Apple unveils Final Cut Studio 2
Mumbai, June 27 (UNI) IT global major Apple Computers today unveiled Final Cut Studio 2, a significant upgrade to the industry's leading video production suite, that delivers new creative tools designed expressely for editors.
Addressing reporters today, Apple's vice president (Applications, Product Marketing) Rob Schoeben said ''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.
Final Cut Studio 2 is the most powerful production suite on the planet.'' Final Cut Studio 2 will be available through all Apple authorised Resellers for a suggested retail price of Rs 77,070. Registered users of the current version of Final Cut Studio can upgrade for Rs 29,980 and registered users from any previous version of Final Cut Pro can upgrade for Rs 43,120.
Final Cut Studio 2 includes Final Cut Pro 6, which introduces Apple's ProRes 422 format for uncompressed HD quality, Motion 3 featuring an intutive 3D environment paint and new behaviours, Soundtrack Pro 2 with dozens of tools for multitrack editing, surround mixing and confirming sound to mixture and Compressor 3 delivering powerful batch encoding for multiple formats with a single click.
Apple also introduced Final Cut Server, a powerful new server application, that works seamlessly with Final Cut Studio 2 to provide media asset mangement and workflow automation for post-production and broadcast professionals.
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