[MacTUG] Apple releases Final Cut and Pro apps for Intel Macs

[Glenn Anderson]

Apple releases Final Cut and Pro apps for Intel Macs

By Katie Marsal
Published: 02:00 PM EST
Making good on a commitment to its professional customers, Apple  
Computer on Wednesday rolled out Final Cut Studio 5.1, which includes  
Universal binaries of its "Pro" applications that will run at native  
speeds on the company's new Intel Macs.


The $1299 professional software suite includes Universal copies of  
Final Cut Pro 5, Soundtrack Pro, Motion 2 and DVD Studio Pro 4,  
meaning they run natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs.



Customers who own Final Cut Pro 1, Final Cut Pro 2, or Final Cut Pro  
3 may upgrade to Final Cut Studio 5.1 for the reduced cost of $699.  
Final Cut Pro 5 license holders may pay $99 to upgrade to the entire  
suite of Pro apps, while those who already own the bundle for PowerPC  
Macs can trade their discs in with a $49 payment to receive the new  
Universal version.

Earlier this year, AppleInsider reported that Apple would no longer  
offer its Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Motion, and DVD Studio Pro  
audio and video applications as standalone products, and instead  
would sell them exclusively as part of the $1299 Final Cut Studio  
suite. As a result, Apple customers who own the current versions of  
either DVD Studio Pro, Motion, and Soundtrack Pro will be eligible to  
upgrade to the entire $1299 Final Cut Studio 5.1 for just $199.

As of press time, Apple had yet to release the Universal version of  
Final Cut Express HD -- a slimmed down version of the video editing  
application.

A note on the Apple Store Web site reads: "The next feature release  
of Final Cut Express will be a Universal application, which will run  
natively on both PowerPC- and Intel-based Mac computers."
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