This is either going to drive people away from FCP or make them abit unhappy about it, I have always upgraded from studio to studio but other people might not feel the same.
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Apple-to-Cut-Standalone-Sales-of-Final-Cut-Pro.htm

No need to get your news at other sites, we've been discussing it here for awhile already. We have several threads on the topic; here are a couple:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=58196
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=58477

I have no idea what the long term effect will be, but we're seeing a pretty positive reaction to it around here. Personally I plan to upgrade my copy of FCP5 to FC Studio for $99. Here are a couple other comments:

Wow the mac is now looking attractive to me..

Holy cow...I bought DVD Studio Pro 4 brand-new from Apple less than 2 months ago, and now I'll be able to upgrade to the entire Final Cut Studio for just $199?

Wow!


I already own Motion 2 and have been waiting for a project big enough to justify buying Final Cut, abandoning my existing PC based NLE.
Instead, this deal does it. Now I can get the full studio suite (normally $1300) for $199. That's not just a deal, that's a flat out AMAZING opportunity.

Please direct any replies to this topic, to the threads that Boyd has linked to above. Thanks,