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Well, its been 12 years, but Apple Inc. has released a new version of their world renowned video editing software: Final Cut Pro. Im not particularly the kind of person that would usually get exited for software updated, but this is no measly update.

On April 12, 2010 Apple released the new (tenth) version of Final Cut Pro, simply called: Final Cut Pro X. I myself have been using Final Cut Pro for about three years; however filmmakers and videographers all over the world have been using this software since 1999. It was in awful need for a renovation, and boy, did it get one!

Recently at the NAB conference in Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada USA, Apple bought out the entire auditorium in order to prepare for one of their signature Apple keynotes. During the keynote, a short preview of the completely new interface was shown. This is the first time in over ten years that Final Cut has received an interface change. To go into some detail, some of the most exiting features include: 64-bit support and colour preservation which means the program will take advantage of the internal technologies as well as the processing power of the machine that is controlling it. Filmmakers will absolutely love this feature because it will basically negates the (once painful) rendering process because it is now non existent! It was also mentioned that it will support 4K HD clips. That is why more Hollywood directors and editors will make the transition to Final Cut Pro X. The larger image quality will be completely the same in editing as it was in production.

I could spend hours going over the new features and technologies inside this new tool; however you can see a full spec review here: 

http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=210026

The only concern that I had with the product was that the interface resembled the interface of iMovie. I can see how newer videographers will now have an easier time transitioning from iMovie to Final Cut; however I personally enjoyed using the older interface in terms of editing media. That is only my personal preference and that should not interfere with someone decision to buy it. Regardless, the new technologies I have seen in the application have proven to be worth the switch. I will be defiantly be buying this new program off the Mac App Store in June.