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Apple rolls out Final Cut Pro 3. (product spotlight).(Product Announcement)
Highlighting the list of features in Apple's Final Cut Pro 3 nonlinear video-editing software are a new offline format and color correction tools.
The offline format, called OfflineRT, is based on a new QuickTime Photo-JPEG codec that captures digital video at 320 by 240 and runs at 660Kbps to yield approximately 40 minutes of footage per 1GH of hard-drive space. Editors also can use OfflineRT when working with standard- and high-definition formats.
Meanwhile, the software's new color correction tools--including the Histogram and Parade video scopes and the Tool Bench window with Video Scopes tab--enable users to evaluate and manipulate the brightness and color levels of their clips in preparation for output to tape. Final Cut Pro 3 also includes controls for maintaining broadcast-safe video levels.
David Gare, president of NewYork City-based Intuitive I.N.K., a film and video design firm that also develops original content properties, has been using Final Cut Pro since it first shipped in April 1999, and has had ...