Apple Releases Final Cut Pro 4 at 4:00 p.m. on June 14

Final Cut Pro 4, the next generation of Apple’s Emmy award-winning editing software for film, HD, SD and DV, will go on sale at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 14, at participating Apple Authorized Resellers and Apple retail stores. Selected stores will host a “4@4” kick-off event with theater demos and industry-leading editors sharing how their latest projects were made with Final Cut Pro.



Final Cut Pro 4 introduces more than 300 new features, including RT Extreme for real-time compositing and effects, powerful new interface customization tools, new high-quality 8- and 10-bit uncompressed formats, full 32-bit floating point per channel video processing, advanced trimming and timeline tools such as support for dynamic and asymmetrical trimming, and enhanced audio editing capabilities with multi-track audio mixing and multi-channel audio output. Final Cut Pro 4 also includes three completely new complimentary applications—LiveType for advanced titling, Soundtrack for music creation and Compressor for full-featured batch transcoding.



With its open architecture, Final Cut Pro 4 is leading the emergence of a new ecosystem of professional video solutions based on open formats and industry standards. Final Cut Pro 4 fits into virtually any production pipeline and provides incredible developer extensibility through a new XML interchange format and FireWire-based I/O framework. Partners such as Panasonic, AJA, Automatic Duck, Quantel, Pinnacle, Omneon and Curious Graphics have already announced tools that integrate Final Cut Pro 4 into a wide range of production workflows.



Final Cut Pro 4 will be available starting at 4:00 p.m. on June 14 through The Apple Store, Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price of $999 (US). Registered Final Cut Pro users can upgrade to Final Cut Pro 4 for $399 (US). Full system requirements and more information on Final Cut Pro 4, including a list of certified, compatible hardware and software can be found at Apple's website.