NAB: Final Cut Server, Final Cut Studio 2, ProRes 422, IO-HD

[bloodycape]

So no news on the next version of FCE?

 

[Pikemann Urge]

Does any one know the name of the very cool song used in the RED/Final Cut Promo video on the Final Cut studio web site?

It's a kind of electronic/piano/moby-kind of song but I'm pretty sure he isn't the artist.

It's Water from a Vine Leaf by William Orbit, featuring the voice of Beth Orton. One of my favourite pieces of music. I'm working on a music video right now using that as the audio track. Slow going but it's just for personal enjoyment - no deadlines equals procrastination!

The accent of the guy doing the voice-over comments on the on-line videos sounds like half-Australian, half-American. Those in-between accents are kind of a bit strange. Listen carefully and you can here the Australian pronunciation of some syllables and words.

What I love about Apple: everything they do (or most things!) is impeccable and entertaining at the same time. I have nothing to do with the film business (I like making home movies though) and yet I'm fascinated by this new software.

I wonder if still photographers can make use of FCS? I'm thinking of using Color for custom looks etc.

 

[crjeong]

My experience in the past has been that the education/academic version is exactly the same as the commercial versions, with possible exception to licensing terms, and the startup screen for the apps says "Academic" or "Educational edition" (or something like that) on it.

To bad alot of education folks missed the opportunity for the cross-grade. It was a pleasent and unexpected surprise when I opened my Apple package for the cross-grade and saw it was the commercial version.

Does anyone know if we buy the commercial upgrade, if it will come with printed documentation ? (yes, call me old fashion but I still like hard copy books)
When I got the cross-grade (which as I recall was also an Upgrade for me) it was just electronic documentation on the install disks

Do all Educational 5.1 versions have "Academic"/"Educational" written on the start up screens?

 

[Data]

I wish

The company i edit for did not choose Avid 2 years ago,damn ;-).

 

[Willis]

Have you guys seen the PowerPC chip inside the box? ;-) (on the video)

hahaha, oh yeah!

 

[Willis]

Did anyone else notice DVD Studio Pro didn't recieve an upgrade.

I was hoping for blu-ray support

I found this under Compressor 3

Top new features

• Work with H.264 encoding presets optimized for iPod and Apple TV.
• Output high-bit-rate video for HD DVD and Blu-ray media preparation.
• Enjoy greater creative control over your audio with filters and support for AC-3 and MP3 files.

dunno if thats any help

Will they upload a streaming video of the event? I would love to sit down and watch all of the cool new features (even if it isn't Steve himself).

Matthew

1) no there isnt.
2) read Engadet's coverage, it tells you there that there wasnt going to be a recording

 

[milo]

Has there been any mention if these new versions are 64 bit apps?

With 10.5 on the horizon (although delayed) it would seem a bit silly to do such a big upgrade but not be up to date with the upcoming OS. Anyone know?

 

[Pressure]

But in the mean time, "What to you call 1000 lawyers on the bottom of the ocean?"

Rocketman

A good start ...

 

[Cult Follower]

although I dont completely understand the concept the new video format looks cool.

 

[Rod Rod]

I found this under Compressor 3

Top new features

• Work with H.264 encoding presets optimized for iPod and Apple TV.
• Output high-bit-rate video for HD DVD and Blu-ray media preparation.
• Enjoy greater creative control over your audio with filters and support for AC-3 and MP3 files.

dunno if thats any help

That helps for "media preparation," which is a preliminary step in the process of making blue-laser video discs (BD and HD DVD). However, that doesn't help you author a blue-laster video disc within DVD Studio Pro. For that you'd need to take the prepared media over to something like Sonic Scenarist.

Hopefully we'll get a free update to DVDSP 4 which works with BD and HD DVD media. For now though, we can make HD DVDRs (which is HD DVD on red-laser DVDR).

 

[Rocketman]

Hmmm

http://images.apple.com/finalcutstudio/resources/white_papers/HD_Broadcast_Formats.pdf