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Mac Pro (Mid 2010) with Final Cut Studio (2009): Some features may unexpectedly quit on systems with more than 8 cores

Posted in Final Cut Pro

Symptoms

Some features of Final Cut Pro, Motion, or Compressor will not make use of more than 8 cores on Mac Pro (Mid 2010) systems. In some cases, the affected application may unexpectedly quit.

Products Affected

Final Cut Pro 7.0, Motion 4.0, Final Cut Studio (2009), Compressor 3.5

Resolution

These issues are addressed by manually installing