Apple To Hold Special Event At NAB

Category: Apple Hardware
Link: Apple to host special event at NAB
Description:: Apple has announced that it will be holding a special event at this year's NAB conference. In the past, Apple has introduce Final Cut Studio at NAB.

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YAY!

New shiny things, woot!

Predictions:

Final Cut 6 with Final Touch HD Color Corection integration, real media management and RT 2K 10bit RGB 4:4:4

Octo Core Mac Pros with Blu-ray support and HDCP GPU

Revamped displays with lower price points, the new LCD technologies already incorporated by Dell, built-in iSight and HDCP.

OMG I have to wait that long for a new mac!

I went to this when FCP HD came out a few years agao... I'll be down there for this one... anyone know where the signup page is at apple.com?

MacWorld is reporting that Apple has announced a special event at NAB on Sunday, April 15.

If recent information proves to be reliable, Apple will use the event to introduce Final Cut Pro 6 and a high-end counterpart dubbed Final Cut Extreme. A recent Page 2 rumor also claimed that Mac Pros would be updated to support a high-definition optical format at NAB.

Previous Apple NAB events have brought the 17" MacBook Pro, Final Cut Studio, and Motion's original release.

If it's just to introduce a new FCP, I would say YAWNNNNNNN...BOOOOOORING...I want my 12" MBP!

From the recent archive:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=3389965&highlight=rocketman#post3389965

Next Generation Intel Platform (Santa Rosa) Tracking For May
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Timing
I seem to have my ear to above average ground and many of my "predictions" have been pretty close.
So here we go . . . . .


Strong possibilities include:

MacPro Octo announced at NAB, shipping 7-07
http://www.macrumors.com/2007/02/20/hd-mac-pros-at-nab/
MPO bundles:
Adobe CS3
http://www.macrumors.com/2007/02/21/adobe-photoshop-creative-suite-3-on-march-27th/
FC Extreme
Logic Extreme / Audo apps
http://www.macrumors.com/2007/02/28/revamped-logic-on-the-way/
http://www.macrumors.com/2007/01/17/logic-8-thursday/

I am keeping an eye on myself :)

Rocketman

Predictions:

Final Cut 6 with Final Touch HD Color Corection integration, real media management and RT 2K 10bit RGB 4:4:4

Octo Core Mac Pros with Blu-ray support and HDCP GPU

Revamped displays with lower price points, the new LCD technologies already incorporated by Dell, built-in iSight and HDCP.

1. Can't you do 10bit 4:4:4 2K in realtime today, with the appropriate I/O and superfast disk arrays? I believe so.

2. Blu-ray should be optional. Otherwise it's a similar situation to the PS3 where the technology is forced.

3. Built-in iSights? Please no. Ewwwwwww.

Here's a real prediction for the next Mac Pros: available Serial Attached SCSI (SAS).

Final Touch integration into the suite is plausible. But whether Shake is brought into the suite remains to be seen.

If it's just to introduce a new FCP, I would say YAWNNNNNNN...BOOOOOORING...I want my 12" MBP!

Yawn boring, huh? "Just to introduce a new FCP," eh? FCP and the suite are very important. Maybe it's nothing to you but it's everything for others. Thanks for reminding me of my 15-year-old cousin. :)

If it's just to introduce a new FCP, I would say YAWNNNNNNN...BOOOOOORING...I want my 12" MBP!

Apple doesn't exist for the sole purpose of pleasing you and just you my friend.. It's a pro conference, they will not be releasing consumer equipment. And yes, I don't consider such a small MBP to be anything they will advertise running FCP or Aperture on.