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gary
July 28, 2009 8:26 AM
By now you've heard that there's a new version of Final Cut Studio shipping from Apple, aptly called "the New Final Cut Studio." What's new? Well, it starts with a new price of $999, $300 less than Final Cut Studio 2. You can upgrade to the new suite from any previous version, even Final Cut Pro 1.0, for $299. All suite components were upgraded (to varying degrees) except for DVD Studio Pro—which, as you may recall, wasn't upgraded in the previous suite either. Fear not, however (
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Posted by:
gary
July 27, 2009 12:45 PM
Apple has been listening to its customers. This release directly addresses some of the workflow issues of the past, while adding robust enhancements and maintaining the terrific functionality and interface of the original app. It’s a ridiculous value with a ton of bang for the buck. It will make life easier—and much more fun—for a lot of editors. (
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Posted by:
gary
July 27, 2009 9:16 AM
I had some time over the weekend to kick the tires on FCP 7 there are some very nice features that have been added to this release. The true test will come when I install at the office and pound it hard for days on end (which won’t be for a while as I won’t be between projects for a couple of weeks) but for the little project I’m working on at home it’s working well thus far. Here’s an early observation on some select features where I was able to kick the tires. (
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Posted by:
gary
July 24, 2009 12:01 PM
With over 11 years of experience teaching Apple professional video applications, Ripple Training was Apple's first choice to produce and deliver tutorial movies that explain in real-world, no-nonsense terms, what these improvements and features will mean to your everyday workflow.
We've produced 19 tutorial movies (all free), that cover Final Cut Pro 7, Motion 4, Compressor 3.5, Soundtrack Pro 3 and Color 1.5. Combined, the total running time for the 19 tutorials is a whopping 78 minutes! (
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Posted by:
gary
July 24, 2009 11:57 AM
New Final Cut Studio is here - Mike CUrtis of HD for Indies had a chance to review the components of the suite already, but unfortunately (for here) for another publication - MacWorld. (
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