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Final Cut Pro 5, Motion 2, Sountrack Pro, DVD Studio Pro 4
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DVD StandardsGregA said:
-Author traditional DVDs using SD assets
-Author HD DVDs using SD and HD assets
-Burn discs containing both an SD and an HD project
I guess that answers my wondering...?
Also:
DLT drive (required for DVD-9 projects)
Does apple have dual layer hardware yet?
aznsal612 said:
The professional user does not want a portable that can just run the program, It has to be able to use the program for which it is designed.
Example, working on project for client, editing final copy on plane from NYC to LAX, meet client, cannot author the HD DVD, give client the laptop instead, lose client for not being prepared, cannot afford new laptop, lose job, get a job working late shift tech support for Dell, become manic depressive answering tech questions like 'Where is the any key?', get promoted at Dell to sales, finally commit suicide because of massive depression from people asking do I qualify for a 'free CD burner upgrade'.
Go to heaven, AKA 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino in the sky.
I love the boxes Apple has cooked up for this software. Very sleek, very professional.
And as a Final Cut Express user, my eyes are officially bugged. The multicam in FC5 is amazing, I can only hope that makes its way to FCE 4 in January. Meanwhile Soundtrack Pro, Motion and DVD SP all look to be incredible. I only wish I had moula to buy Final Cut Studio. Or a real use for it outside of fun projects with friends...
And as a Final Cut Express user, my eyes are officially bugged. The multicam in FC5 is amazing, I can only hope that makes its way to FCE 4 in January. Meanwhile Soundtrack Pro, Motion and DVD SP all look to be incredible. I only wish I had moula to buy Final Cut Studio. Or a real use for it outside of fun projects with friends...
Read my post on page 2 of this thread. Or,Calihafan said:
read the 5th paragraph of this Apple press release.
I agree. I can't wait. My days and nights of transcoding m2t to DVCProHD will soon be over! This will also make printing to D-VHS and miniDV (HDV) tape much easier (for the purpose of saving master prints).Lacero said:
Yeah, maybe two or three more years at the most. iBooks had G3s for a long time even after G4 only applications were out. I suppose people will say, "but PowerBooks are the pro line and they should be up to the task of running all the pro software." PowerBook G4s will still run DVDSP 4. They just won't be able to (according to the information cited) avail the HD authoring features, and (apparently) they won't be able to play back HD-DVD content.witness said:
Thanks for the clarification.Avicdar said:
On the tech specs page, they also say:
Guess that is more relevant?
I believe they are making one...Lacero said:
But that looks like a honda(?) ad I was once sent by email (I don't live in the US - maybe someone else will know?). I looked for it but don't have it anymore. There are a few similar transformer-style ads, one with a guy beating up a photocopier.
LethalWolfe said:
so does that mean if i'm a student and get the student discount that i can use this software for projects i get paid for and it is legal?
Lacero said:
Nope, it's not! It's a production still from the recent Citroen advert...
Although according to Empire magazine the live action Transformers movie is due 17th November '06, and is being produced by Micahel Bay [Armageddon, Amityville re-hash] so may, or may not depending how you look at it, be worth a look!!!
I'm really excited about these updates, but I am a little mad that they raised the educational price by $200
xsnightclub said:
As others have pointed out, only burning HD DVDs is said to require a G5. However, that system requirement may be incorrect. Recently I read a benchmark article which showed that a 1.6 Ghz G4 is like a 1.4 Ghz G5. The big advantages of the G5 come from the massive system bus, the ability to use DDR and of course the higher clockspeed. But the 8641 Motorola chips I linked to accomodate a 667 Mhz bus and they should start at 2 Ghz. So they should be able to burn DVDs. The big advantage of the G4 is the minimal power requirements and thermal challenges.
However, no that I think about it, the very fact that the Motorola website exists means that for some reason Apple is not imposing secrecy on Motorola, which makes me suspect has opted not to go with those chips.
Lacero said:Holy Cow! Is this the new Transformers movie? As a little kid, that was one of my favorite Saturday morning cartoons. I was always waiting for a live-action version!
it's actually a really TRULY AWFUL Citroen advert that runs here in sunny Britain... the last time i was watching TV it actually persuaded me to switch it off - and i haven't watched any TV in three weeks!
hopefully when i have the courage to turn it back on that advert will be long gone!
Freescale do have an alternative to the hot G5's, and the new G5's are getting cooler, so it might not be so long. IBM, Freescale and Apple have had plenty of time to work on this.Rod Rod said:
All Apple have been saying is that it would be difficult to get the current G5 desktop/server chip into a very small PowerBook, but they haven't said anything about using an alternative chip, which (in my opinion) is more likely.
Car ad - http://www.citroen.co.uk/c4/homepage.asp?pagetype=c4, andLacero said:
Photocopier ad - http://www.milkandcookies.com/article/2668/
Sorry for the off topic, tried to email you directly but no link. Enjoy.
I certainly hope so.witness said:
This is what I find most exciting:
http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/finalcutpro/quicktours/native_HDV.html
Of course had this been out sooner it would have saved me hundreds of hours of work!
I'm glad it's coming soon though (next month).
I don't personally use any of these software.
A staff member at my local Apple Store uses Final Cut Pro. He was impressed by the update. His only complaint was that he just purchased the software three months ago and would now have to purchase it again. Although I mentioned that at least he would enjoy the employee discount.
A staff member at my local Apple Store uses Final Cut Pro. He was impressed by the update. His only complaint was that he just purchased the software three months ago and would now have to purchase it again. Although I mentioned that at least he would enjoy the employee discount.
Two pictures from today's Apple press conferenceLacero said:
HVX200 Pictures
More (and better) pictures of the HVX200
At the moment the front page of camcorderinfo.com has a bunch of good stuff.