• Final Cut Pro 6 is the perfect editing tool for virtually any format. Native editing of all video formats, from HDV and XDCAM HD to DVCPRO HD, is at your fingertips. Drag clips with different formats and even different frame rates into the new open format Timeline. The new ProRes 422 post-production format offers uncompressed HD quality at SD file sizes.
• With Motion 3 you can create stunning 2D and 3D motion graphics in real time. Just drag and drop to make dramatic particle effects explode into 3D space. Form vector-based paint strokes with the swish of a pen. New Motion master templates let you edit text and drop in video without leaving Final Cut Pro. It’s the fastest and most intuitive way to animate and express your creative vision.
• Record, mix and edit with ease in Soundtrack Pro 2. Record and edit dialogue, add music and effects — even produce in surround sound using innovative visual tools. Work faster than ever in its new, streamlined interface. Rapidly update your audio mix with the powerful Conform feature in Soundtrack Pro.
• Color gives your production a signature look. It offers professional color grading that can elevate the quality of any production. Create a consistent feel for shots from different sources.
• Compressor 3 creates pristine video for the web, iPod, iPhone, broadcst servers, even Apple TV. Enjoy greater creative control over your audio with filters and support for AC-3 and MP3 files.

Final Cut Studio 2 helps take you beyond mere editing. With the intuitive power of new creative tools you can rapidly move through editing to motion graphics, audio editing and mixing, color grading, and delivery all as a natural extension of the work you already do.Final Cut Studio 2 delivers an integrated post-production solution that lets you move effortlessly from editing to color grading to creating motion graphics to sculpting audio to multiformat encoding and DVD authoring. This powerful new version features Final Cut Pro 6, Motion 3, Soundtrack Pro 2, Compressor 3, DVD Studio Pro 4, and Color, the newest member of the suite.

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