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Final Cut Updates Could Be Coming This Spring

Tanner Godarzi — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:11:44 +0000

A Substantial Upgrade To Final Cut Studio

French site HardMac reported today the next version of Final Cut Studio would debut sometime this Spring. Apple has been testing two version of the video editing Software in Beta form: one version for Snow Leopard and another for Lion. The later version will harness Quicktime components not currently found in Snow Leopard. However, features that professionals would come to expect in Final Cut Pro won’t be present, a concern as Apple was rumored to target a more mainstream audience with the next version of Final Cut.

What Does It Mean For Prosumers?

Final Cut Studio is overdue for an upgrade but the next version has been the subject of some controversy. A rumor leaked that Apple would position the next version of Final Cut Pro towards consumers which would alienate the professionals that use the video editing suite. While Jobs addressed concerns and promised the next version of Final Cut would be “awesome”, there are still questions about the future of Apple’s role in professional Hardware and Software, especially after its announcement to discontinue the Xserve.

Apple is set to announce the next version of Final Cut Studio and we’ll have to wait and see who the target audience will be (prosumers or consumers) and how it integrates with OS X Lion.

YouTube Find: Final Cut Studio 2 NAB Promo Video

Michael — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:58:21 +0000

This is a video shown at NAB that showcases a variety of different companies that use Final Cut Studio for their video editing and post production needs…pretty cool…

Apple NAB Announcements – Final Cut Server & Final Cut Studio 2 – including Color

Michael — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 19:55:42 +0000

Apple today made several announcements at NAB 2007 –

new products introduced include:

Final Cut Server – which is designed to take the grunt work of video editing away from your standard computer and put it on a centralized server. A 10 seat license for FCS is $999, with an unlimited seat license costing $1,999

Final Cut Studio 2 – including Final Cut Pro 6, ProRes 422 (which can compress 1TB of HD video down ot 170 Gbs), RED support, Shake and Motion are now integrated into Final Cut Pro (so you can access their templates without leaving FCP), Motion 3 (including some amazing 3d support), Soundtrack Pro 2, Color – a new application focusing on color management that should do for color what FCP has done for editing. FCS2 will cost $1,299, or $499 for an upgrade from FCS. FCP users can upgrade to FCS2 for only $699. Final Cut Studio 2 will be available next month.

Check out pics and live blogging from the keynote at Engadget for more info