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Final Cut Pro HD: Upgrade to 5 or Universal or Not, any comments?
Hello All,
I wanted to ask your thoughts about upgrading to Final Cut Pro 5 and/or Universal.
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Yes, go for Universal as you get FCS 5.1 for PPC too.
Don’t miss this great opportunity to upgrade 😉
Peter
ps you will need Tiger too
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It’s a no brainer… for 99 bucks you get the STUDIO not just FCP 5… do it! And as Peter mentioned… you’ll need Tiger too… (not bad though, you’ll love it I’ll wager)
Jerry
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Jason,
In addition to upgrading to FCS 5.1, you will need to be running Mac OS X 10.4.4, or later.
In case anyone else doesn’t know, “Universal” means universal, i.e., runs on both PPC and Intel hardware. 😉
Also, according to the Apple Sales Web (webcast from 2 Feb 2006), all updates and future upgrades of FCS will be made only to the Universal versions. The current upgrade/crossgrade program was created to let everyone “catch up” to the current version of FCS (5.1 Universal, as of today). Unless circumstances change, this probably means that everyone will have to get FCS 5.1 before upgrading to any future version. Anyone who is Apple Certified can access the Apple Sales Web site and watch the webcast.
Upgrading from FCP 4/4.5 is probably the best deal you’ll ever get for this amount of value (the cost is $199, not $99 as Jerry mentioned).
-Dave
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Absolute no-brainer, upgrade immediately, there are NO downsides to it
Steve Connor
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is it smart to spend the money to “crossgrade upgrade” with NAB coming up? Or just wait for FCP 6?
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I’d be very surprised if there was an FCP6 at NAB. There may be an FCP5.5 or something else, but any new version is going to require the UB version. I don’t think there will be any more development on the PowerPC software, and any new versions of the application and new updates will all be for the UB software only. That said, as we’re so close to NAB, it may be worth waiting to see what shows up, not only from Apple but from other manufacturers.
All the best,
Tom
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop” Class on Demand “Complete Training for FCP5” DVD
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[Scott Hayes] “is it smart to spend the money to “crossgrade upgrade” with NAB coming up? Or just wait for FCP 6?”
Yeah, for $49 why not? I did. They’re on the way back to me now as I speak.
FCP 6 will probably be shown at NAB, but more than likely not delivered until the 4th quarter. Apple will most likely want their new Intel Desktops out before FCP 6 is released. Speculation is that the WWDC in August will reveal these machines to the public.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
https://www.biscardicreative.comDirector, “The Rough Cut”
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As I mentioned earlier in this thread, Apple has stated that the 5.1 (Universal Binary) release of Final Cut Studio is the basis from which all future versions will be made.
So, unless Apple does a big “about face” during NAB, which isn’t likely, you will need to get 5.1 before moving on to any other updates or upgrades. If version 6 is announced, or demoed, at NAB, you will still most likely need to upgrade/crossgrade to 5.1 before you can get 6, i.e., you won’t be able to update/upgrade from anything but 5.1.
Remember, the purpose of 5.1 is to get everyone to the “same level.” That’s why some of the upgrade/crossgrade prices are extremely low for what you get.
FYI, it appears that FCP and Compressor are the only apps in the bundle that have really changed… FCP has some bug fixes and adds support for the new HDV camcorders; Compressor gets a few new presets for creating iPod video in H.264.
All of my info comes from Apple Sales… I guess it could change at any instant…. 😉
-Dave
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