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Magic Bullet Editors: [LP-18] Installing Magic Bullet Editors v2.1.1 for FCP 5.1.4-6.0

The following instructions are for installing Magic Bullet Editors v2.1.1 for Final Cut Pro 5.1.4-6.0. This is especially important if you have recently upgraded to Final Cut Pro 5.1.4-6.0 or if you are seeing the error messages pictured below.

Magic Bullet Editors v1.0, v2.0, or v2.1 are not compatible with Final Cut Pro 5.1.4-6.0 on Intel-based Macs. The cause of these error messages is typical of either having an incompatible version installed or opening a project that references these versions of Magic Bullet Editors. All of these versions must be removed before using Magic Bullet Editors v2.1.1.

1. Close all programs and be logged in as the Administrator.
2. Uninstall all Magic Bullet Editors files.
   • MacHD\Library\Application Support\Final Cut Pro System Support\Plugins

3. If you are installing Magic Bullet Editors v2 Upgrade, you must first install Magic Bullet Editors v1. If you are installing Magic Bullet Editors v2 Full (non-upgrade), then you may skip to step # 5.
   • Download Magic Bullet Editors v1 from our Dowloads Archive page.
4. Install and serialize Magic Bullet Editors v1.1.
   • Do not install the demo/trial version.
5. Download Magic Bullet Editors v2.1.1 from our Dowloads Archive page.
6. Install Magic Bullet Editors v2.1.1 (use Universal installer for FCP 5.1).
   • Do not install using a disc (installer may be out of date).
   • Do not install v2.0 or v2.1 (for FCP 4.5- 5.0).

7. Next, go to the following location on your Mac hard drive and delete the “Misfire” and "Magic Bullet Editors" folders (if present).
   • MacHD\Library\Application Support\Final Cut Pro System Support\Plugins\

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Date Modified: 2008-09-02 15:54:16



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