<<<-- Originally posted by Ken Tanaka : Jeff,
Well, not exactly like Photoshop Elements. Perhaps the handiest "auto color correction" feature I use are the eye droppers for setting various balances. -->>>

It works great with the whites and the blacks . . .

Any estimates on WHEN in June FCP4 will be out. I see that Apple has been sending the developers on the road to show it off to various FCP User Groups. On the other hand the coupon on the web site offers a $50 upgrade if you buy FCP3 between April 6 and June 20 which makes me wonder whether the release isn't until June 20, or even June 23 (WWDC).

One magazine reports that the main reason for the price drop in DVD Studio Pro is a reduction in licensing charges from Dolby Digital.

I would guess either just before WWDC or during it. I don't know about the licensing and price reduction of DVDSP. I know the new Adobe product had an announced price of $549. I thought maybe Apple was figuring on having to compete with Adobe

FCP 4
 

Saw it in action at the Production Show. Looks great. The UK are getting it in shops late June apparently, so probably mid June on the net.
LiveType seems simple to use and very quick to get professional looks.

Re: FCP 4
 

<<<-- Originally posted by Trent O Connor : Saw it in action at the Production Show. Looks great. The UK are getting it in shops late June apparently, so probably mid June on the net.
LiveType seems simple to use and very quick to get professional looks. -->>>


Same here. Soundtrack looks fun, I mean , err, a very useful app in the production workflow.

Hot rumors this week (already) -

FCP 4: Thinksecret reports that FCP4 could be released as early as June 9. They report that the release was originally scheduled for June 16 but that it was moved up a week.

QT 6.3: Thinksecret also reports on a Quicktime update (6.3) due out soon, possibly today. One improvement is supposed to be in the area of audio/video synchronization.

970: Macwhispers reports that the 970 chip is 25% cheaper than the current Motorola chips. That won't mean the computers will be that much cheaper though....it's just the chip price. Another rumor site suggests that the new computers might be able to handle 32gb of RAM.

MacCentral reports that FCP 4 will ship on 14th June.

I'd like an non-Apple opinion of usability before I jump on teh upgrade. Maybe even wait for the first patch.

Got mine today. I must say I'm really impressed. SoundTrack blows me away. It's a complete advanced music making app. 24 channels of audio output is sweet. I hooked it up to my Motu 828. Compressor seems very, very good. This is really a MAJOR upgrade.

Is it just me or are they still using that damn lindy hop as the tutorial... how long will this go on? Apple you make great products but get some more tutorial media!

Nick. You're not really going through the Lindy Hop tutorial everytime a new release is out are you? C'mon. It's hard to learn FCP...but not that hard ;)

By the way. I'm still amazed. The intelligent RT setting is wonderful.

I havn't upgraded to 4 yet - did they at least work out the bugs int the tutorial? I seem to remember there was some file issue or something...

I couldn't tell you, I don't remember an issue, but I don't use the tutorials much, having been with FCP since version 1.25 Also worth noting is that FCP has now moved to FCP HD with version 4.5

1.25? wow! I've only been using since 3. Is 4.5 SD & HD or HD specific?

It's two, it's two, two NLE's in one. Kidding aside 4.5 does both, with the right hardware to support HD.

Thanks -- I'm going to have to look into this...... hopefully Apple will publish a hardware list soon