Apple ships Motion and Production Suite, adds iTunes tracks
As predicted, Apple Computer today announced it has begun shipping Motion, the revolutionary new application that delivers high-performance, real-time motion graphics design. Motion offers the creative freedom and power for artists to deliver stunning, professional quality results, quickly and intuitively, with real-time previews, procedural behavior animation and integration with both Final Cut Pro HD and DVD Studio Pro 3, all at a price of $299.
Apple Introduces Production Suite
The company also introduced Production Suite, a software suite for film and video that delivers real-time production tools in one comprehensive and integrated package. Production Suite combines Final Cut Pro HD, the latest version of Apple's Emmy award-winning editing software; Motion, a revolutionary new application that redefines motion graphics; and DVD Studio Pro 3, the latest version of Apple's professional DVD authoring application. Production Suite provides creative professionals with an integrated round trip production environment where media and project files move seamlessly throughout the creative process. Production Suite is available from Apple for the suggested retail price of $1,299.
iTunes Music Store Catalog Tops One Million Songs
Meanwhile, today Apple also said that the iTunes Music Store now features over one million songs available for download in the US, becoming the first and only online digital music service to offer consumers a million song catalog. The iTunes Music Store features music from all five major record labels and over 600 leading independent labels from around the world. With more than 100 million songs downloaded and more than 70 percent market share of legal downloads for singles and albums, the iTunes Music Store is the worldâs number one online music service.
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That Productio Suite includes even more--don't forget all the great apps that Final Cut Pro always comes bundled with:
Soundtrack (GarageBand for video!)
LiveType and LiveFonts
Compressor
Cinema Tools
BIAS Peak ExpressAs for iTunes... You'd think Apple would make a big deal of that. But the iTunes page still says 700,000 songs.
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You just saved me $400 with that production suite. I'm very pleased. Now I can afford more iTMS tracks. 8)
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You just saved me $400 with that production suite. I'm very pleased. Now I can afford more iTMS tracks. 8)
If you qualify, pick up the suite from the Apple Education Store and save even more: $499 list price. (I'm assuming it's the same exact set of applications as the non-academic version.)
If you qualify, pick up the suite from the Apple Education Store and save even more: $499 list price. (I'm assuming it's the same exact set of applications as the non-academic version.)
I qualify
I qualify
Same here. Or my mom does as a teacher. (I'll qualify when I go to college...but I don't want to wait 4 years!