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MillimeterApple ships Final Cut Studio 5.1
Apr 10, 2006 3:26 PM
Apple is now shipping the first Universal version of its Final Cut Studio video production suite that delivers up to 2.5X the performance when running on a MacBook Pro* notebook computer. Final Cut Studio features state-of-the-art tools that complement Final Cut Pro 5 including Soundtrack Pro, an audio editing and sound design application that makes video projects sound as good as they look; Motion 2, the world's first realtime motion graphics application with GPU-accelerated 32- bit float rendering; and DVD Studio Pro4 for professional DVD authoring.
"Final Cut Studio continues to set the standard in the new era of HD production," said Rob Schoeben, Apple's vice president of applications marketing. "Now with the incredible performance of Final Cut Studio on a MacBook Pro, customers can work more efficiently wherever they are."
In February, Apple released Logic Pro 7.2 music creation and audio production software, the first of the company's pro applications to ship Universal versions taht run on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs. Logic Pro 7.2 supports up to 4.5X the effect plug-ins and up to 2X the software instruments per session on the MacBook Pro along with integrated support for the Apogee Ensemble FireWire interface and compatibility with Pro Tools HD 7 DAE.
Aperture 1.1, the first Universal version of the revolutionary all-in-one postproduction tool for photographers featuring greatly improved RAW quality and impressive performance gains on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs, ships in April. The Universal version of Final Cut Studio is available now through the Apple Store (www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores, and Apple Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price of $1,299 (US). Registered Final Cut Studio customers can crossgrade to the Universal version for $49 (US). Existing customers of the standalone versions of Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Motion, or DVD Studio Pro can upgrade to the Universal version of Final Cut Studio starting at just $99 (US). Full details and further information is available at www.apple.com/universal/crossgrade.
*DV and HDV rendering from the Timeline is up to twice as fast on a MacBook Pro with 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo than a 15in. PowerBook G4 with 1.67 GHz PowerPC. MPEG-2 encoding from DV and HDV for DVD authoring is up to 2.5X as fast on a MacBook Pro with 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo than a 15in. PowerBookG4 with 1.67 GHz PowerPC.
**Logic 7.2 can simultaneously process up to 135 PlatinumVerb plug-ins and eight Sculpture software instruments in a single Logic session on a MacBook Pro with 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo compared to 30 maximum PlatinumVerbs and four maximum Sculptures when running on a 15in. PowerBook G4 with 1.67 GHz PowerPC.
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