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Article: Low-cost HD post arrives: what does it take--and cost--to put together a finishing system based on new HD editing software?(Post-Production)
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- AV Video Multimedia Producer
- Article date:
- October 1, 2004
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There have been a number of exciting recent announcements regarding HD editing systems, but Apple's entry in this market is nothing short of spectacular. The company has created a stellar integrated hardware system, operating system, and professional video media application environment. A Power Mac G5 with dual 2 GHz (or faster) processors, 2 to 4 GB of RAM, one of several storage alternatives, and a 23-or 30-inch Cinema HD display is all the computer hardware needed to support most existing DV formats, including DV based HD formats such as Panasonic's DVCPRO HD and HDV. Apple's Production Suite (Final Cut Pro HD, Motion, and DVD Studio ...