Final Cut Studio 2: Final Cut Pro 6 - Technical Specifications

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• Final Cut Studio 2 - Technical Specifications

Minimum Requirements to Install All Final Cut Studio Applications

• A Macintosh computer with a 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5, Intel Core Duo, or Intel Xeon processor

• 1GB of RAM

• An AGP or PCI Express Quartz Extreme graphics card (Final Cut Studio is not compatible with integrated Intel graphics processors)

• A display with 1024-by-768 resolution or higher

• Mac OS X v10.4.9 or Mac OS X v10.5.5 or later

• QuickTime 7.1.6 or later

• A DVD drive for installation

Available Disk Space

• 4GB of disk space required to install all applications (Final Cut Pro, Color, DVD Studio Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Motion, Cinema Tools, LiveType, Compressor, and Apple Qmaster)

• Additional 55GB required to install all optional templates, content, and tutorials (may be installed on separate disks):

• 9GB for DVD Studio Pro content

• 8GB for Motion templates and tutorial media

• 24GB for Soundtrack Pro audio content

• 12GB for LiveFonts and LiveType animated elements and templates

• 2GB for Apple Pro Training Final Cut Studio Tutorials media

The following are recommended for all applications:

• 2GB of RAM when working with compressed HD and uncompressed SD sources

• 4GB of RAM when working with uncompressed HD sources

• A display with 1280 x 1024 resolution or higher

• 4 GB of hard disc space is required to install all of the Final Cut Studio 2 applications

• An additional 55 GB of hard disc space is required to install all optional templates, content, and tutorials (may be installed on separate discs):

  • 9 GB for DVD Studio Pro content

  • 8 GB for Motion templates and tutorial media

  • 24 GB for Soundtrack Pro audio content

  • 12 GB for LiveFonts and LiveType animated elements and templates

  • 2 GB for Apple Pro Training Final Cut Studio Tutorials media

Editing and Timeline

• Mix frame sizes, frame rates, and formats in the same Timeline in real time

• Edit at 23.976, true 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, or 60 fps

• Multicam editing of up to 128 sources with real-time playback of up to 16 angles

• Source/Record three-point editing model

• Insert and overwrite with or without transitions

• Replace, fit to fill, and superimpose edits

• Edit overlay for drag-and-drop editing

• Blade and Blade All tools for adding edits

• Extend and split edits

• Sync indicators in Timeline

• Adjacent (through edit) indicators in Timeline

• Dupe detection in Timeline

• Keyframe graphs

• Track targeting

• Track locking

• Auto Select tools

Trimming

• Ripple

• Roll

• Slip and slide

• Lift and ripple delete

• Asymmetric, multitrack trimming

• Dynamic trimming

• JKL trimming

• Trim window

• Timeline trimming

• Keyboard and numeric trimming

Effects

• FxPlug support

• Real-time software-based audio normalization

• RT Extreme for scalable software-based, multistream real-time effects in DV, SD, and HD formats

• Real-time effects playback on main display and on NTSC/PAL or HD monitor with perfect synchronization

• Dynamic RT for automatically adjusting playback quality and/or frame rate based on hardware capabilities

• Motion integration for motion graphics work

• Shake integration for visual effects work

• 8-bit, 10-bit, and HDR (32-bit floating point) image processing

• Time Remap tool

• Keyframe graphs and editing in Viewer or Timeline

• More than 200 transitions, effects, and filters

• Unlimited effects favorites

• Copy and paste motion and effect attributes

• Unlimited layers with support for nesting

• Bezier curves with movable motion paths

• Numeric control and keyframe capabilities for precise animation and effects

• 2D and 3D titles with Boris Calligraphy

• Animated titles, lower thirds, and graphics with LiveType

• Composite and transfer modes

• Import multilayered Photoshop files with layers and alpha support

• Support for many third-party After Effects plug-ins (PowerPC only)

• FXScript and FXBuilder for designing custom filters and effects

• Digital Cinema Desktop for real-time SD and HD preview playback on an attached Apple Cinema Display

Tools

• High-quality real-time video vectorscopes and waveform monitors

• Multitrack Audio Mixer

• Keyboard and user interface customization tool

• Voice Over tool for adding narration directly to Timeline

• Frame Viewer for shot comparisons

• Source timecode overlays in Viewer and Canvas

• QuickView for RAM-based previews of complex multilayered sequences

LiveType

• LiveFonts animated fonts

• Customizable text effects and project templates

• Royalty-free animated content library

• Keyframe animation

• Real-time wireframe preview

• Canvas RAM preview

• Import wide variety of formats

• Resolution independent and scalable

• Individual character control

• Unicode system font support

• Animation for rolls and crawls

• Type on a curve

• FontMaker utility for creating custom LiveFonts

Audio

• Subframe audio keyframing to 1/100th of a frame

• Real-time audio filter adjustments during playback

• Multichannel audio with support for up to 24 channels in and out

• OMF audio export

• Onscreen multitrack mixing console

• External control surface support

• Soundtrack Pro integration for audio mixing and sound design

• Real-time fader automation

• Variable keyframe thinning

• Real-time audio filters and effects

• Sampling at 8kHz to 96kHz and 8 to 24 bits

• Audio level meters (per track)

