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Apple Updates Pro Media Apps
macguys writes "Apple Computer has released updates to its media Pro applications. Among the new software released are upgrades to Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack (now called Soundtrack Pro), DVD Studio Pro, Motion and Shake. A bundle of all the new applications (except Shake) is available under the name Final Cut Studio."
A story about Apple announcing a major set of application updates at a major tradeshow on apple.slashdot.org?!? And that doesn't make sense to you?
Slashdot posts stories whenever Steve Jobs, Linus Torvalds, Woz, RMS, or Bill Gates sneezes. This is by design. News for Nerds, and all.
What's Ubuntu's next animal release name? What's the latest on the BitKeeper saga? Is Tiger showing up early in stores anywhere? When does the next Star Trek series start? Who's the new NASA administrator?
If a site that purports to be news for nerds, and doesn't cover those topics, *that's* when there's something to complain about.
Assuming that anybody who actually knows is even talking to Think Secret anymore. Now that it has been established that they can not protect NDA-violating sources, I imagine the well is likely to dry up pretty fast.
Nowhere in that blurb to they actually specify the "HD-DVD" format. They simply refer to "HD DVDs" as opposed to "SD DVDs." They could well be talking about Blu-Ray, which is, after all, one of the "HD" formats for future DVDs.
Final Cut Studio: US$1299 or GBP£899. Is the exchange rate really 1.44?
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If I were going to hold out for a laptop, it would be for the dual core G4, not the G5.
For my mobile computing needs (I recognize that your's may differ from mine) The 64bit power of the G5 is way overkill and will translate nicely into poor batery life and a hot lap.
The dual core G4 on the other hand would provide 5+Ghz combined speed (yeah, you don't combine dual processors like that but just go with me on this) while also providing a cooler operating environment on my lap and enough battery life to get some work done.
Just a thought. Still, My 400 Mhz G4 Ti is holding up great for a five year old laptop and is looking forward to Tiget.
I only came here to do two things; kick some ass, and drink some beer...looks like we're almost out of beer.
If you check the site carefully, you'll see Apple has taken a platform neutral approach. You can produce HD-DVD (i.e. H.264) content and then write it to whichever disc format you choose.
- Jasen.