Final Cut Pro 5, Motion 2, SoundTrack Pro, DVD Studio Pro 4, Shake 4
Apple announced four updates to their media applications today at an invite-only media event at the NAB conference:
Final Cut Pro 5
Motion 2
SoundTrack Pro
DVD Studio Pro 4
All four products are now also bundled in a package called Final Cut Studio which delivers all products for $1299.
Apple has updated the online Apple Store to reflect the changes. Each application is still available individually.
Update: Shake 4 was also announced.
No hardware updates announced. Rumors have placed various hardware updates for this month. Of historical interest -- last year Apple did make new hardware announcements the Monday after their Sunday NAB media event.
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