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January 2008
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The editors liked
Multi-format editing on a single timeline
Improved Soundtrack Pro
New Color grading tool
Compressor encoding
Open Format Timeline New Motion 3D multiplane environment
Professional colour grading app
Reasonable price
Good value for money
Includes new Color application
New openformat timeline
SmoothCam feature
Improved integration throughout the suite
Includes 5.1 surroundsound support
Adds effects and templates
The editors didn't like
DVD Studio Pro 4 lacks support for blue-laser burning
Color is quirky to master and use
Installation is very slow and needs up to 60GB of disk space for all available content
Needs a fast machine with loads of RAM
59GB of space needed to install all content
No support for Bluray and some professional cameras
Abstract: The rise of Final Cut Pro is astounding. In the last few years, Apple claims to have racked up some 800,000 paid-for users worldwide, covering broad uses in small post-production houses, broadcast and film. If you caught our preview, the new features d...
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Published: 2007-11-02, Author: Richard , review by: macworld.co.uk
Multi-format editing on a single timeline, improved Soundtrack Pro, new Color grading tool, Compressor encoding
DVD Studio Pro 4 lacks support for blue-laser burning, Color is quirky to master and use, installation is very slow and needs up to 60GB of disk space for all available content
As the name says, this is as close as anyone has come yet to offering a production studio in a box. Add a good HD camcorder or two and a fast new Mac, and you have everything you need to take on Hollywood. ...
Abstract: Final Cut Studio 2 Apple’s post-production suite is back for its second incarnation. But is it better than ever or more of the same? After initial wows, occasional muttered grumblings were heard from users of Final Cut Studio 1. The updated editing...
Good value for money, Includes new Color application, New openformat timeline, SmoothCam feature, Improved integration throughout the suite, Includes 5.1 surroundsound support, Adds effects and templates
No support for Bluray and some professional cameras, Lacks previews for exported content, Complexity might cause problems for beginners
Final Cut Studio 2 gives solid value for money and is a worthy upgrade for serious film editors who work on Macs. However, non-professionals should consider simpler software...
Abstract: Once the underdog to video-editing applications from the likes of Adobe and Avid, Apple’s Final Cut Pro has since become the industry standard for desktop cut-&-correct work. Originally targeting the software at wedding videographers and corporate v...
Open Format Timeline New Motion 3D multiplane environment, Professional colour grading app, Reasonable price
Needs a fast machine with loads of RAM, 59GB of space needed to install all content
Ever since its introduction as a QuickTime-based, non-linear video-editing app at NAB in 1998, Final Cut Pro has come a very long way.Napoleon DynamiteCold MountainJarhead300ZodiacFinal Cut Studio, released in 2005 as the successor to the Apple Product...
Abstract: One of the biggest additions to the new Final Cut Pro 6 video editing software is the ProRes 422 format. Apple has developed a new HD video format that helps reduce file sizes, while keeping a pristine quality. In other words, ProRes 422 looks uncompre...
Published: 2007-08-01, Author: David , review by: studiodaily.com
Abstract: No doubt about it: Apple certainly stole the limelight at this year’s NAB with its greatly anticipated announcement of Final Cut Studio 2. The latest pro video application suite includes substantial upgrades of its central programs: Final Cut Pro 6, Mo...
Offers a pro-level app for each step of the production and distribution process. Includes a host of new features that save time and improve output. Apps work seamlessly together. Competitive price.
Beefy requirements for some apps. DVD Studio Pro unchanged (no Bluray support). Color application features a different interface.
Without a doubt, no other video/film production software suite can offer as much as Final Cut Studio 2. Avid’s software is less an integrated suite and more a confederation of independent apps that still manage to miss key functions (such as DVD...
Abstract: Kevin McAuliffe About a month into the launch of Final Cut Studio 2, I thought I would take an in depth look at one of the best new features of FCP, which is SmoothCam and Background Processing. Both these features go hand in hand and with what I have ...
