The NEW Final Cut Studio announced today!

Dave Hagan · July 23rd, 2009, 09:18 AM

Apple has released a new version of Final Cut Studio:

Apple - Final Cut Studio

Ethan Cooper · July 23rd, 2009, 09:28 AM

I don't see anything under the DVDSP part that says you can author BluRay discs.

The only thing I see about BluRay is listed under the bit about Compressor and says:

Quote:

You can now easily burn a Blu-ray disc or a DVD directly from Compressor. Quickly add a menu to your disc by choosing one of the beautiful Apple-designed HD or SD templates included in Compressor. Because Compressor uses an open XML-based template format, you can import third-party or custom templates for a specific look.

Someone please tell me I'm seeing this wrong.

Luke Tingle · July 23rd, 2009, 09:32 AM

nice features, nothing groundbreaking, but nice

Luke Tingle · July 23rd, 2009, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ethan Cooper

I don't see anything under the DVDSP part that says you can author BluRay discs.

The only thing I see about BluRay is listed under the bit about Compressor and says:

Someone please tell me I'm seeing this wrong.

sounds like the previous HD-DVD workflow

Tim Dashwood · July 23rd, 2009, 09:35 AM

The big upgrades for me:

-Optical flow now only analyzes the portion of the clip you are using instead of the whole damn thing

-Speed changes are handled much better now with ease in/out options... much more Avid-like. The option is also there now to ripple the rest of the sequence or not.

-Depth of Field & 3D shadows in Motion! Yeah!

-ProRes4444 for more efficient 4:4:4 workflows.

-Background rendering with easy export

-Multicolored markers

Still no stereoscopic mastering support so I guess it is time to release my plugin!

Jonathan Levin · July 23rd, 2009, 09:35 AM

Apple - Final Cut Studio - Tech Specs and System Requirements

Looks like I need an intel machine......damn.

Jonathan

Heath McKnight · July 23rd, 2009, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonathan Levin

Apple - Final Cut Studio - Tech Specs and System Requirements

Looks like I need an intel machine......damn.

Jonathan

A lot of speculation about not supporting PowerPC leading up to today's announcement.

Heath

Ethan Cooper · July 23rd, 2009, 09:48 AM

I just read through the "in depth" PDF and DVDSP does not offer BluRay authoring. The only way you can burn a BluRay is by using the new feature through Compressor which will be a quick and easy burn without all the bells and whistles you can add by using DVDSP. I'm not happy about this.

I like many of you had hoped that Apple was cooking up a major update that would coincide with the release of snow leopard to utilize it's new features. This is not that.

Heath McKnight · July 23rd, 2009, 09:55 AM

Tim,

Email me privately about your plug-in; I may have an upcoming project in 2K 3D that I can use to test it!

Heath

Harrison Murchison · July 23rd, 2009, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ethan Cooper

I like many of you had hoped that Apple was cooking up a major update that would coincide with the release of snow leopard to utilize it's new features. This is not that.

Intel only is basically Apple preparing for Snow Leopard and the new features it'll offer. I expect next year there will be fairly large update brining 64-bit, OpenCL and Grand Central Dispatch support.

Christopher Drews · July 23rd, 2009, 11:45 AM

That video with Francis Ford Coppola and Walter Murch on Apple's FCP website is about the best marketing I've ever seen for Final Cut Pro. When Murch said he's been using FCP for 8 years - wow - that could create an earthquake in the Avid community. This is a major campaign from a marketing perspective- regardless of the feature set. Editors don't get better than Murch. What an endorsement!

-C

Heath McKnight · July 23rd, 2009, 12:01 PM

Murch was one of the first to use Avid (read about it in the latest version of his classic book on editing, "Blink of an Eye") and I remember him talking about it when Cold Mountain was coming out in 02 or 03.

I loved the demos they showed of FCS 2 at NAB 2007 when David Fincher was talking about it. AWESOME!

Heath

Michael Liebergot · July 23rd, 2009, 12:02 PM

In case noone has seen this already, Ripple Training ahs already posted some tutorials.
Ripple Training

I found a few things interesting.
For one, I am finally a happy camper when it comes to speed changes and working in FCP.
Now I can apply speed changes and NOT ripple my timeline. Bout frick'n time. I have missed this sverly since leaveing Sony Veags.
Not to mention, I like the streamlined speed changes work flow.

I am curios though if the speed changes, especially in slow motion are improved, as I have never been pleased with slow motion from FCP, as it was never smooth. So I found myself exporting to Motion and using the Optical Flow for the change. But it is very time consuming to do this.

I also think people should take a look at the tutorial on BluRay burning directly form FCP.
I am able to see why Apple didn't bother integrating BluRay into DVDSP. As it seems one can now, go to export> share, and then select BluRay for delivery options. From there you can select from some templates or insert your own backgrounds and logos.

Granted it's not nearly as customizable as creating a BluRay from scratch, but seems to be very quick and efficient with ones time.

We'll have to wait and see what the results are, but I do like the quick and simple work flow.

Greg Penetrante · July 23rd, 2009, 12:04 PM

I am not sure if these annoyances have been fixed or not...

