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Apple Shipping Final Cut Studio 2

Wednesday May 16, 2007 4:44 pm PDT by Arnold Kim
Apple started shipping Final Cut Studio 2 today according to several reader reports.

Apple announced of Final Cut Studio 2 at NAB in April:

"Final Cut Studio 2 was specifically designed to enable the rapidly growing community of over 800,000 Final Cut editors worldwide to animate, mix, grade and deliver their work as a natural extension of the editorial process, said Rob Schoeben, Apples vice president of Applications Product Marketing. Final Cut Studio 2 is the most powerful production suite on the planet.

The new bundle incorporates Final Cut Pro 6, Motion 3, Soundtrack Pro 2, Compressor 3, DVD Studio Pro 4.2, and Color. Apple ProRes 422 format was also introduced with Final Cut Studio 2, which is a new post-production format which claims "uncompressed HD quality at SD file sizes." Apple previously published a white paper (pdf) detailing the new format.
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dartzorichalcos
62 months ago
I wonder how many people will upgrade to this from the previous Final Cut Studio.
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t-Dog
62 months ago
This is GREAT! News I can't wait to get my copy. I ordered it when it first came out.


"How many people will get this upgrade?"

All if they are smart!


Can't wait!
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Alpinism
62 months ago
for the new motion and color alone, it is worth the price of admission. No more magic bullet for CC, and the 3D space of motion is so sweet.

Now Apple, just go back and release new MP and MBP already.
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zioxide
62 months ago
I wish I could afford it.

$1300 is a lot for a college student, and the academic pricing is crap because there's no upgrades.
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SPUY767
62 months ago
Sweet, torrent sites in a week! Just kidding, I have FCS1, so the upgrade won't hurt too much.
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Cult Follower
62 months ago
I'm glad,because i read earlier that it would be delayed.
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photomaniac
62 months ago
God I hope they are shipping the upgrade too! ...because their online store states 3-5 days for it brand new; and 2-3 weeks for the upgrade!

I CAN'T WAIT! This the seriously the best upgrade that Final Cut has EVER delivered! "Color", which is included in Final Cut was originally a $25,000 2K color grading program made by Silicon Color (called Final Touch)... and now it's FREE in the new Final Cut Studio 2! Unreal! ...hard for me to sleep at night waiting for my upgrade to arrive! :)
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bigandy
62 months ago
i can't wait for this.

of course, mine will wing it's way to me faster once i get round to ordering the damn thing :rolleyes:
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amac4me
62 months ago
Great news. Glad to see Apple ship this as AI was reporting that it was going to be delayed.
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torero
62 months ago
Since I won't be getting the upgrade anytime soon, could someone post some screenshots of the new ProRes codec vs. DVCPro HD and Uncompressed. This could be yet another revolution from apple to the video world... or am I being to optimistic?
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