Apple Final Cut Studio 2 Upgrade from Final Cut Studio Mac
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Manufacturer: Apple
Model: MA888Z/A
Binding: DVD-ROM
Publisher: Apple
Label: Apple
Platform: Mac OS X
Platform: Mac OS X
Features for Apple Final Cut Studio 2 Upgrade from Final Cut Studio Mac :
- Craft the perfect story using a tightly integrated and innovative suite of products created specifically for video editors.
- Mix and match source material--both formats and frame rates--in real time using the new open format Timeline in Final Cut Pro 6.
- Easily create sophisticated 3-D environments with depth and realism using the real-time 3-D multiplane compositing tools in Motion 3.
- Fly through audio editing and mixing, create immersive soundtracks, and easily conform audio to video edits using the new, streamlined interface in Soundtrack Pro 2.
- Produce sophisticated, fully interactive, studio-quality DVD titles with drag-and-drop ease using DVD Studio Pro 4.
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Editorial Review
Upgrade only Final Cut Studio 2 takes you beyond editing. This powerful new version of Final Cut Pro is at the center of six integrated tools. Work is fast, fluid, and flexible, no matter what you're doing: Motion graphics, audio editing and mixing, color grading, and delivery. Whether you're cutting commercials, editing feature films, or pushing out the nightly news, Final Cut Server helps you work faster whenever you're working together. DVD Studio Pro 4 is professional DVD authoring. Create SD and HD projects, author discs with interactive elements and create animated menus. Whether you produce demo reels, complex commercial titles, or anything in between, it has simple, powerful tools for authoring DVDs.
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Customer Reviews
Final Cut Studio 2 
2008-01-28
Great product and easy to update for old version 5.5
Very good set of books that has detailed information on very part of the program.
Upgrade version 
2008-01-12
Because this is an upgrade, most users will be familiar with the product.
My complaint is that, while it comes with 90 days of support, by the time it is delivered and installed, you only get about 60 days of support. Learning this software is like trying to get a PhD in Astro Physics and the training is outrageously expensive. The difference between 90 days support and 60 days is probably worth 6 or 7 hundred dollars. It's like the old ad for Listerine. I hate it but I use it.
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Best editing package for the money. 2008-01-07
I've been an Apple user for many years. This package is the best editing package available for the money.
Studio apps rock; FCP still could use a bit of work 2007-05-20
Final Cut Studio is a fantastic suite of products, and the package just got sweeter with the release of FCP Studio 2.
Motion 3 and Color are the standouts, in my opinion, providing unprecedented power for their respective capabilities in anything remotely approaching this price range. In addition, the whole suite provides a level of interoperability that's unparalleled, and blows away any competition in the industry today.
Given the suite's fantastic breadth and depth of functionality, however, the newest iteration of the core application of the bunch, FCP6, does come off as a bit disappointing by comparison.
While the Open Timeline and ProRes 422 are notable and worthy enhancements to the FCP canon, the app nevertheless continues to be hampered by some long-standing Achilles' heels, including various media management and UI issues. While everyone has their individual list of pet concerns, few knowledgeable users would argue that notable limitations don't exist.
Especially considering the two-year "hiatus" from FCP's last major release, this is an unexpected bit of a letdown. Clearly, the hard-working Apple team focused the bulk of their efforts on the other apps, and the results do show there (as noted above). [It's also worth noting that seasoned editors who've had experience on other platforms besides FCP, and who are accustomed to more demanding workflow situations as a matter of course, tend to be more mindful of shortcomings than the majority of users who may have used nothing but FCP, simply by virtue of a greater spectrum of experience.]
However, none of this is to take away from the FCP Studio apps' overall high level of quality, tremendous synergy, and unbeatable price point. For the money, it is hard to imagine a better value in the world of post-production today.
