Apple’s FCP Upgrade Offer – any gotchas?

[Dave Mac]

An additional bit of info (directly from Apple, via their Sales Web)….

All software updates from now on will be made to the Universal versions of the apps. The implication is that everyone will need to go first to the Universal apps before moving on to any upgrades, that is, we may not be able to upgrade FCP, etc., to FCS 2/3/etc. later on if we haven’t already upgraded/crossgraded to the Universal versions first.

-Dave

[Nimbusthegreat]

i’ve been toying with the idea of picking up fc studio for a while now. i don’t do that much video editing but i would definately use it from time to time. i’d also use soundtrack pro quite a bit and probably motion from time to time as well. so my question is this….with the fact that fcp, dvd studio pro, motion 2, and soundtrack pro are all eligible for the upgrade i’m guessing that not all of these apps already have to be installed on your system. now take that a step further and could a person buy the upgrade to fcp and still qualify for this deal? just a thought…..

[Debe]

Upgrade from:
Final Cut Pro 5 for $99
Final Cut Pro 4 or HD (4.5), Motion 2, SoundTrack Pro, DVD Studio Pro 4 OR Production Suite for $199 (any, not all)
Final Cut Pro 1, 2, or 3 or $699

gets you:
Final Cut Studio (Universal)

If you have a full, paid-for version of any of the above, you qualify.

debe