Final Cut Pro Upgrade in the Works

sounds good...

I would like to see LiveType modules included within FCPExpress - or at least as a seperate piece of software like SoundTrack is.

LiveType's great!

G5 here I come!:p

I would really like to purchase Final Cut Express for my dual 2.0 G5, as that app has been out for 10 months or so now, and was wondering if anyone has any info on upgrades for FCE. I am going to wait to buy until that is updated.

I would hope, with FCP4 being less than 6 months old, that Apple would find a way to offer either a STEEP discount, or even a free upgrade, to owners of G5's. Of course, if it takes a year to get it out the door then that would not be the case.
The problem then, is whether Apple would delay shipping an update because of that. There are arguments on both sides.. if you bought FCP because you were happy with the way it worked on your old machine, then you don't necessarily deserve a free update to make it work better on a newer machine. On the other side, if Apple can, through a patch or plugin make it work better on a newer machine, I think that it is reasonable to expect them to do that. If it requires a whole new version to incorporate those improvements, then the regular upgrade discount should be good enough.

so long as the double digits aren't '00' i'm happy :)

dave

I hope iMovie gets some upgrades too, can't wait until I can afford Final Cut Pro!

:) :rolleyes: :D

I suppose when I finally buy a G5 early next year I'll be switching from Premier to Final Cut Pro. Doesn't make much sense to stick with Premier now that they've stopped developing for the Macintosh....

But have so much $$$ into Premier and After Effects... Crapolla

I heard there was a crossgrade deal?

i really hope apple releases a free g5 update for final cut pro 4, i just bought it for chrissakes. either that, or a super cheap update to the new version (ie $100 or under).

Originally posted by sethypoo
I hope iMovie gets some upgrades too, can't wait until I can afford Final Cut Pro!

:) :rolleyes: :D

If you haven't used FCP and/or haven't used it for pro work, there's no reason to get it right away. I think you should get Final Cut Express for $300, it has all th features most people need and you can always udgrade directly to FCP if you need it later.

Originally posted by pgwalsh
I suppose when I finally buy a G5 early next year I'll be switching from Premier to Final Cut Pro. Doesn't make much sense to stick with Premier now that they've stopped developing for the Macintosh....

But have so much $$$ into Premier and After Effects... Crapolla

I heard there was a crossgrade deal?

Why not get Final Cut Express first ? Apple still have the very awesome Final Cut Express/Premiere promotion going. See here: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2003/jul/16fcp.html
It could be that the promotion is over, but it's worth checking out.
You can either get a great deal on FCP or FCE for free...
I traded in my Premiere CD for a new FCE box, best promo deal in a long time.

as far as new enhancements go I really wish Apple would get z axis (depth) added to the positioning in FCP.