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Bunim/Murray Productions drops Final Cut Pro in favor of Avid
Despite a wave of optimism preceding its release, Apple created a storm of controversy when it released a revamped version of Final Cut Pro, dubbed Final Cut Pro X, this past Summer. Professional video editors, by and large, were incensed at what they categorized as ‘dumbing down’ of the product by which they earned their [...]
Continue reading...Apple had 64-bit version of Final Cut Pro 8 in the works before going the FCP X route
Monday, December 5, 2011
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Apple in June completely overhauled Final Cut Pro with the release of Final Cut Pro X. Though the new app brought with it a fresh take on video editing along with a string of innovative features, the update was lambasted by video pros upset by the fact that Apple removed a lot of the core [...]
Continue reading...Apple releases FCP X update, puts up 30-day trial demo on Mac App Store
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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Apple this June created quite a stir when it revamped Final Cut Pro and took away a long list of features professional editors had grown accustomed to. Despite a cheaper pricepoint – thanks to its availability as a download via the Mac App Store – FCP X was criticized by many for sacrificing professional features [...]
Continue reading...Apple makes FCP 7 available again via reissue of Final Cut Studio
Friday, September 2, 2011
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Apple in June released Final Cut Pro X, the long awaited 64-bit update to FCP 7. While the update brought with it a long list of innovative features, a large and vocal number of professional video editors were frustrated at what Apple chose to leave out. In short, video professionals derided FCP X for being [...]
Continue reading...Shake Product Designer Ron Brinkman on FCP X and the demise of Shake
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
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Over the past week, the Apple blogosphere has been rife with stories of Apple’s revamped FInal Cut Pro X. As most of you are already aware by now, professional video editors are deriding the update and are crying foul over what they deem to be a step backwards in functionality. The list of professional complaints [...]
Continue reading...Adobe looks to capitalize on FCP X backlash, offers 50% “switcher” discount to FCP users
Monday, July 4, 2011
Thankfully, it seems that the ongoing feud between Apple and Adobe over Flash is now, for the most part, a thing of the past. But the companies may have a new fight on their hands – control over the high end video editing market. Okay, that’s admittedly a bit hyperbolic, but with the wave of [...]
Continue reading...Former Apple employee on why Apple developed Final Cut Pro X
Friday, July 1, 2011
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Apple’s Final Cut Pro X has generated a whirlwind of controversy with the underlying theme being that Apple effectively decided to abandon the video professionals who swore by Final Cut Pro 7. Amidst the outrage however, people are overlooking the fact that Apple’s scaling back of FCP might have been purposeful. Though folks like to [...]
Continue reading...Apple posts official FAQ about Final Cut Pro X
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
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Realizing that the controversy surrounding Final Cut Pro X was only getting bigger, Apple today posted an FAQ on its website where it addresses some of the more common complaints of FCP X. One of the more controversial features of FCP X involves the programs inability to import clips from Final Cut Pro 7. To [...]
Continue reading...FCP X product managers address litany of user complaints
Monday, June 27, 2011
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Apple last week released Final Cut Pro X and the response has been, well, let’s just say folks are pretty mad. Amidst a long list of missing features, video professionals are largely calling FCP X more of an iMovie Pro type app than what they’ve been used to in Final Cut Pro 7. Now there [...]
Continue reading...Apple discontinues Final Cut Express and Final Cut Server
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
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In with the new and out with the old. With Final Cut Pro X hitting the Mac App Store earlier this week for a reasonable $299, Apple has decided to do away with both Final Cut Express and Final Cut Server. For a while, Final Cut Express served as a middle ground in terms of [...]
Continue reading...Larry Jordan changes tune on Final Cut Pro X, calls it a “large step forward”
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
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Back in February, Apple showcased its upcoming Final Cut Pro X software to a number of influential post production professionals, including FCP consultant Larry Jordan. At the time, Jordan called the update a “jaw dropper.” This past April, however, Jordan was speaking about the impending release of Final Cut Pro X at a Final Cut [...]
Continue reading...Apple rolls out Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, and Compresor 4
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
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In a press release issued today, Apple announced the arrival of the long-awaited Final Cut Pro X – a massive update to Apple’s popular video editing software that Steve Jobs promised, via email, would be worth the wait. Touted as the most popular video editing software for Pros, Apple writes that Final Cut Pro X [...]
Continue reading...Apple unveils Final Cut Pro X; Available in June for $299
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
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As had been rumored, Apple yesterday unveiled its latest update to Final Cut Pro, dubbed Final Cut X. The latest upgrade brings with it a host of new features, including support for all processor cores via Grand Central Dispatch, support for high-def 4k resolution, the ability to edit during import, scalable rendering, and resolution independent [...]
Continue reading...More details about massive Final Cut Pro upgrade emerge; Spring 2011 launch expected along with iPad and Thunderbolt support
Monday, April 11, 2011
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With Apple expected to announce a major update to Final Cut Pro this week, new details about some of the surprises Apple has in store are beginning to leak out. Rumor has it that FCP will be released sometime this Spring with an official unveiling set for tomorrow at the Final Cut Pro User [...]
Continue reading...Apple to unveil revamped Final Cut Pro on April 12 at FCP User Group SuperMeet
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
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The ProVideoCoallition reports that Apple will unveil its highly anticipated update to Final Cut Pro at the the Final Cut Pro User Group SuperMeet, scheduled to kick off on April 12. This jives with previous rumors we’ve heard about a Final Cut Pro announcement coming sometime in early April. Philip Bloom just confirmed with me [...]
Continue reading...First hand account of upcoming Final Cut Pro update – it’s a “jaw dropper”
Thursday, February 24, 2011
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The hype surrounding the next version of Final Cut Pro continues to build. Just yesterday came news that the next version of FCP will feature the software’s biggest overhaul since the original version. Ahead of its anticipated Spring 2011 release, Apple invited a number of post-production professionals to its Cupertino campus to give the software [...]
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
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