
根據9to5Mac的消息,Apple邀請了一小群的影片剪接師到Apple總部試用新的影片編輯產品。此產品應該為Apple專業級套裝軟體「Final Cut Studio」,推出日期在2011年春季。
其中新版的Final Cut Pro據說將會是「史上最大的更新」,有全新的介面、 支援64-bit、以及其他軟體工程上的增強。

根據9to5Mac的消息,Apple邀請了一小群的影片剪接師到Apple總部試用新的影片編輯產品。此產品應該為Apple專業級套裝軟體「Final Cut Studio」,推出日期在2011年春季。
其中新版的Final Cut Pro據說將會是「史上最大的更新」,有全新的介面、 支援64-bit、以及其他軟體工程上的增強。
根據Hardmac的消息:
下一代Final Cut Studio將會在2011年三月或四月初發表,目前已經在測試Snow Leopard與Lion兩種版本。由於QuickTime layer設計的改變,部分功能將只在Lion中提供。
在Apple宣布停止Xserve產品線後,據說Steve Jobs已經接到大量來自企業IT部門、工作室與研究人員等專業用戶的抱怨。許多人認為Xserve的低銷量並非來自產品本身的問題,而是Apple在銷售面上缺乏動力與支持,因此這部份的問題可能還尚未結束。
而在Blu-ray方面,據說在Apple的內部會議中Steve Jobs仍然沒有改變對Blu-ray的想法。他承認他對Apple加入Blu-ray聯盟感到慚愧,並認為目前Blu-ray聯盟看起來跟黑手黨沒兩樣。而在Blu-ray影片光碟的製作方面,除了DRM之外,在授權方面還必須付$3,000給AACS、$80,000給Sony、40,000給Sonic等公司,因此幾乎不可能將此功能推廣到消費級市場。
同時Steve Jobs也認為,Blu-ray將會是電影與影片最後的物理媒體,下一世代將會完全透過網路平台或是儲存空間來下載。
根據Dustyn Gobler所刊出了一封詢問Steve Jobs關於Final Cut Pro產品的信件,原文如下:
Dear Steve,
Remember the famous transition to Intel keynote you gave on June 6, 2005?
I googled the transcript and when you finally spill the beans you say the words “road map” three times within 5 sentences:
- “we don’t know how to build them with the future PowerPC road map.”
-”…when we look at the future road maps projected out in mid-2006 and beyond,”
-”…but the Intel road map in the future gives us…”
Well Steve, I’m a television postproduction consultant and my clients need a road map too. Apple’s Pro App road map. My clients are making multi-year, hundreds of thousands of dollars decisions and we need to know what’s going on with Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Server, and Xsan. We need to know that Apple won’t abandon Final Cut Pro because selling iPads is more lucrative.
I understand the need for secrecy with your consumer products. Keep everyone guessing about the 4G iPhone and the Retina display iPad. But Final Cut Pro and the other “Professional Applications” are different. Professionals take home their bread because of the work they do with those Applications. If Apple’s interests have changed, we need to know.
Avid and Adobe have changed. Both companies now feature product managers blogging about the future of their respective products. I think Apple, in regards to the Pro Apps can do the same. And speaking of Avid, I will remind you that one reason Final Cut Pro gained such a large market share is because Avid ignored their customers for years. But their turnaround is impressive, and the new version of Media Composer has gotten rave reviews.
I want you to know that I’ve started to field meetings with Avid, and I tell my clients to consider Media Composer, Interplay, and Unity. The interface may not be pretty, but a reliable road map goes a long way.
Be well.
Dustyn
而Steve Jobs的回信為:
A great release of Final Cut is coming early next year.
Sent from my iPad
(此信件目前無法確認真偽)
根據Steve Jobs的回信內容,我們似乎有機會在明年年初(前半?)看到新款Final Cut?
Evan Agee最近寄了一封信詢問Jobs關於Final Cut Studio的發佈延遲以及64-bit化的問題,信件原文如下:
Greetings Mr. Jobs,
I was excited to see the announcements you made today, but was left hanging when there was no announcement of an updated Final Cut Studio. I hope you and others at Apple will remember that your foundation was built on the backs of professional new media producers and scientists who have loved your professional computers and software for years. When will you release an updated version of the Final Cut Studio that will take FULL ADVANTAGE of the wonderful desktop computers and the large amount of RAM they can hold?!?! We need a 64-bit version of Final Cut Studio. Please!
Respectfully,
Evan Agee
Jobs的回信如下:
Stay tuned and buckle up.
Sent from my iPhone
看來我們似乎可以慢慢等待新的64-bit FCS,就像我們一直等待的白色版iPhone 4一樣.....Orz
跟據Hardmac的消息,新版的Final Cut Studio由於在開發上遭遇到重大的困難,因此新版的發佈時間可能會推遲到2011年。據說主要的問題是在統一介面設計時各開發團隊間的歧見,以及資深工程師都被調去開發iOS所導致。
No worries. FCP is alive and well.
Sent from my iPhone