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11
Mar

2010 Oscars - 9 out of 10 of documentary nominees used Apple's Final Cut Studio

In a March 7, 2010 article titled, 'Final Cut Pro the Apple of Oscar's eye', Jim Dalrymple reported that ninety percent of this year's Oscar documentary nominees used Apple's Final Cut Studio.
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15
Apr

NAB 2007 Apple announces Final Cut Server, Final Cut Studio 2 and More!

On Sunday April 15, 2007 at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada Apple Inc. announced Final Cut Server and Final Cut Studio 2.  Apple introduced a new application in the Final Cut Studio suite called Color.  Also making thier debut were ProRes 422 and a hardware device called IO-HD.

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12
Dec

Apple Releases Aperture 1.5.2 Update

On Monday December 11, 2006, Apple Computer released an update to its Aperture professional photography workflow application that takes the version of the software to 1.5.2.  The update is available via the Mac OS X Software Update utility and it's available as a standalone installer.
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03
Nov

Apple Releases Aperture 1.5.1 - Announces 30 Day Free Trial

On Thursday November 2, 2006, Apple Computer released an update to its Aperture professional photography workflow application that takes the version to 1.5.1.  Apple also announced a 30 day fully-functional free trial of the program.
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27
Oct

DVD Studio Pro Updated to 4.1.1

On Thursday October 26, 2006 Apple Computer released DVD Studio Pro 4.1.1 via the Mac OS X Software Update utility.  According to Apple's Final Cut Studio download page, the update
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30
Sep

Aperture 1.5 Download Now Available

Announced earlier in the week, Aperture 1.5 is now available as a free 125 MB download to current Aperture users.  Aperture is Apple's professional all-in-one post production photography workflow application used to manage RAW images.
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25
Sep

Photokina: Apple Releases Aperture 1.5

At a special event today prior to the start of Photokina 2006, Apple Computer announced Aperture 1.5, the latest version of the company's professional all-in-one post production tool for photographers.  The new version contains enhancements that photogrpahers will use across the entire workflow process.
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14
Sep

Apple Special Event at Photokina

Chalk up another special event for Apple, this time at the Photokina tradeshow. Apple indicates that they will be hosting a special event on September 25, 2006, a day prior to the the start of Germany's Photokina, the bi-annual event that focuses on "the shared future of photography, IT and telecommunications".
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10
Sep

Apple Announces Final Cut Pro 5.1.2

At Amsterdam's IBC 2006, Apple Computer has announced version 5.1.2 of Final Cut Pro, the company's professional video editing software.  The update adds support for Motion's FxPlug real-time plug-ins and additional capture formats.
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20
Jun

All of Apple's Professional Software Now Available as Universal Binaries

Today's Universal Binary release of Shake demonstrates that Apple is vigorously working to transition their entire product line to support the Intel based Macs.  Apple has now transitioned to Universal Binaries, its entire line of professional software that includes Final Cut Studio, Apeture, Logic Pro, and Shake.
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20
Jun

Shake 4.1 Universal Update and Lower Price

Apple released Shake 4.1, an update to the professional and sophisticated 3D compositing, keying, image tracking and stabilization software.  The update brings support to Intel-based Macs.  Apple dropped the price by 80 percent from $2999 to $499.  Note that current owners of Shake 4 can crossgrade to Shake 4.1 for just $49 US.
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24
Apr

Apple Adds to the MacBook Pro Line - 17 Inch Model Released

This week’s National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada saw Apple introduce the 17-inch MacBook Pro notebook computer.  The new model is the second form factor available on the MacBook Pro Line of professional notebooks.  According to Apple, the 17-inch model delivers up to five times the performance of the prior PowerBook G4 notebook.

The model ships with the latest version of Mac OS X Tiger version 10.4.6 in addition to iLife '06, Apple's Digital Life software suite that includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, GarageBand, and iWeb.
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13
Apr

Aperture 1.1 Universal Update and Lower Price

Thursday April 13, 2006, Apple released Aperture 1.1, an update to the professional post-production image tool for photographers. Apple has also made changes to the application but most importantly, the update brings support to Intel-based Macs.  According to Apple, Aperture 1.1 "delivers impressive speed gains on any Mac".
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12
Apr

Final Cut Studio Promotion - Save $300

Apple is offering a $300 instant discount on the purchase of Final Cut Studio when it is bought with a new a MacBook Pro, iMac or a Power Mac G5. The offer ends June 26, 2006.

Apple recently updated Final Cut Studio to Universal Binary format to allow installation on both Intel Macs and PowerPC Macs.

29
Mar

Final Cut Studio Now Universal - Professionals Take Note

Apple’s industry-leading video production suite Final Cut Studio, is now available as a Universal Binary.  The new build provides native support for both PowerPC and Intel based Macs.

Final Cut Studio 5.1 packages four powerful and integrated professional products:

  • Final Cut Pro 5 - Real-time editing for DV, SD, HD, and film
  • Motion 2 - Advanced animation and special effects
  • SoundTrack Pro - Audio editing and creation
  • DVD Studio Pro 4 - Advanced DVD authoring
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