Apple Announces Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, and Compressor 4 Available Today

[Surreal]

upon reading the web page ... I think they are done with soundtrack and DVD studio pro.

interesting...

 

[Small White Car]

Here's some whining- they've raised the price! Or sure, not for the first time buyer. But the entire studio upgrade price for DVD SP, FCP, Soundtrack, Motion, Compressor, Cinema Tools used to be $299. So, so far, I have to pay $350 for just 3 of those. There's no upgrade pricing.

Only if you have 1 Mac.

I used to pay $600 every time Final Cut updated.

Very happy over here.

 

[mdriftmeyer]

Has Compressor always been able to create Blu-Ray discs?

http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/compressor/#streamlined-workflow

 

[Phil Lee]

Final Cut Pro is £179.99 in the UK Mac App Store with Motion 5 and Compressor both priced at £29.99.

 

[davidknackebrod]

"Export and burn DVD, AVCHD disc, and Blu-ray disc"

 

[Small White Car]

Has Compressor always been able to create Blu-Ray discs?

http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/compressor/#streamlined-workflow


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I think the last one can (I don't have it) but I think in both cases it's just a video-Blu-Ray with no menus or other features.

 

[shaunsindelman]

Has Compressor always been able to create Blu-Ray discs?

http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/compressor/#streamlined-workflow


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Yes but it remains to be seen if they've added any features in terms of better menu creation or if its still a simple text on white or black bkgd style.

 

[xionxiox]

hmm... what happened to color, soundtrack and DVD studio pro? I will hold off my whining until I hear what the status is on 'final cut studio'. While it is clear that they want us to consider this as a break from the old form, they are not clear on how much of a break it is.

From Apple website:
"Final Cut Pro X includes the key sound editing and color grading features from Final Cut Studio, so now you can use a single application for the entire post-production workflow. Do even more with Motion and Compressor, also available from the Mac App Store."

There we are!

 

[mBox]

It appears to me that ther won't be a update to DVD Studio Pro, maybe due a focus on other methods of distributing finished movies...

Read specs, there are DVD/BD templates from FCPX

 

[fluffylion]

would anyone know if compressor works without FCP?
eg: I could purchase it separately and use it to encode my files to disc or H264?
or is it just an optional add-on for FCP

the info page seems to suggest it can be used without FPC
http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/compressor/specs/

 

[mBox]

Yes but it remains to be seen if they've added any features in terms of better menu creation or if its still a simple text on white or black bkgd style.

Make your own, you will feel better for it

 

[AcesHigh87]

Finally!!!!

I've been waiting since they demoed it to get this, so glad it's finally here.

 

[thatisme]

anyone notice the Blu-Ray Disc support? It's the last line of text in the app store descriptions, and also in the menu shown on Compressor's screen shots.

oops - others beat me to it....

 

[mBox]

would anyone know if compressor works without FCP?
eg: I could purchase it separately and use it to encode my files to disc or H264?
or is it just an optional add-on for FCP

the info page seems to suggest it can be used without FPC
http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/compressor/specs/

Cant see why not, its a sep app. I install Compressor on a stand-alone at work so Im sure the new one is same.

 

[mdriftmeyer]

Yesss! This day has finally come! But I don't have that much money... Any student discounts?

It's already discounted.

 

[AcesHigh87]

would anyone know if compressor works without FCP?
eg: I could purchase it separately and use it to encode my files to disc or H264?
or is it just an optional add-on for FCP

the info page seems to suggest it can be used without FPC
http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/compressor/specs/

The computers in the lab at my university used to have Final Cut but it was removed years ago. The compressor app they have still works though.

 

[LaDirection]

It appears to me that ther won't be a update to DVD Studio Pro, maybe due a focus on other methods of distributing finished movies.

It also seems Apple hasn't made Soundtrack available on the Mac App Store.

Functions, templates and filters/loops from DVD Studio Pro, Color & Soundtrack Pro are now a built-in part of Final Cut Pro X :

http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/all-features/#audio-editing

http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/all-features/#color-grading

http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/all-features/#optimized-output


So no, those 3 applications were abandoned. We will have to test this out and see if what we lost/gained in the process.

 

[OllyW]

Final Cut Pro is £179.99 in the UK Mac App Store with Motion 5 and Compressor both priced at £29.99.

Nice to see them using the 'Aperture' exchange rate and not the 'Lion' rate.

 

[scottchlee]

Can't wait for some news for Thunderbolt drives to go along with the new FCP.

 

[Small White Car]

Great to see it finally launched, but I am a bit angry that there is NO upgrade price for those of us who have more than one copy to upgrade

Why are you mad about paying $400 instead of $600? (Or $900, or $1,200)

 

[mBox]

Oh Canada!!

Downloading now in Canada

yikes 1.33GB, hope my IT dept. can handle that

 

[linuxcooldude]

Yeah, I'm downloading too, only twenty more minutes.

 

[AcesHigh87]

Luckily my family just got Bell Fiber Op too so downloading this should go nice and fast

Kinda want and wait to see reactions before I buy though.

 

[crazzyeddie]

I would buy it but no Mac Store in Leopard
FAIL!

It wouldn't run on your computer anyway. It requires 10.6.7.

 

[glossywhite]

Why are you mad about paying $400 instead of $600? (Or $900, or $1,200)

Because some people are never happy, is why.