Final Cut Studio 2 released at NAB at DVinfo.net

Bill Davis · April 15th, 2007, 01:45 PM

Lots of major internal changes to the primary apps, FCP, Motion, Compressor.

You can check the details at the Engadget web site.

Kevin James · April 15th, 2007, 02:02 PM

Looks pretty solid, they have addressed the majority of the issues keeping me with Vegas.

It may be that time..........for the switch!

Boyd Ostroff · April 15th, 2007, 02:17 PM

The page is now up on Apple's website: http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/whatsnew.html

And I won't have to pay much of a penalty for not crossgrading to the universal version last month.... I can upgrade from FCP 5.0 to FCS 2 for $700. If you have FCS already then the upgrade is $500.

Chris Harris · April 15th, 2007, 04:37 PM

All I have to say is WOW! I'm super excited for this new release! I'm particularly excited about the FCP open format timeline and Motion's 3D compositing!

Christopher Witz · April 15th, 2007, 05:08 PM

man.... that "paint" function is so cool!

also.... love the "red" reel on the apple site.... cool black camo netting set!

Brent Ethington · April 15th, 2007, 05:14 PM

FCS 2 sounds great, but it's disappointing that there is no update to DVD Studio Pro included at this time...

Greg Boston · April 15th, 2007, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Brent Ethington

FCS 2 sounds great, but it's disappointing that there is no update to DVD Studio Pro included at this time...

DVD Studio Pro is being updated to version 4 according to Apple's website.

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Brent Ethington · April 15th, 2007, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg Boston

DVD Studio Pro is being updated to version 4 according to Apple's website.

-gb-

unfortunately, the current version is 4.1.2... :-(

i did see a reference to version 4.2, but Apple does not call out DVDSP as being "substantionally upgraded" like the other components of FCS

Zack Birlew · April 15th, 2007, 06:57 PM

Man, I was there to see the presentation and I've gotta say, there's practically no competition, Final Cut Studio 2 is going to change the way a lot of people edit. Also, thanks to Color, there's going to be a lot of really good color corrected stuff from now on.

Steve Benner · April 15th, 2007, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brent Ethington

unfortunately, the current version is 4.1.2... :-(

i did see a reference to version 4.2, but Apple does not call out DVDSP as being "substantionally upgraded" like the other components of FCS

During the FCP Intro Video on the Apple Website, they mention outputting to Compressor and Authoring to Blu-Ray or HD-DVD. So maybe there are no new features, but you will be able to use external burners.

Heath McKnight · April 15th, 2007, 07:22 PM

I was at the event, and they basically said DVD Studio Pro was not upgraded. I thought, darn! I was hoping for HD DVD and Blu-Ray support (FULL support). I'm guessing next year? Or something this year if a Blu-Ray burner is dropped in.

heath

Greg Boston · April 15th, 2007, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brent Ethington

unfortunately, the current version is 4.1.2... :-(

i did see a reference to version 4.2, but Apple does not call out DVDSP as being "substantionally upgraded" like the other components of FCS

Ahhh, my bad. Thanks Brent. I was quickly glancing over the release info at Apple's website. But when you read it, they make it sound like some new stuff has been added to DVDSP.

-gb-

Brent Ethington · April 15th, 2007, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg Boston

Ahhh, my bad. Thanks Brent. I was quickly glancing over the release info at Apple's website. But when you read it, they make it sound like some new stuff has been added to DVDSP.

-gb-

Hope so! at least fix some bugs they have and maybe add at least basic Blu-Ray creation support, but I'm not holding my breath... :-)

Harrison Murchison · April 16th, 2007, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Brent Ethington

FCS 2 sounds great, but it's disappointing that there is no update to DVD Studio Pro included at this time...

Outstanding update. I suspect the DVD SP update will have to come when Apple supports HDCP in the OS and on the Cinema Displays. I'm sure Apple could offer authoring support without this but I think they're reluctant to offer a recorder that cannot playback pre-recorded discs because of no HDCP.

Wow pretty damn impressive if I must say so myself. I didn't think they'd get 4k support but I guess there's more than one way to skin a cat and they worked on getting the bitrate down and the processing power up and in the middle they found a workable solution.

Soundtrack Pro rocks. What an update..the Logic Pro fans are going to be green with envy until they get their update.

Color!!! Final Touch integrated. Only the lack of an updated DVD SP prevents Apple from getting an A. Solid B+ here. If all this stuff works like it should it's going to be huge.

Ty Smith · April 16th, 2007, 07:56 AM

Big disappointment with the lack of upgrade to DVDSP. I would love to output my HD footage onto blu ray for playback. Is there any word out there on when Apple will deliver this functionality? I mean I don't understand, Apple mentions that they are in the blu ray camp yet the lack of functionality for the standard in there hardware and applications is sobering.

April 15th, 2007, 01:45 PM	#1
Bill Davis Trustee Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Posts: 1,538	Final Cut Studio 2 released at NAB Lots of major internal changes to the primary apps, FCP, Motion, Compressor. You can check the details at the Engadget web site.

April 15th, 2007, 06:57 PM	#9
Zack Birlew Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 613	Man, I was there to see the presentation and I've gotta say, there's practically no competition, Final Cut Studio 2 is going to change the way a lot of people edit. Also, thanks to Color, there's going to be a lot of really good color corrected stuff from now on. __________________ "Babs Do or Babs Do not, there is no try." - Zack Birlew www.BabsDoProductions.com

April 15th, 2007, 07:22 PM	#11
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	I was at the event, and they basically said DVD Studio Pro was not upgraded. I thought, darn! I was hoping for HD DVD and Blu-Ray support (FULL support). I'm guessing next year? Or something this year if a Blu-Ray burner is dropped in. heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

April 15th, 2007, 02:02 PM	#2
Kevin James Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 204	Looks pretty solid, they have addressed the majority of the issues keeping me with Vegas. It may be that time..........for the switch!

April 15th, 2007, 02:17 PM	#3
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	The page is now up on Apple's website: http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/whatsnew.html And I won't have to pay much of a penalty for not crossgrading to the universal version last month.... I can upgrade from FCP 5.0 to FCS 2 for $700. If you have FCS already then the upgrade is $500.

April 15th, 2007, 04:37 PM	#4
Chris Harris Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 487	All I have to say is WOW! I'm super excited for this new release! I'm particularly excited about the FCP open format timeline and Motion's 3D compositing!

April 15th, 2007, 05:08 PM	#5
Christopher Witz Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 591	man.... that "paint" function is so cool! also.... love the "red" reel on the apple site.... cool black camo netting set!

April 15th, 2007, 05:14 PM	#6
Brent Ethington Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: WA Posts: 180	FCS 2 sounds great, but it's disappointing that there is no update to DVD Studio Pro included at this time...

April 16th, 2007, 07:56 AM	#15
Ty Smith Tourist Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Hope, PA Posts: 2	Big disappointment with the lack of upgrade to DVDSP. I would love to output my HD footage onto blu ray for playback. Is there any word out there on when Apple will deliver this functionality? I mean I don't understand, Apple mentions that they are in the blu ray camp yet the lack of functionality for the standard in there hardware and applications is sobering.