A Final Cut Pro 5 Heads Up
If you have just conducted a fresh install of Final Cut Pro 5 or have performed an upgrade and the program will not start when you try to launch it, make sure that you have QuickTime 7 installed. Final Cut Pro 5 requires QuickTime 7 to operate.

If you are having a launch problem with Final Cut Pro 5 and are not for sure which player you have, check to see which version of Quicktime you have:
1 Open your Quicktime Player.
2 Choose the About QuickTime option from the QuickTime Player menu.
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