Apple Offers G5-Optimized Pro Video Applications

New versions of Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, and Shake

(Nov. 18, 2003) — Apple has released updates to its three major applications for creative professionals, including DVD Studio Pro, Final Cut Pro and Shake. The new versions are all optimized for G5 machines running Mac OS X 10.3 and are available now from Audio Intervisual Design, your Apple Consultant (ACN).

New versions of Final Cut Pro 4, Shake 3 and DVD Studio Pro 2, all fine-tuned to take advantage of the performance and architecture of the Power Mac G5 and Mac OS X version 10.3 Panther, are immediately available. Version 4.1 of Final Cut Pro delivers simultaneous playback of seven fully uncompressed standard definition video streams with real-time effects on a Power Mac G5 Dual 2GHz and Xserve RAID. Final Cut Pro 4.1, Shake 3.0.1 and DVD Studio Pro 2.0.2, with the new Compressor 1.1 update, are available for current customers as free software updates.

		Final Cut Pro 4 The creative, professional and extensible tool for editing and finishing in SD and HD formats, now optimized for Power Mac G5 and Mac OS X Panther.
		DVD Studio Pro 2 Groundbreaking ease of use with a new user interface and a sleek new workflow for DVD authoring, now optimized for Power Mac G5 and Mac OS X Panther.
		Shake 3 Industry-standard compositing and effects for film and HD, with an industrial-strength scalable network render manager, now optimized for Power Mac G5 and Mac OS X Panther.

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