Articles tagged FCP-X.

Motion and Compressor get the X treatment

June 21, 2011 16:53 by: Mark Reschke   0 Comments

Categories: News , Products , Review

Tagged: Compressor , FCP-X , Motion

Apple Store Update

Today Apple made good on their June promise by making Final Cut Pro X (FCP X) available for download. Apple delivered a sneak peak of FCP X back in April, but the company was very mum about Final Cut's complimentary applications, and gave little indication if they would be included in some form of FCP Studio suite, sold separately, or removed from Apple's lineup altogether.

Apple has answered the questions in full today. Motion 5 and Compressor are sold separately via the Mac App Store for $49.99 each. Own a Mac, spend $100 and you have two professional tools at your fingertips. Amazing. Final Cut Pro X is also available via the Mac App Store for $299.99.

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NAB: Final Cut Pro X

April 18, 2011 08:42 by: Mark Reschke   5 Comments

Categories: News , Products , Review

Tagged: Adobe , Apple , AVID , FCP , FCP-X , Final-Cut-Pro-X , NAB

This past February we talked about Final Cut Pro 8's forthcoming release and set of capabilities. The new name, Final Cut Pro X (FCP X), turned out to be different than anticipated, but the changes within the application went well beyond the surprise "X". The latest version of FCP was a bold move by Apple, which – before the official launch – was what Larry Jordan described as "jaw dropping".

But FCP X may have left us with more questions than answers. What exactly is FCP X? Who is its target audience? Will FCP 7 live on? What about the rest of the suite? Along the way to the sneak-peek, Apple gave us some clues with their pro direction.

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