Apple to release Final Cut Pro 4 Saturday, June 14
Jun 6, 2003 12:00 PM
Final Cut Pro 4 includes new interface
customization tools, new high-quality 8- and 10-bit uncompressed
processing, full 32-bit floating point per channel video processing,
and advanced trimming and timeline tools.
Final Cut Pro 4, the next generation of Apple’s editing
software for film, HD, SD and DV, will be released at 4 p.m., Saturday,
June 14, at participating Apple Authorized Resellers and Apple retail
stores. Selected stores will host a “4@4” kick-off event
with theater demos and industry-leading editors sharing how their
latest projects were made with Final Cut Pro.
Final Cut Pro 4 introduces more than 300 new features, including RT
Extreme for real-time compositing and effects. It includes new
interface customization tools, new high-quality 8- and 10-bit
uncompressed formats, full 32-bit floating point per channel video
processing, advanced trimming and timeline tools such as support for
dynamic and asymmetrical trimming, and enhanced audio editing
capabilities with multi-track audio mixing and multi-channel audio
output. Final Cut Pro 4 also includes three new complimentary
applications—LiveType for advanced titling, Soundtrack for music
creation and Compressor for full-featured batch transcoding.
Final Cut Pro 4 fits into virtually any production pipeline. It
provides developer extensibility through a new XML interchange format
and FireWire-based I/O framework.
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