An expanded ProRes family. Powerful new ways to collaborate. Even tighter integration between applications. As the next major release of the leading video post-production suite, the new Final Cut Studio offers powerful new features, dramatically improved performance, and tighter integration. Its six applications give video editors all the tools they need to edit, animate, mix, grade, and deliver — at a price that’s more affordable than ever.

Applications included in Final Cut Studio:

• Final Cut Pro 7 for video and film editing
  Precision editing tools let you work in real time with virtually any format, including the revolutionary ProRes.
• Motion 4 for motion graphics and animation
  Powerful text and compositing tools make it easy to design stunning motion graphics in 2D and 3D.
• Soundtrack Pro 3 for audio post-production
  Easy-to-use tools for sound design, editing, and mixing bring professional audio post-production to Final Cut editors.
• Color 1.5 for color grading and finishing
  Sophisticated color grading tools let you create signature looks in resolutions up to 4K.
• Compressor 3.5 - Simplified digital delivery lets you easily export to Apple devices, publish to the web, and burn to disc.
• DVD Studio Pro 4 - The industry standard in DVD authoring brings drag-and-drop ease to the production of fully interactive, studio-quality titles.

With more than 100 new features, the new Final Cut Studio advances the art and technology of filmmaking with innovations that help you work faster, collaborate more efficiently, and finish brilliantly.

Final Cut Pro 7

• Expands Apple's ProRes codec family to support virtually any workflow. ProRes Proxy allows offline and mobile editing at low bandwidth; ProRes LT allows general purpose editing; and ProRes 4444 is for editing and visual effects at the highest quality possible.
• Easy Export allows users to continue working on projects while encoding is done in the background and the sequence is exported to YouTube, MobileMe, iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, DVD or Blu-ray.
• iChat Theater support allows real time collaboration by sharing Final Cut® timelines or individual source clips with iChat users anywhere in the world, even if they don't have a copy of Final Cut Pro.
• New speed tools to change clip speed with ease.
• Alpha transitions to create dramatic effects using moving mattes.
• Native AVC-Intra support for the latest high quality Panasonic cameras.

Motion 4

• Enhancing 3D compositions is faster than ever with new customizable features that add point and spot lights to cast realistic shadows or turn any shape, video plane or paint stroke into a reflective surface.
• Gives editors the flexibility to adjust the depth of field within a 3D canvas by selectively highlighting a single object or using multiple objects to create a racking focus effect.

Soundtrack Pro 3

• Voice Level Match extracts volume information from the vocal content of one clip and applies it to another without altering any other audio content so editors can easily correct mismatched voice levels.
• Enhanced File Editor includes new tools to make sophisticated edits and fine tune volume adjustments by targeting specific frequencies such as the rustle of a paper or the bump of a desk without affecting dialogue.
• New Advanced Time Stretch feature stretches and compresses audio with incredible precision using three Apple-designed algorithms or other algorithms available as third party plug-ins.

Color 1.5

• Works with a greater range of sequences and effects from Final Cut Pro and an integrated workflow allows editors to complete projects entirely within Final Cut Studio.
• New 4K support works natively with files from cameras such as the RED ONE and outputs directly to ProRes for HD or DPX for film.
• Expanded support for new high quality formats includes AVC-Intra, XDCAM 422 and ProRes 4444, for grading with the maximum amount of color information.

Compressor 3.5

• Adds ability to automatically detect QuickTime settings and create an Easy Export template or a mini "droplet" on the desktop that automates specific Compressor actions. New, customizable sharing options make it easy to publish to YouTube and MobileMe, or export for iPhone, iPod, Apple TV and mobile phones.
• Menu templates and encoding presets make it fast and easy to create Blu-ray discs. You can now easily burn a Blu-ray disc or a DVD directly from Compressor. Quickly add a menu to your disc by choosing one of the beautiful Apple-designed HD or SD templates included in Compressor.

DVD Studio Pro 4

• Intuitive design environment
  With DVD Studio Pro, you don’t have to be a programmer to author a DVD. Quickly build your DVD using Apple-designed templates and transitions. Or, for a custom look, just drag and drop to build sophisticated menus, connections, and dynamic slideshows. You can preview and test your project in real time using the built-in DVD simulator.
  
  
• Professional authoring tools
  DVD Studio Pro 4 makes it easy to author a wide range of projects, from quick DVD dailies to complex commercial titles. Easily assemble the tracks for your project in a familiar timeline. Add interest by creating multiple playlists for your content, or use point-and-click scripting tools to create interactive elements like games and quizzes.
  
  
• Versatile DVD mastering
  Whether you burn a disc on your Mac or send a title out for replication, you can have confidence that your DVDs will play back on a wide range of set-top players and computers. You can easily add features such as copy protection flags, region coding, and jacket picture art when you prepare titles for commercial distribution.

Requirements to install all Final Cut Studio applications

• Mac computer with an Intel processor
• 1GB of RAM (2GB of RAM recommended when working with compressed HD and uncompressed SD sources; 4GB of RAM recommended when working with uncompressed HD sources)
• ATI or NVIDIA graphics processor (integrated Intel graphics processors not supported)
• 128MB of VRAM
• Display with 1280-by-800 resolution or higher
• Mac OS X v10.5.6 or later
• QuickTime 7.6 or later
• DVD drive for installation
• 4GB of disk space required to install all applications (Final Cut Pro, Color, DVD Studio Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Motion, Cinema Tools, Compressor, and Apple Qmaster)
• 46GB of disk space required for optional content
  • 9GB for DVD Studio Pro content
  • 7GB for Motion templates
  • 22GB for audio content
  • 8GB for LiveFonts

Apple Final Cut Studio 3 Upgrade from Final Cut Studio, Production Suite or FC Pro
The Final Cut Studio upgrade provides an upgrade path from Final Cut Studio 2, Final Cut Studio 1, Production Suite, or any prior version of Final Cut Pro. Academic and Not-For-Resale (NFR) versions are not eligible for upgrade.

Application-specific requirements

• Soundtrack Pro
  • For 5.1 surround monitoring of multichannel audio content: an audio interface with a minimum of six outputs
  • For multitrack recording: an audio interface with multiple inputs
• Color
  • Display with 1680-by-1050 resolution or higher; dual displays are highly recommended
  • For rendering of 4K files and DPX: a graphics card with at least 512MB of VRAM
  • For 32-bit rendering: a graphics card with at least 256MB of VRAM
  • Three-button mouse for full functionality
• DVD Studio Pro
  • For writing finished projects to disc: an Apple SuperDrive or other DVD recorder
  • For writing finished projects to a double-layer disc: a double-layer-compatible recorder and double-layer media
  • For transporting projects that contain copy-protection or dual-layer features to a replicator: a DLT drive, external drive, or Internet transfer of the project’s disk image

If you're looking at Apple Final Cut Studio 3 check out our special promotions with Red Giant Software's Magic Bullet Quick Looks! While Supplies Last!

Apple Final Cut Studio 3 with Red Giant Magic Bullet Quick Looks - $899.00

Apple Final Cut Studio 3 UPGRADE with Red Giant Magic Bullet Quick Looks - $279.00

That's right! Get QuickLooks FREE with your Apple Final Cut Studio 3 full version or upgrade.