Apple Pro Apps updates and RED updates for FCS
Jim Geduldick
Thu, Nov 20, 2008
Pro Applications Update 2008-04 Release Notes
Pro Applications Update 2008-04 addresses general performance issues and improves overall stability.
Applications included in the update:
- Final Cut Pro 6.0.5
- Compressor 3.0.5
- Color 1.0.3
- Shake 4.1.1
Final Cut Pro 6.0.5 Release Notes
This section contains release information about Final Cut Pro 6.0.5.
Improved High-Precision Rendering
If you render sequences using the high-precision video processing setting, make sure to update to Final Cut Pro 6.0.5 for improved reliability when rendering still images and footage in high-resolution formats.
Extended Metadata Support for the Panasonic AG-HMC150 Camcorder
Final Cut Pro 6.0.5 captures the additional metadata for footage recorded with the Panasonic AG-HMC150 professional AVCHD camcorder.
Improved Support for the Panasonic HDC-SD9 Camcorder
Final Cut Pro 6.0.5 provides enhanced precision and reliability when ingesting files from the Panasonic HDC-SD9 camcorder.
Improved Support for Metadata Imported from P2 Cards
Final Cut Pro 6.0.5 provides support for extended metadata that is captured on P2 cards.
For more information, go to http://www.apple.com/support/releasenotes/en/Final_Cut_Pro_6.0_rn.
Compressor 3.0.5 and Apple Qmaster 3.0.5 Release Notes
This section contains release information about Compressor 3.0.5 and Apple Qmaster 3.0.5.
Using QuickClusters and Back to My Mac on the Same Computer
The QuickCluster feature of the Apple Qmaster distributed processing system is a simple and automated alternative to creating and configuring clusters manually. In previous versions of Compressor, enabling the Back to My Mac feature in Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard would remove any existing QuickClusters. This issue has been resolved. For more information about QuickClusters, see theDistributed Processing Setup guide.
For more information, go to http://www.apple.com/support/releasenotes/en/Compressor_3.0_rn.
Color 1.0.3 Release Notes
This section contains release information about Color 1.0.3.
Minimum Requirements
Color 1.0.3 requires Mac OS X v10.5.5 or Mac OS X v10.4.11, and QuickTime 7.5.5.
Improvements
The following improvements have been made to Color 1.0.3.
Improved Format Support
Color 1.0.3 provides support for XDCAM 422 media and for the RED plug-ins for Final Cut Studio.
The RED plug-in and accompanying documentation can be downloaded at http://www.red.com. For workflow suggestions and more information about this format, see HD and Broadcast Formats, available from the Final Cut Pro Help menu.
Improved Application Reliability
Overall application reliability has been improved, including in the following areas:
- Using trackers in the Geometry room
- Using the Reconform command
- Adjusting the Minimum and Maximum nodes in the Color FX room
Improved EDL Handling
Accuracy and reliability during EDL import have been improved.
Application of Display LUT Now Indicated Consistently
Color 1.0.3 consistently indicates when a display LUT has been applied to a project in the Project Settings tab of the Setup room.
Improved Handling of DPX Image Sequences
Color 1.0.3 provides improved reliability when reading and outputting the header information of DPX image sequences, including timecode, frame size, aspect ratio, and transfer code.
The Fix Headers Button Now Works Properly
The Fix Headers button, which appears in the clip bin of the Setup room when you select an image sequence, now correctly alters the header information of DPX image sequences.
Improved Handling of Interlaced Media
Interlaced clips with Pan & Scan adjustments in the Geometry room correctly render the exact range of clip media.
Tangent Control Surface Mappings Are Improved
The HSL qualifier and reset control surface mappings for the Tangent CP100 control surface have been fixed.
For more information, go to http://www.apple.com/support/releasenotes/en/Color_1.0_rn.
Late-Breaking News About Shake 4.1.1
This update addresses compatibility issues for QuickTime codecs greater than 8 bits.
Installing Shake 4.1.1
This version of Shake is an update to Shake 4.1 and must be installed on a computer on which Shake 4.1 has already been installed.
For more information, go to http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Shake_4.1_lbn_z.pdf.
Also RED has released an update to go along with this : Link HERE
For Intel-based Apple Macintosh systems with Final Cut Pro 6.0.5 or above. The Final Cut Studio RED Installer provides the RED QuickTime Codec (v3.7.0), Log and Transfer (v1.0.0) functionality to import REDCODE RAW clips as either native REDCODE media (R3D’s) wrapped in QuickTime or the option to transcode them directly to Apple’s ProRes 422 codec. There is also a new specialized functionality for color grading native QuickTime wrapped R3D media in Color using the original RAW parameters (REDCODE plugin fro Color v2.7.0). Located in the download is a whitepaper PDF describing in detail this new, advanced way to edit REDCODE media, color grade and finish inside Final Cut Studio.
Notes: Minimum system requirement on Intel-based Apple Mac systems is 2GB of RAM. RED recommends either a 4-core or 8-core Mac Pro Tower system with at least 2GB of RAM, a suitable graphic card (such as NVIDIA 8800) and high speed storage for this new end-to-end native REDCODE as QuickTime files or the existing REDCODE transcode to ProRes 422 workflow.
This is on the heels of Adobe’s update to natively support RED in Premiere Pro with the 4.0.1 update .
But WOW Shake got update to 4.1.1 I am amazed at that one.(Looks like the 10 bit issues are fixed)
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