Apple is now shipping the first Universal version of its Final Cut Studio video production suite that delivers up to 2.5x the performance when running on a MacBook Pro* notebook computer. Apart from Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio includes Soundtrack Pro, Motion 2 and DVD Studio Pro 4.
The Universal version of Final Cut Studio is available now through the Apple Store, Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price of $1,299. Registered Final Cut Studio customers can cross-grade to the Universal version for $49. Existing customers of the standalone versions of Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Motion, or DVD Studio Pro can upgrade to the Universal version of Final Cut Studio starting at $99. Full details and further information is available here.
* DV and HDV rendering from the Timeline is up to twice as fast on a MacBook Pro with 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo than a 15-inch PowerBook G4 with 1.67 GHz PowerPC. MPEG-2 encoding from DV and HDV for DVD authoring is up to 2.5x as fast on a MacBook Pro with 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo than a 15-inch PowerBook G4 with 1.67 GHz PowerPC.
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