About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: TextEdit, Xcode, Backup, Final Cut Pro, GarageBand, IMovie, IWork, Aperture, Pages, Sherlock, IChat, Address Book, Time Machine, Keynote, Apple Open Directory, Final Cut Studio, ICal, Soundtrack Pro, Motion, Apple Remote Desktop, System Preferences, IPhoto, Final Cut Express, IWeb, ISync, DVD Studio Pro, IDVD, Front Row, Crash Reporter, Grapher, X11.app, VoiceOver, Numbers, Archive Utility, Apple Help Viewer, Ipconfig, Podcast Producer, Font Book, QuickTime Broadcaster, Color, QuickTime Streaming Server, ICal Server, Conflict Resolver, Network Utility, Workgroup Manager, System Image Utility, Say, RAID Admin, Jar Launcher, Wiki Server, QTSS Publisher. Excerpt: Final Cut Pro is a non-linear video editing software developed by Macromedia Inc. and then Apple Inc. The most recent version, Final Cut Pro X, runs on Mac personal computers powered by Mac OS X version 10.6.7 or later and using Intel processors. The software allows users to log and transfer video onto a hard drive (internal or external), where it can be edited, processed, and output to a wide variety of formats. Final Cut Pro X sells for $299.99 on the Mac App Store alongside its counterparts, Motion 5 and Compressor 4, each sold for $49.99. Since the early 2000s, Final Cut Pro has developed a large and expanding user base, mainly video hobbyists and independent filmmakers. It has, in later years especially, made inroads with film and television editors who have traditionally used Avid Technology's Media Composer. According to a 2007 SCRI study, Final Cut Pro made up 49% of the US professional editing market, with Avid at 22%. A published survey in 2008 by the American Cinema Editors Guild placed their users at 21% FCP (and growing from previous surveys of this group), while all others were still on an Avid system of some kind. Final Cut Pro provides non-line...
