Apple Final Cut Studio (Mac DVD) [Final Cut 5, Motion 2, DVD Studio Pro 4, Soundtrack Pro] review:5 stars (The Best Editing Package Out There) - Apple has stepped up to the plate and put together a really amazing package, of professional quality software programs!

As a filmmaker myself, I have yet to use software that is this powerful and easy to use

I have used Avid, Pro Tools, and many other Windows programs ----- but Apple always impresses me because I find its editing tools to be more powerful, easier to use, and easy to learn/maintain

As for folks who are upgrading, Final Cut Pro 5 is indeed much faster and has more RT capabilities ----- if you do some heavy editing, then this update is worth it

For new buyers, the package also includes Soundtrack, DVD Studio Pro, and Motion

I have used Soundtrack extensively for music creation, and have been very pleased with the results ---- the music integrated extremely well into many films of mine, and at the very least, it will give music composers a template to experiment with

DVD Studio Pro is extremely fast and easy to use ----- it makes professional DVD creation easy because it outlines everything for you on a great template, but the hundreds of options it has makes creativity easy

and Motion...... it simply ROCKS

Best of all, all of these programs are interwoven, so its almost like using just one big program

Just buy it - its worth it

and for STUDENTS, go to the Apple website and buy the educational version, as its the same software, but at half the price

HAPPY EDITING!!!!!!!5 stars (A Pro-Quality Package that You'll Wonder How You Ever Lived Without) - I'm currently studying to be a professional film editor. I've worked extensively with Final Cut Pro, and I can say from personal experience with a variety of editing programs that FCP is the ultimate platform in terms of intuitive features, relevant range of capabilities and, most importantly, the quality of the final product.

This is what professionals use. From Napoleon Dynamite, to Cold Mountain, to countless independent pictures, this is the digital editing platform that pros use when they're putting their reputation on the line. What does that mean to people who aren't pros (yet)?

If you're a cinephile or avid hobbyist, then this is the software that will best help you put your money where your mouth is in the editing room.

Final Cut Pro is not for amateurs. Then again, what professional software is? It's true that there is a little more to think about when you're using software that gives the user so much manual control. If it's a problem that one clip writes over another when you place one clip over the other, then there are several other programs, such as iMovie or Windows Movie Maker, that will better suit sloppy clip placement or other easily avoided mistakes.

When Joe Amateur uses Final Cut Pro,whether he realizes it or not, he has an unprecedented level of professional power available at his fingertips.

Re: Concerns about the program being destructive: Anything can be done with a keystroke. Clips, when deleted from the timeline, remain very much alive and well in the clip bin until the user intentionally deletes them.

It does take a significant investment of time to get an idea of everything that this powerhouse of a program is capable of. Once you are acclimated to it, however, you really will wonder how you ever used anything else.

Transitions, Titles, Layering, Keying, Scaling, Motion, and basic audio editing all jump to life while you continue your project with real-time rendering inside FCP.

When one considers the other programs included in the package, I challenge anybody to find a better bundle of professional-quality software.

DVD Studio Pro gives a user to create a professional quality DVD from scratch. Titles and Subtitles, Interactive Menus and Easter Eggs, Video and Audio Loops, and anything else you'd ever need a DVD to do, this program is capable of helping you achieve.

Soundtrack Pro picks up where FCP leaves off as an audio editing program. It's not a program that I'd use to produce a professional LP, but that's not to say that it isn't possible. If Audio editing is your sole purpose, then you might be better off buying Logic Pro. I can say, at the very least, that this program has been able to do anything that I've ever wanted it to do with sound.

I shouldn't comment extensively on Motion because I haven't used it personally. I can at least say that I have strong faith in it if Apple believes that it can carry its weight as a headliner in this package.

There'll never be any excuse for putting effort into getting good footage on location, but it's been my experience that you have a better chance of "fixing it in post" with this software than with anything else currently available.

The bottom line: Final Cut Studio is a worthwhile buy for any pro or serious hobbyist.5 stars (Best there is!) - Whoever rated this editing system badly is trying to fill others with misinformation! This total editing system is simply the best editor out there. The end...put it in the can. To say otherwise is just plain wrong.
Apple Final Cut Studio (Mac DVD) [Final Cut 5, Motion 2, DVD Studio Pro 4, Soundtrack Pro] Features:
Computer software (programs)
Graphics
3D (3-D)
Animation (Animated)
CAD (Computer Assisted Drafting)
Architect
Architectural
Architecture
Music
audio
Midi
Sound Editing
Video
Editing
Edit with Final Cut Pro—The scalability, performance, and workflow of Final Cut Pro make it the first choice of professional editors everywhere.
Create Audio with Soundtrack Pro—Soundtrack Pro revolutionizes the way audio and video professionals edit and design sound.
Make motion graphics with Motion—Apple's real-time motion graphics software Motion is the easiest way for artists and editors to animate text, movies, and graphics.
DVD Studio Pro—From DVD dailies to highly interactive commercial titles, DVD Studio Pro is the easiest and most popular way for professionals to author SD and HD DVDs.

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