1. When batch digitizing, FCP fails to relink each clip instead waiting until the whole batch is done. Problem is when/if one aborts the batch digitize, all clips to that point become lost/unlinked.

2. Project based scratch disks. C'mon, Apple!

;-)

Heath McKnight · July 23rd, 2009, 12:08 PM

I get questionable slo-mo if I use progressive (24p, 25p or 30p), which is why I'll shoot in 60i or 50i (if slo-mo in the camera isn't available) and do slo-mo in post.

Besides, I've always seen a drop in quality when doing slow- and fast-motion in FCP. But I don't see it as much with HD vs. SD.

Heath

July 23rd, 2009, 09:18 AM	#16
Dave Hagan New Boot Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: United States Posts: 7	Final Cut Studio 3 Announced Apple has released a new version of Final Cut Studio: Apple - Final Cut Studio

July 23rd, 2009, 09:35 AM	#20
Tim Dashwood Wrangler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 3,637	The big upgrades for me: -Optical flow now only analyzes the portion of the clip you are using instead of the whole damn thing -Speed changes are handled much better now with ease in/out options... much more Avid-like. The option is also there now to ripple the rest of the sequence or not. -Depth of Field & 3D shadows in Motion! Yeah! -ProRes4444 for more efficient 4:4:4 workflows. -Background rendering with easy export -Multicolored markers Still no stereoscopic mastering support so I guess it is time to release my plugin! __________________ Tim Dashwood

July 23rd, 2009, 09:48 AM	#23
Ethan Cooper Trustee Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Houma, La. Posts: 1,400 Images: 5	I just read through the "in depth" PDF and DVDSP does not offer BluRay authoring. The only way you can burn a BluRay is by using the new feature through Compressor which will be a quick and easy burn without all the bells and whistles you can add by using DVDSP. I'm not happy about this. I like many of you had hoped that Apple was cooking up a major update that would coincide with the release of snow leopard to utilize it's new features. This is not that. __________________ ∅ -Ethan Cooper

July 23rd, 2009, 09:55 AM	#24
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Tim, Email me privately about your plug-in; I may have an upcoming project in 2K 3D that I can use to test it! Heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

July 23rd, 2009, 11:45 AM	#26
Christopher Drews Major Player Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 628	Two Gods of Cinema Using FCP ST3 That video with Francis Ford Coppola and Walter Murch on Apple's FCP website is about the best marketing I've ever seen for Final Cut Pro. When Murch said he's been using FCP for 8 years - wow - that could create an earthquake in the Avid community. This is a major campaign from a marketing perspective- regardless of the feature set. Editors don't get better than Murch. What an endorsement! -C

July 23rd, 2009, 09:32 AM	#18
Luke Tingle Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 88	nice features, nothing groundbreaking, but nice

July 23rd, 2009, 09:35 AM	#21
Jonathan Levin Major Player Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chicago, Illinois USA Posts: 692	Apple - Final Cut Studio - Tech Specs and System Requirements Looks like I need an intel machine......damn. Jonathan

July 23rd, 2009, 12:01 PM	#27
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Murch was one of the first to use Avid (read about it in the latest version of his classic book on editing, "Blink of an Eye") and I remember him talking about it when Cold Mountain was coming out in 02 or 03. I loved the demos they showed of FCS 2 at NAB 2007 when David Fincher was talking about it. AWESOME! Heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

July 23rd, 2009, 12:02 PM	#28
Michael Liebergot Trustee Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,505	In case noone has seen this already, Ripple Training ahs already posted some tutorials. Ripple Training I found a few things interesting. For one, I am finally a happy camper when it comes to speed changes and working in FCP. Now I can apply speed changes and NOT ripple my timeline. Bout frick'n time. I have missed this sverly since leaveing Sony Veags. Not to mention, I like the streamlined speed changes work flow. I am curios though if the speed changes, especially in slow motion are improved, as I have never been pleased with slow motion from FCP, as it was never smooth. So I found myself exporting to Motion and using the Optical Flow for the change. But it is very time consuming to do this. I also think people should take a look at the tutorial on BluRay burning directly form FCP. I am able to see why Apple didn't bother integrating BluRay into DVDSP. As it seems one can now, go to export> share, and then select BluRay for delivery options. From there you can select from some templates or insert your own backgrounds and logos. Granted it's not nearly as customizable as creating a BluRay from scratch, but seems to be very quick and efficient with ones time. We'll have to wait and see what the results are, but I do like the quick and simple work flow. __________________ Michael www.lvpvideo.com

July 23rd, 2009, 12:04 PM	#29
Greg Penetrante Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 70	D'oh! I am not sure if these annoyances have been fixed or not... 1. When batch digitizing, FCP fails to relink each clip instead waiting until the whole batch is done. Problem is when/if one aborts the batch digitize, all clips to that point become lost/unlinked. 2. Project based scratch disks. C'mon, Apple! ;-)

July 23rd, 2009, 12:08 PM	#30
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	I get questionable slo-mo if I use progressive (24p, 25p or 30p), which is why I'll shoot in 60i or 50i (if slo-mo in the camera isn't available) and do slo-mo in post. Besides, I've always seen a drop in quality when doing slow- and fast-motion in FCP. But I don't see it as much with HD vs. SD. Heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog