Features Include:

Edit

• Use Final Cut Pro 6 for native editing of virtually any format — from DV and SD up to HDV, XDCAM HD, DVCPRO HD and fully uncompressed HD. Or use ProRes 422, a new post-production format from Apple that offers uncompressed HD quality at SD file sizes. Drag clips with different formats and even different frame rates into the new open format Timeline.

Animate

• Create stunning 2D and 3D motion graphics in real time with Motion 3, the fastest and most intuitive way to animate and express your creative vision. Just drag and drop to make dramatic particle effects explode into 3D space; form vector-based paint strokes with the swish of a pen. New Motion master templates let you edit text and drop in video without leaving Final Cut Pro.
  

Mix

• Record and edit dialogue, add music and effects, and complete your mix with ease. Soundtrack Pro 2 lets you work faster than ever in its new, streamlined interface. You can even produce in surround sound using innovative visual tools. If you make changes to your edit in Final Cut Pro, you can rapidly update your audio mix with the powerful Conform feature in Soundtrack Pro.

Grade

• Give your production a signature look or create a consistent feel for shots from different sources. Color is the newest member of the Final Cut Studio family, offering professional colour grading that can elevate the quality of any production.

Deliver

• Use Compressor 3 to create pristine-quality output for a wide range of delivery formats — including the Web, iPod, iPhone, Apple TV and broadcast servers. A streamlined new interface lets you batch-process encoding with point-and-click ease. If film is your destination, use Cinema Tools 4 to output film lists that combine timecode and keycode in a single list. Or use DVD Studio Pro 4 for professional DVD authoring and mastering.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum Requirements to Install All Final Cut Studio Applications

• A Macintosh computer with a 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5, Intel Core Duo or Intel Xeon processor
  
• 1GB of RAM
  
• An AGP or PCI Express Quartz Extreme graphics card (Final Cut Studio is not compatible with integrated Intel graphics processors)
  
• A display with 1024-by-768 resolution or higher
  
• Mac OS X v10.4.9 or later
  
• QuickTime 7.1.6 or later
  
• A DVD drive for installation
  

Application-Specific Requirements

Motion

• The standard graphics card in any Mac Pro, MacBook Pro, iMac with Intel Core Duo, Power Mac G5 or iMac G5; 1.25GHz or faster PowerBook G4; or 1.25GHz or faster flat-panel iMac:
  - ATI Radeon 9800, 9700 Pro, 9600 XT or 9600 Pro
  - ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 or 9600
  - NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT, 7300 GT, 6600, 6600 LE, FX Go5200 or FX 5200 Ultra
  
• For 16- and 32-bit rendering: a graphics card with at least 128MB of VRAM
  

Colour

• The standard graphics card in any Mac Pro, 17-inch MacBook Pro, 24-inch iMac with Intel Core Duo, or 2.5GHz or faster Power Mac G5 Quad:
  - ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
  - ATI Radeon X1600
  - NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT, 7600 GT, 7300 GT, 6800 Ultra DDL, 6800 GT DDL, 6600 or Quadro FX 4500
  
• A display with 1680-by-1050 resolution or higher
  
• A three-button mouse for full functionality
  

DVD Studio Pro

• For playback of DVD Studio Pro 4 — authored HD DVDs: a Macintosh computer with a PowerPC G5 or Intel Core Duo processor
  
• For writing finished projects to disc: an Apple SuperDrive or other DVD recorder
  
• For writing finished projects to a double-layer disc: a double-layer-compatible recorder and double-layer media
  
• For transporting HD projects to a replicator: an external drive or Internet transfer of the project’s disk image
  
• For transporting SD projects that contain copy-protection or dual-layer features to a replicator: a DLT drive, external drive or Internet transfer of the project’s disk image
  

Soundtrack Pro

• For 5.1 surround monitoring of multichannel audio content: an audio interface with a minimum of six outputs
  
• For multitrack recording: an audio interface with multiple inputs
  

Recommended Configurations

The following are recommended for all applications:

• 2GB of RAM when working with compressed HD and uncompressed SD sources
  
• 4GB of RAM when working with uncompressed HD sources
  Application-Specific Recommendations
  

Motion

• One of the following graphics cards is highly recommended:
  - ATI Radeon X1900 XT, X850 XT, X800 XT or X1600
  - NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT, 6800 Ultra DDL, 6800 GT DDL or Quadro FX 4500
  
• For 32-bit rendering: a graphics card with 256MB of VRAM or more
  

Colour

• The following graphics card is highly recommended:
  - ATI Radeon X1900 XT
  
• Dual displays with 1920-by-1200 or higher resolution
  

Available Disk Space

• 4GB of disk space required to install all applications (Final Cut Pro, Color, DVD Studio Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Motion, Cinema Tools, LiveType, Compressor and Apple Qmaster)
  
• Additional 55GB required to install all optional templates, content and tutorials (may be installed on separate disks):
  - 9GB for DVD Studio Pro content
  - 8GB for Motion templates and tutorial media
  - 24GB for Soundtrack Pro audio content
  - 12GB for LiveFonts and LiveType animated elements and templates
  - 2GB for Apple Pro Training Final Cut Studio Tutorials media

Educational Pricing:

* Price per User. Media £9.35. Manual £11.91

• Apple Home

Applications

• Aperture 1.5
• Final Cut Express HD
• Final Cut Studio
• iLife 08
• iWork 08
• Logic Express 7
• Logic Studio

Mac OS

• Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
  

Servers

• Mac OS X Server 10.5 Leopard
• Xsan

Add-ons

• GarageBand 3 Jam Pack Remix Tools
• GarageBand 3 Jam Pack Rhythm Section
• GarageBand 3 Jam Pack Symphony Orchestra
• GarageBand 3 Jam Pack Voices
• GarageBand 3 Jam Pack World Music