funny

[Rick Darge]

http://www.thinksecret.com/news/finalcut6.html

[Jeff Kilgroe]

That is kinda funny...

Final Cut Extreme is not new news though... It was actually mentioned by Apple as a "possibility" last year. But any pricing is all speculative at this point. I'm guessing that Final Cut Extreme will be a turn-key product if it's intended to compete with Avid. In other words, you pay $10K or more, but you get a tailored Mac Pro and XServe RAID setup along with the software. I don't see Apple offering a software package alone for that kind of money. Especially since they have been slashing prices on all their pro apps this past year - Shake down to $500, Final Cut Pro now bundled with all the studio apps for $1200, etc..

[Blaine Golden]

With a statement like this:

"Sources note that Apple's Final Cut Extreme announcement will coincide with Red's upcoming 4K digital cinema camera, a revolutionary piece of equipment that is said will be priced upwards of $200,000. Pricing for Final Cut Extreme is said to be similarly up-market, approaching $10,000 a seat, and will require the latest hardware from Apple."

How reliable do you really believe their rumor is?

[Stephen Gentle]

It's funny how uninformed the people are about RED. A lot of the comments about it are really stupid.

[Holosynthetic]

Look at the date on the rumor..."January 4th 2006"

[Jason Francois]

With a statement like this:

"Red's upcoming 4K digital cinema camera, a revolutionary piece of equipment that is said will be priced upwards of $200,000."


Man, I knew I was getting a good deal when I put down my deposit. :)

[Stephen Gentle]

Look at the date on the rumor..."January 4th 2006"

I thought it was this year... Well, that explains a lot.

[Andrew M.]

I think it is a typo of $20,000

[Blaine Golden]

Look at the date on the rumor..."January 4th 2006"Hahaha. I read that several times and everytime my mind was thinking 2007.:o

[Jeff Kilgroe]

Ha! I didn't catch the year either...

I just kept thinking the Final Cut Extreme rumor is old news... Hehe.

[Blaine Golden]

I agree. I kept thinking, "I've seen this a long time ago" then I'd look at the date (seeing 2007, of course) and feel like I was losing it. BenB over at DVX.User gave a pretty strong denial to Final Cut Extreme.

[Jeff Kilgroe]

Well, no point in Final Cut Extreme... Unless it would be something like I mentioned above (a turn-key package). It would be cool if Apple would bundle a Mac Pro with a FC card and an XServe RAID and Final Cut Studio and give a package discount. Then let the customer configure it. I might just go for one of those. :)

[Jeremy Hughes]

Rumblings have also suggested Apple will release an even larger Cinema Display than the company's current flagship 30-inch display, one capable of supporting all 11+ million pixels a 4K camera (4520x2540 resolution) will be able to capture.
This may still be a possibility. Right? 60"?

Also, won't add-ons to Final Cut Pro make it able to edit 4K?

I read this long after NAB and thought they meant NAB 2007.

[Stephen Gentle]

I hope they don't release Final Cut Extreme. They already have 3 video editing packages (iMovie, Final Cut Express, Final Cut Pro), and I don't think they would want to make another... They should just add 4K editing to Final Cut Pro (I think you can do it with some hack already).

[Corrado Silveri]

That rumor was my first sight to the world of Red.
One year ago. Seems more time.