How Long Before I Run Fcp On A Pc?

rook

rook

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I keep hearing chatter and speculation but Seriously. How long before someone cracks it apart and finds a way to run FCP (reliably) on a PC?

Is it even possible?

-rook
 
i've never known the two phrases "cracked program" and "runs reliably" to work well in the same sentence.
 
And somehow, I get the feeling that "cracked program" isn't exactly legal. :badputer:
 
What do you mean by "PC"? Windows? Linux? Or do you just mean on the x86 architecture? If you mean the latter, then that's already happening.

FCP will likely never run on anything besides a Mac OS. There are just too many hardwired dependencies for OSX in FCP (Quartz, etc.). However, in the computer talk, "never" means "not for awhile". If someone wants to make it happen, they'll find a way.

More than likely tho, the only way any of us running Windows will ever see FCP on our system is through a Mac OS emulation (ala Virtual PC). Though dual-booting will probably be a better solution in the long run.
 
I think whoever makes that happen will suddenly get a very large offer to work at apple then will reverse the work that he just did
 
I do own a mac. I've used macs for over a decade. In fact, all my computing life.

I've just heard that this switch may be a possibility in the future and I am curious.

I can run PC progams on my mac with very little problems so it doesn't seem like an impossiblity to me to do it the other way around. Esp. with macs switching their chips.

I'm hoping my dream becomes a reality sooner than later.

Just because Apple makes the best computers doesn't mean that they are good people or that I should allign myself to them. I just want good, fast, reliable power to run the apps I've been woking with for years. I don't care who makes the machine that can do it.

-rook
 
it already is a possibility, but I don't know if it will be a reliable one for final cut pro....
called 'PearPC', a mac emulator for windows.
http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/

not sure about reliability or anything...and not really interested, perfectly happy running FCP on a mac. i own a pc too but relegate it to word processing and other office related microsloth tasks.
 
imgentertainment@mac said:
Never. FCP realies so much on hardware that it is not about juck cracking the program it is about the hardware.
Click to expand...

That isn't even remotely true.
 
FCPro was exclusively a PC Macromedia product when it started, before apple bought it, so it is technically possible....I doubt apple will cut their own throats, ie hardware sales by doing this though....makes no sense.
 
Yes, I don't imagine apple will want to see this happen. That is why I used the word cracked.

I tuely hope to see this day come.

I had no idea macromedia owned FCP originally....interesting.

-rook
 
still not sure the whole point of this thread, haha, but it's interesting.

As long as we're talking crazy, I'd say a 'cracked' FCP would appear on a linux-based system before an XP system.....any agreers?

but all this raises an interesting question, if FCP was available for the PC, would people here cross over? I for one would say hell no, but this mac vs. pc question has been beaten into the ground, so I won't even go there.
 
FCP won't run to full capacity on most reasonably priced macs, i can't imagine trying to run it on something that wasn't designed for it.
 
pc users always like to say macs are too expensive.....but it's simply not true.

Take a look inside a G5, look at the quality components that it's made of. Try to build your own PC system from the ground up and see how much cheaper it is. Trust me, it's not, I've tried, I'll give you the specs if you'd like. I'm referring to building one with similar components. Of course, if you want to use cheap fans, hard drives, etc, it's possible, but you get what you pay for. Just sick of hearing PC users talk about macs being more expensive when it simply isn't true (if you look at what you get vs. what you pay).

Plus, once you figure in the cost of buying Windows XP, they come out to about even.

Don't get me wrong, either system is great for video, and it just depends on your preference. I have both, but I didn't find that buying a mac was more expensive.
 
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