FCS 3 and upgrades still being sold

[Tom Wolsky]

I’ll be curious to see if Apple will continue to sell Studio upgrades after the release of FCP X. There is still a market for a suite of applications I think.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Craig Seeman]

Unless and until FCPX has full integration of some of the suite’s utilities, Apple’s continued sale of FCS3 makes sense.

The thing to consider (not that Apple is doing the considering), if the FCS3 suite remains at $999, it may make sense for people who need motion graphics to simply buy and learn After Effects and those who need professional Color grading to buy Resolve. The alternative is to go the “Shake” route and reduce the price as EOL software still for sale. That could even buy some time for Apple if they do intent an eventual new suite and don’t have it ready to go.

Although not a direct parallel, I’d point out that while iLife 11 is now three independent apps in the App Store, iMovie, GarageBand, iPhoto, the boxed set of iLife 11 at Apple Online also includes iDVD and iWeb. It does indicate Apple’s willingness to keep EOL products available for Online purchase even if not in the App Store.

[Tom Wolsky]

I’d guess Apple will keep FCS and the upgrade for a while. I think as Motion and STP and maybe Color get upgraded they’ll become available as separate downloads. Somewhere around there FCS will disappear. Cinema Tools may become a free download. Compressor will come soon too I think. I don’t think there will ever be a DVDSP available for download. Any DVD creation will be built into the Compressor templates functions. For full DVD functionality I think Apple will make people look elsewhere. They are so convinced the silver disc is history.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Craig Seeman]

[Tom Wolsky] “For full DVD functionality I think Apple will make people look elsewhere.”

Given that iDVD is still available as part of iLife Online only, they may do the same for DVDStudioPro (online store only purchase). They could kill it outright though if it’s fundamentally incompatible with Lion though.

[Tom Wolsky] “They are so convinced the silver disc is history.”

[Tom Wolsky] “Compressor will come soon too I think.”

This is why Compressor has to have a major overhaul. You can’t pronounce disc as dead and then neglect the alternative they claim is the vital future.

[Tom Wolsky]

I think by the time Lion is shipping Studio will no longer be for sale online and DVDSP will go with it.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Devin Crane]

Here’s some food for speculation. I bought an upgrade the week before the demo for $299, the outside box said Upgrade but when I installed it, the software never asked for my Previous Serial Number. So I looked at the Key # in the package and low and behold it said “Retail”. Either they made a mistake or are quietly sending full retail to everyone.

[David Roth weiss]

[Devin Crane] “the outside box said Upgrade but when I installed it, the software never asked for my Previous Serial Number. So I looked at the Key # in the package and low and behold it said “Retail”. “

It was a contest Devin. Had you simply notified Apple and sent it back, you would won millions in cash and prizes. Instead, you’re now excluded from future contests.

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[Tom Wolsky]

Mistake I think. It seems to happen way more often than it should.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Aindreas Gallagher]

pot luck gag – What does anyone think the combined price of whatever the new apple app store offerings (of the formerly FCP studio) will combined come to?

winner to receive a t-shirt I am currently unaware of..

let’s do a back street bookies.

http://www.ogallchoir.net
promo producer/editor.grading/motion graphics

[Tom Wolsky]

$615.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”