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

[astral]

http://store.apple.com/AppleStore/W...lm=MA886Z/A&wosid=4o6I2iHZBYen4p4Nrp726NvTVIn

FCS 2 still comes with DVDSP 4.

Still, can't complain when you now get Final Touch HD for free.

 

[bignumbers]

Another semi-live update site

http://www.hdforindies.com/2007/04/nab-2007-notes-from-apple-sunday-press.html

Good vantage point of a pro. Some detailed delayed, but more thorough.

 

[4God]

FCS 2 includes DVD Studio Pro 4.

 

[P-Worm]

What is 4:2:2 aspect ratio?

It's not an aspect ratio. 4:2:2 is how the luminance and color is handled with video. Regular DV is 4:1:1 meaning that you have 4 pixels of luminance for every 1 and 1 color sample. Basically it means that there is four times the infromation in the luminance (brightness) of the pixel than the actual color. 4:2:2 is only twice as much info so you get better color information. Much better for things like green screening.

P-Worm

 

[Much Ado]

I hope the UK version of Color will be called Colour


MA.

 

[portishead]

There's your new Color application to give you the better color correction you are looking for (can't remember who was hoping for that).

That was my number 1 wish.

 

[poopooplatter]

... I'm just pre-empting the stupid comments that are sure to follow

By making one of your own?

 

[Eraserhead]

Cheeky, you can upgrade from Production Suite to FCP 2 as well.

 

[Rocketman]

Compressor 3 being 3x as fast addresses several complaints on macrumors. FCP doing 4K is my wish. The hardware IO thing is sweet and I will have to research it further as my needs are store-forward not real-time.

Rocketman

 

[wavelayer]

Academic Question for Multimedia

Very worthwhile FCS 2 upgrade. $499 from FCS1 and $699 from any version of FCP all the way back to the beginning so no penalty for doing the FCP to FCS upgrade for $199 and everyone who missed it can now jump to FCS2 for only $699 which is really great for all who missed the $199 deal during this past year which did not include FCP 1, 2 & 3.

Only Academic 4 owners who didn't upgrade to FCS1 lost this time as they can only buy FCS2 for $699 academic and not get commercial FCS2 for $499 like those who did.

I purchased the academic Final Cut Studio in January. Are you saying I can buy the $499 upgrade (when I decide to upgrade later this year or next)?

 

[Shagrat]

... and no sign of Logic Pro. That sucks.

Did you SERIOUSLY expect an announcement of Logic Pro 8 (or whatever it may be called) at NAB?????? Especially after the "Lights, Camera, Action" intro??

It never fails to amaze me what some of the posters here at this site seem to expect from Apple...!

 

[mduser63]

It annoys me that there wasn't a DVD Studio Pro update announced. I spend more time in DVD SP than in any other FCS app.

 

[cheunghy]

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?nplm=MA886Z/A

There won't be DVD Studio Pro 5.

 

[Ramsos]

What is 4:2:2 aspect ratio?

It's not an aspect ratio, it's a colorspace. mini dv is 4:1:1, HDV is 4:2:0, DVCPRO HD is 4:2:2 and some cameras support 4:4:4 like the RED camera.

 

[nuckinfutz]

I guess Apple missed the memo last year with the 17" MBP

That doesn't mean they do it every year.

 

[Diatribe]

It annoys me that there wasn't a DVD Studio Pro update announced. I spend more time in DVD SP than in any other FCS app.

Seems like the only app that wasn't updated. Weird.

 

[Multimedia]

Final Cut Studio Section Of Apple.com Is Still The Old FCS1 Pages

With Final Cut Studio 2 headlining

Yes but when you go to the Final Cut Studio section of Apple.com it's still all the old apps.

 

[pilotError]

From the Apple Store...

* The upgrade version requires a valid serial number from a commercial version of Final Cut Studio, Production Suite, or Final Cut Pro 1, 2, 3, or 4. Academic and not-for-resale versions are not eligible for this upgrade.

They really won't honor Academic versions for this upgrade?

 

[Diatribe]

Yes but when you go to the Final Cut Studio section of Apple.com it's still all the old apps.

Give it an hour or so.

 

[4God]

Yes but when you go to the Final Cut Studio section of Apple.com it's still all the old apps.

Well, one of them is still going to be an old app.

 

[SWC]

That doesn't mean they do it every year.

No one said they did, but to put people down because they hoped for hardware is absurd given the fact they HAVE introduced hardware before.

Now hoping for an ipod or imac etc is a little out of line.

 

[nuckinfutz]

It annoys me that there wasn't a DVD Studio Pro update announced. I spend more time in DVD SP than in any other FCS app.

My guess is that DVD SP 5 may come later and could be Leopard only for HDCP reasons.

Did you SERIOUSLY expect an announcement of Logic Pro 8 (or whatever it may be called) at NAB?????? Especially after the "Lights, Camera, Action" intro??

It never fails to amaze me what some of the posters here at this site seem to expect from Apple...!

I thought Logic Pro 8 might come as well but clearly it isn't ready. Soundtrack Pro 2 will give us some hints as to where LP8 can go.

We haven't seen anything yet. Leopard will bring us even more features probably in a point release in the fall.

 

[Wild-Bill]

No Logic 8????

Oh....... the Logic 8 developers must be working on the iPhone I guess....

 

[projectle]

Come on guys, watch the feed from Engadget.
It is STILL going on, and they are talking an App called Color right now, for color correcting and recolorizing.

 

[Silentwave]

where is DVD studio pro?!?!

perhaps waiting on blu-ray or HD DVD drives in Macs?

Yeah! what use is all this FCS integration and new Uncompressed HD stuff if we only have extremely limited output support!