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Pro Applications Update improves performance and stability

by Robert Palmer (RSS feed) on Nov 21st, 2008

Apple has released Pro Applications Update 2008-04, which includes updates to Final Cut Pro, Compressor, Color, DVD Studio Pro, Cinema Tools, Motion, Soundtrack Pro and Shake. The update, according to Apple, "addresses general performance issues and improves overall stability."

No specific details were provided about what the update improved about each software component, other than to say each update "addresses specific customer issues and general performance issues." The updates are recommended for all users of the software.

The update includes the following versions:

Final Cut Pro 6.0.5
Compressor 3.0.5
Shake 4.1.1
DVD Studio Pro 4.2.1
Cinema Tools 4.0.1
Motion 3.0.2
Color 1.0.3
Soundtrack Pro 2.0.2

The update is available from Apple's website.

Thanks, Clancy!

Tags: cinema tools, CinemaTools, color, compressor, dvd studio pro, DvdStudioPro, final cut pro, final cut studio, FinalCutPro, FinalCutStudio, motion, shake, sountrack pro, SountrackPro, update

Filed under: Multimedia, Software, Software Update

Pro Applications Update 2008-02

by Cory Bohon (RSS feed) on Jun 26th, 2008

Apple just released an update to their Pro Application support for Mac OS X. According to Apple, this update "improves reliability for Apple's professional applications." This update is recommended to all users of Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Server and Logic Studio. Final Cut Pro 6.0.4 and Compressor 3.0.3 are applications included in the update.

You can download this update by opening Software Update (choosing Software Update from the Apple menu) or by downloading the installer package from the Apple Support Downloads site. You can visit the Pro Applications support note for more information about this update.

Tags: 3.0.3, 6.0.4, Compressor, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Server, Final Cut Studio, FinalCutPro, FinalCutServer, FinalCutStudio, Logic Studio, LogicStudio, Pro Applications, Pro Apps, ProApplications, ProApps, software update, SoftwareUpdate, tweet-this

Filed under: Software, Video

Compressor 3 details

by Erica Sadun (RSS feed) on Apr 18th, 2007

On Sunday, Apple announced Compressor 3 as part of Final Cut Studio 2. So what will this new version of Compressor bring to the table? Quite a lot it looks like. According to Apple's what's new page, new features include nicer compression presets and reusable batch job templates. Compressor 3 can now export to Apple TV and Blu-ray formats and it looks like you can do a lot more with watermarks and filtering--although that basic functionality has been available since Compressor 1. The new Geometry controls allow you to better reframe your source material when you convert between aspect ratios and avoid excess black borders.

I am at best a casual Compressor user, so I recommend you visit the features page yourself for more specific information.

Tags: Compressor

Filed under: Software, Software Update, Apple

Apple updates Aperture and Pro Apps

by Scott McNulty (RSS feed) on Jun 21st, 2006

Apple has updated Aperture to 1.1.2 though they haven't, at the moment, provided any details as to what the update does (at least not on their website).

Also lurking in your Software Update panel is the Pro Application Update 2006-01, which ' addresses several issues with underlying frameworks and shared components for Apple's professional applications and is strongly recommended for all users of:

Final Cut Studio Final Cut Pro 5.1
Motion 2.1
Soundtrack Pro 1.1
DVD Studio Pro 4.1
Shake 4.1
LiveType 2.1
Compressor 2.1
Apple Qmaster 2.1
Final Cut Express HD 3.5'

So get to updating, people!

Tags: aperture, apple qmaster, AppleQmaster, compressor, dvd studio pro, DvdStudioPro, final cut express, final cut studio, FinalCutExpress, FinalCutStudio, livetype, motion, shake, soundtrack

Filed under: OS, Software

Parallels Desktop Release Candidate 2, uh, released

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on May 31st, 2006

Get your mice clicking ladies and gentlemen, as Parallels has offered up the final test version of Parallels Desktop for Mac, their virtualization software that allows you to run almost any OS right within Mac OS X. With this version, however, Parallels has increased the app's final price to $79.99, as they have incorporated their Compressor Server tool (due to user feedback) into the software package for streamlining and optimizing your virtual machines and the amount of disk space they occupy. The beta testing pre-order price of $39.99 is still in place, and probably more appetizing than ever. Other new features and improvements in the Release Candidate 2 include:

Significantly improved performance
Improved USB performance and broader device support
Improved Host-guest networking
Automatic network adapters now switch on-the-fly
Guest OS no longer steals host IP address in some DHCP servers
Fullscreen mode is now customizable
Integration with Virtue is now bug-free
Customizable Ctrl + Click mapping
Guest 32bit color is supported when Parallels Tools is installed
Improved Shared folders performance
Resolved shared folders/MS Office incompatibility issues
Windows 98 no longer consumes 99% host CPU even when idle (in VT-x mode)

Also note that if you download this newest release, you must re-install the Parallels Tools for guest Windows installations (NT/2000/XP/2003). As with previous beta releases, this download is free before the software package goes official.

Tags: compressor, desktop, Linux, Parallels, tool, tools, Unix, virtual, virtualization, Windows

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