• Mac OS X Audio Units plug-in support

• Pan controls

• Mute and solo controls

• Audio waveform display in Timeline

• Logarithmic audio fades

• Scrubbing with or without pitch shifting

• More than 25 audio filters

Color Correction

• Send to Color

• Primary (three-way) color corrector

• Secondary (two-way) color corrector

• Image control filters

• 4- and 8-point garbage mattes

• Real-time, hardware-accurate waveform monitor and vectorscopes

• Broadcast-safe filter

• Range-checking zebra stripe overlays

Application

• Full Unicode support

• Dynamic window resizing

• Mode-free interface for workflow efficiency

• Multiple sequences and projects open simultaneously

• Up to 99 levels of undo

• 99 audio and 99 video tracks with support for nesting sequences together

• System and user preferences

• Easy Setups for quick configuration

• Customizable keyboard

• Customizable real-time effects settings

• Customizable render settings

• Customizable window arrangements

• Customizable user interface buttons

• Customizable Browser layouts

• Customizable track layouts

• External editor support (helper applications)

• Create Support Profile command for improved AppleCare support

Film

• Cinema Tools 4 included

• Create PDF and export XML film lists

• Include timecode and keycode in the same list

• Support for 35mm 3-perf, 35mm 4-perf, and 16mm-20

• Comprehensive, integrated film management tools

• View feet and frames in Timeline

• View keycode and ink number overlays on video in Final Cut Pro

• Film data information in Final Cut Pro Browser

• 24-fps EDL I/O

• 24-fps EDL conversion to and from 29.97 fps

• Import ALE, ATN, FLX, and FTL files in both Cinema Tools and Final Cut Pro

• Track key numbers, ink numbers, video and audio timecode

• Output the following lists:

  • Cut list

  • Change list

  • Optical list

  • Pull list

  • Dupe list

  • Missing elements list

  • Audio EDL

• Link media to database

• Synchronize database with Final Cut Pro

• View film data directly in Final Cut Pro

• Search and sort

• Poster frame capability

• Conform clips to specified frame rate

• Reverse telecine function in either Cinema Tools or Final Cut Pro

• Export ALE files

• Import and export Final Cut Pro batch lists

Supported Formats and I/O*

• Apple ProRes 422 and Apple ProRes 422 (HQ), an 8- or 10-bit, full-resolution VBR format that supports all major frame sizes and frame rates at target bit rates of 145 Mbps and 220 Mbps

• 5.1 surround sound monitoring

• Broadcast Wave Format with drop and non-drop frame timecode options

• Native editing for DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO, DVCPRO 50, and DVCPRO HD

• Native long GOP MPEG-2 editing for HDV, including 1080i 50/60, 1080p 24/25/30, 720p 24/25/30/50/60

• Native long GOP MPEG-2 editing for XDCAM EX at 720p 24/25/30/50/60, 1080i 50/60, 1080p24/25/30

• AVCHD and AVC-Intra editing support using ProRes (requires a Mac computer with an Intel processor)

• Support for XDCAM HD at 1080i 50/60/VFR and 1080p 24/25/30/VFR with free Sony software

• Support for Sony XDCAM HD 422 1080i 50/60, 1080p 24/25/30, 720p50/60

• Native 25-Mbps CBR, 18- and 35-Mbps VBR MPEG HD for XDCAM HD

• Native editing for IMX at 30, 40, and 50 Mbps for SD

• Native editing for P2 at 1080i 50/60/VFR and 720p 24/24N/25/25N/30/VFR from P2 cards

• 1080pA 24 (Advanced Pulldown) supported via FireWire from AJ-HD1200A and AJ-HD1400

• P2 import dialog with browse, mark, and background ingest

• IMX ingest and output supported with optional third-party software

• Uncompressed 8- and 10-bit HD (4:2:2 YUV) via PCI card

• Uncompressed 8- and 10-bit SD (4:2:2 YUV) via FireWire or a PCI card

• Apple Intermediate Codec

• OfflineRT Photo-JPEG codec

• HD at 1080i 50/60, 1080p 23.98/24/25, and 720p 24/25/30/50/60

• Pulldown tools for telecine insertion and removal

• 25 fps @24 fps conversion

• Frame-accurate log and captures

• Frame-accurate edit-to-tape

• Serial device control (RS-422, RS-232)

• FireWire device control

• Log and capture tool with support for batch, clip, and on-the-fly capturing

• Still images: PSD, BMP, JPEG, PICT, PNG, SGI, TARGA, TIFF

• Insert and assemble editing to tape

• Compressor for encoding, format conversions, and batch processing

Media Management

• Export OMF with volume and pan metadata

• Media management tools

• Render file manager

• Extensive search, sort, and sift capabilities in Browser

• Rename Clips to match Media and vice versa

• Maintain Master clips across multiple projects

• Clip labels

• Custom comment fields

• Integrated film database with Cinema Tools 4

• Master and affiliate clips

• Move, copy, and transcode items at sequence or project level

• Consolidate, trim, or archive

• Online with automatic reconnect and batch capture capabilities

• EDL I/O

• Autosave Vault

• XML interchange format for custom integration work

• Batch export

• Compressor integration