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Article: Final Cut Pro.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
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- Macworld
- Article date:
- August 1, 1999
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VIDEO-PRODUCTION PROGRAM IS VERSATILE, ELEGANT
THE SAGA OF APPLE'S FINAL CUT Pro reads like that of a Hollywood epic: Years in the making. An all-star cast. Bounced from one studio to another. Finally released to rave reviews . . . more or less, Final Cut Pro 1.0 is a video-production titan that combines the video-capture and -editing features of Adobe Premiere and Digital Origin's EditDV with many of Adobe After Effects' animation and compositing tools, all within a beautiful, efficient interface. But one price of Final Cut Pro's versatility is its stiff hardware requirements. Moreover, Final Cut Pro's new-kid-on--the-block status means that it lacks the broad ...