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Filed under: Software, Video, Other Events, Apple Professional

Video pros weigh in on Final Cut Studio 2

by Michael Rose (RSS feed) on Apr 19th, 2007

I'll admit that some of the new features in Final Cut Studio are a little bit over my head, as a non-pro-video guy. OK, pretty much all the new features are over my head, so I asked a couple of pro-video friends for their expert opinions on the NAB announcements.

First, Josh Apter from NYC's Manhattan Edit Workshop, a top training facility for Final Cut:

Three words - open timeline editing. Two words - color correction. One word - wow. From a training standpoint, MEW is going to offer discounted upgrade classes on this new package as soon as it hits the street. From a practical standpoint, users have one hell of a toy to unwrap.

Second, my colleague Matt Paleologos, video post supervisor at MJM:

Wow! Color is as good as a $50K color grading system and It's included in FCS 2. Motion has now officially grown a pair. 3D, motion ramping, better workflow. This is looking like a banner year for Apple and the death of Avid. And, we have to have Final Cut Server!!!! $1000 for 10 concurrent users, $2000 for unlimited. Runs on OS X Server and requires 1 Xsan client. Must have this! MUST!

"Wow." Works for me.

Tags: fcs, final cut, final cut studio, FinalCut, FinalCutStudio, nab

Filed under: Hardware, Software, Video, Other Events

Final Cut details released on apple.com

by Michael Rose (RSS feed) on Apr 15th, 2007

As Scott and the engadget crew at NAB noted earlier, Apple's introduction of Final Cut Studio 2 and Final Cut Server made quite a splash at the keynote presentation. Now that a bit of the dust has settled, apple.com has been updated with product details:

Final Cut Studio product page
Final Cut Server product page
Studio press release
Server press release
Apple Store showing FCS2 with a May ship date
Video clip of the AJA ioHD breakout unit (AJA site not updated yet)

Pricing is set at $1299 for a new Studio license, $499/699 for upgrades from FCS1/Final Cut Pro or Production Suite, respectively; Final Cut Server is $999 for a 10-seat license, $1999 for unlimited clients. We'll be parsing the boatload of new features and tools in Studio over the next few days, hopefully with comments and contributions from video professionals who depend on these products every day.

Personally, I'm excited about Final Cut Server. Having seen a demo of the original Proximity artbox product that FCServer is built on (I'm sure about this -- the screenshot is a dead ringer) and knowing the difference between what Proximity was charging and what Apple's going to charge for the product... well, it looks like this is going to be another game changer: Mercedes-quality digital asset management at a Kia-level price point.

Tags: fcs, fcs2, final cut server, final cut studio, FinalCutServer, FinalCutStudio, nab

Filed under: Software, Video, Ask TUAW

Video editing: Mac or PC?

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Jun 12th, 2006

Our pals over at DV Guru (a sister blog) have posed one of the endearing questions in the video editing industry to their readers, which I thought might be fitting for TUAW as well: video editing - Mac or PC? For the longest time, video editing on a PC with Avid software has been the reigning king, but Apple's Final Cut Pro seems to be making its own fair share of waves in the industry. I also know there are plenty of other packages out there, as I used to have an editing job in which I ~~sold my soul~~ worked on Sony's Vegas software - not a shining moment in my career, let me tell you.

But what do you, TUAW readers, think about the state of video editing? Are you working on premium Avid setups, Final Cut Pro and a G5 or Microsoft's good ol' fashioned Windows Movie Maker? Let's hear it.

Tags: avid, edit, editing, fcp, fcs, final cut, FinalCut, premiere, vegas, video

Filed under: Podcasts

TUAW Podcast the 8th

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Apr 4th, 2006

It's that time again! We've put together our eighth podcast, and in this edition Jan Kabili, Damien Barrett and Dave Caolo bring you some of our best posts from last week, in-depth details on Apple Computer vs. Apple Corps, a couple April fools jokes, new Apple stores and some interesting iPod accessories. It's all hosted by me, David Chartier, and is available in a variety of formats and channels:

Please let us know what you think of the new format in the comments.

Enjoy!

Tags: AAC, accessories, Aperture, Apple, Apple Store, AppleStore, case, Computer, Corps, court, enhanced, FCS, Final Cut Studio, FinalCutStudio, iPod, iPods, Mac, MP3, OS X, OsX, podcast, podcasts

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