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Apple NAB Media Event Announcements

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Apple held their NAB media event today.

Apple released the following updates:

- Shake 3.5
- DVD Studio Pro 3
- XSan - "an enterprise-class storage networking solution that's surprisingly affordable. Xsan lets multiple computers concurrently access terabytes of storage on Xserve RAID over high-speed Fibre Channel. Now under development, Apple will ship Xsan later this fall for $999."
- After Effects competitor: Motion, due in Summer. Official Details: $299. "Introducing Motion, the only motion graphics package with real-time previews, procedural behavior animation and Final Cut Pro HD integration."

PowerBook and iBook updates are widely expected tomorrow

Press releases: http://www.apple.com/pr/
 
Article Link
https://www.macrumors.com/2004/04/18/apple-nab-media-event-announcements/
Sounds like much more than I expected, and I am not particularly interested in any of these products for personal use, but it's great to know that Apple is keeping busy!
 
Motion released

According to www.macminute.com Apple released Motion today.

The web link www.apple.com/motion did work briefly, but is now offline.

Here is partial text from MM site:
Apple introduces Motion
April 18 - 15:21 EDT** Apple today introduced Motion, a new application that "redefines motion graphics by giving artists the creative freedom and power to deliver stunning professional quality results faster and more intuitively than ever before at a breakthrough price of US$299.".... Taken from www. macminute.com see site for complete story.
 
djbahdow01 said:
Sounds good all we need now is updates for the computers.
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Oh god, i'm already waiting to read the first "where are the pbook G5's" post..

It's a great thing for apple, their software will help sell computers. I only hope Adobe isn't going to retract AE from the mac if Motion is indeed a "killer".

So I'll switch to Motion then :)
 
Tech Specs and Requirements

System Requirements


Motion takes advantage of the Power Mac G5 to deliver highly interactive, real-time performance. Some systems provide greater interactivity than others, and it is important to choose the right system for your needs. Performance depends on the processor speed, the amount of RAM, and the graphics subsystem.


Recommended system


Dual 2GHz Power Mac G5

4GB of RAM or more

Mac OS X v10.3.3 or later

ATI Radeon 9800 Pro graphics card or better

Motion Product Overview
Motion Data Sheet



Minimum System Requirements


Macintosh computer with 867MHz or faster PowerPC G4 or G5 processor

512MB of RAM (2GB or more recommended)

Mac OS X v10.3.3 or later

QuickTime 6.5 or later

Display with 1024-by-768 resolution or higher (1280-by-1024 resolution recommended)

One of the following graphics cards:
— NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
— ATI Mobility Radeon 9600
— ATI Radeon 9600 Pro
— ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
— ATI Radeon 9800 Pro

10GB of disk space for application, templates, and tutorial

DVD drive for installation
 
Okay, now how long will it take for Adobe to abandon AfterEffects support for the Mac platform? I sure hope Motion is significantly better than AfterEffects, or else this could do more harm than good.
 
Yay!

I'm glad Apple is moving their software forward. Anything that makes Apple a stronger company I am all for (well within Ethical limits of course).
 
WHOA, Xsan looks crazy.

"Expand your network horizons with Xsan, an enterprise-class storage networking solution that’s surprisingly affordable. Xsan lets multiple computers concurrently access terabytes of storage on Xserve RAID over high-speed Fibre Channel." :eek:
 
SuperChuck said:
Okay, now how long will it take for Adobe to abandon AfterEffects support for the Mac platform? I sure hope Motion is significantly better than AfterEffects, or else this could do more harm than good.
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yes, i am also afraid that adobe could drop aftereffects for the mac ... they dop a lot lately for the mac ...
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.a said:
yes, i am also afraid that adobe could drop aftereffects for the mac ... they dop a lot lately for the mac ...
.a
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As long as Adobe doesn't drop mac all together. The mac platform would be sunk without Photoshop
 
Awesome, great news - I'm pumped about all these updates - especially Motion - looks pretty cool to me! Glad to see Apple is keeping busy! :cool:
 
Adobe isn't going to drop photoshop or some other very popular mac app.

Their creative suite gets a rather huge revenue from the mac community (heard it on a drivenbydesign seminar talk by adobe guys)

So, photoshop will remain on the mac for quite a while :)
 
Is Apple getting in a really bad habit of telling people they are going to release new products later and later. The new G5's took two months to be delivered. The iPod mini the same thing. Now Xsan is going to take until early fall. It could be 6 months. Just seems like if they waited a little while and caught up, it would be nice to have things when they announce them.
 
seamuskrat said:
System Requirements


Motion takes advantage of the Power Mac G5 to deliver highly interactive, real-time performance. Some systems provide greater interactivity than others, and it is important to choose the right system for your needs. Performance depends on the processor speed, the amount of RAM, and the graphics subsystem.


Recommended system


Dual 2GHz Power Mac G5

4GB of RAM or more

Mac OS X v10.3.3 or later

ATI Radeon 9800 Pro graphics card or better

Motion Product Overview
Motion Data Sheet



Minimum System Requirements


Macintosh computer with 867MHz or faster PowerPC G4 or G5 processor

512MB of RAM (2GB or more recommended)

Mac OS X v10.3.3 or later

QuickTime 6.5 or later

Display with 1024-by-768 resolution or higher (1280-by-1024 resolution recommended)

One of the following graphics cards:
— NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
— ATI Mobility Radeon 9600
— ATI Radeon 9600 Pro
— ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
— ATI Radeon 9800 Pro

10GB of disk space for application, templates, and tutorial

DVD drive for installation
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Now that's interesting, they recommend the fastest system available. Faster PMs at WWDC?
 
THESE UPDATES ARE INSANE!!!!

Free update to FCP HD is great!!!! I was worried the new update would cost money. *Thus mean it's now FCP 4.5?

All Pro apps are now upgraded except Logic and Motion is just what I have been wanting. I just need to get that faulty RAM exchanged. Now I can make Star Wars videos on my computer!!!!! Lightsaber effects, here I come!!!!
 
this better mean HD screens for the powerbooks, otherwide the only way for people to untilize the software to it full potential will be on the cinema displays (for the above average/not quite pro-user)
 
hmmm, not sure what I think about this. Don't want to piss off adobe....whether or not they drop software, it's good to be on their good side...they make some big stuff. But, it's not really my area of expertise.

Also, I don't want to get off topic...but this was at the bottom of the first thing in the thread (don't know what to call it). PB/ibook revisions. wouldn't it be silly to release these things so close to eachother? Seems like a guarentee of spotlight theft. Not good to have motion up on that apple website for one day.

I hope this means apple marketing is stupid, though, instead of apple marketing being smart and updates being put off even further.

Oh well, I'm not buying either.
 
Trowaman said:
THESE UPDATES ARE INSANE!!!!

Free update to FCP HD is great!!!! I was worried the new update would cost money. *Thus mean it's now FCP 4.5?

All Pro apps are now upgraded except Logic and Motion is just what I have been wanting. I just need to get that faulty RAM exchanged. Now I can make Star Wars videos on my computer!!!!! Lightsaber effects, here I come!!!!
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Make sure you shoot me a copy of them videos when your done, Im a UBER fan :)
 
Xsan - the real news

Apple must start pushing the enterprise-readiness of the X family. They have everything that Sun has to offer (other than a decent Office alternative) at much lower prices. Just need to get the focus off the iPod and onto serious computing.

As for Adobe, buy the company!
 
klaus said:
Lighten up will you..enjoy the updates! :)
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I do enjoy the updates. the only problem is i'm gonna have to scrounge up an extra 300 bucks to buy Motion.... could be worse things...
 
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