It’s been nearly 2 years since Final Cut Studio 3 came out, right before the release of Mac OS X Snow Leopard. As such the previous Final Cut, Final Cut Pro 7 was not built to support Grand Central Dispatch, which is found in Mac OS X 10.6, so expect that to be the minimum requirement. (Final Cut has been Intel only since Final Cut Studio 3, just to make it abundantly clear to you Poor Macs in PPC land.) From the screenshot it looks to be a bridge between the traditional Final Cut Pro interface with some elements found in iMovie. Curiously you could argue that because of the timeline, it actually looks like a combination of iMovie ’06 (arguably still the best iMovie version) and Final Cut, more so than a modern iMovie combined with Final Cut. Perhaps the interface is intended to be more user-friendly?
Also of note is the price-point. Final Cut Pro X will $300. Currently Final Cut Pro is not available as a standalone software. It comes packaged as part of Final Cut Studio 3, costing $999. Final Cut Express currently retails for $200, so there was no middle ground, you either went all in or got Express. Perhaps this means the end of Express and a focus on Pro exclusively. There may also be a Final Cut Studio, but it seems you’d be able to just get Pro if it’s all you need. A pretty smart move. Final Cut Pro X will be available in June.
Photo and info via MacRumors
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