forth between using FCP 7 and FCP X 10.4.8 without having to reboot your Mac to a different partition with a different macOS every time. You can only run one Final Cut Pro version at the same time though.
None of the other Final Cut Studio applications (Soundtrack Pro, Motion 4, DVD Studio Pro, Color, etc.) are compatible with Mojave and High Sierra using Retroactive yet…”
According to their website, Retroactive 2.0 “lets you run Aperture, iPhoto, and iTunes on macOS Ventura, macOS Monterey, macOS Big Sur, and macOS Catalina. Xcode 11.7 on macOS Mojave. Final Cut Pro 7, Logic Pro 9, and iWork ’09 on macOS Mojave or macOS High Sierra.”
I haven’t tested this, but, for those that need access to older software, please check this out.
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12 Responses to Apple Final Cut Pro 7 Now Works in Mojave and High Sierra
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b kim volheim says:
April 5, 2024 at 7:40 am
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Larry says:
April 5, 2024 at 10:10 am
← Older CommentsGreetings- and thanks for your work in allowing me to open fcp again on this old imac. Is there a reason why it might crash when opening my log and capture window to play tape from a sony dsr 20 dv player/recorder?
Thanks for your reply
Kim:
If you are running FCP 7 on an operating system it wasn’t designed for, I can think of any number of reasons why it might crash.
Remember, FCP 7 hasn’t been updated in over ten years, and was designed for macOS 10.6 / 10.7. So, this new utility is pushing the envelope.
That being said, try trashing your FCP 7 preferences and see if that solves the problem.
Larry