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Apple to hold “Back to the Mac” media event October 20

FCP news will be most welcome. I'm not to anxious to see the new OS X as I just got Snow Leopard and it's working fine for me.

I'd like to see if they add Blu Ray and USB 3 capabilities though, as that would eb something i am quite interested in.
 
I've heard from editing teachers at my cinema school some rumors about the next FCP/FCS version. It is rumored to be out sometime around July 2011 and that it is completely rewritten to be 100% 64bits (compatible or just 64bits as Adobe did ?.... No clue !), and to use Open CL and Grand Central. I'm hoping some design changes to have a darker interface much like Media Composer and getting away the rounded buttons...

Sooo, other rumors talk about new designs/versions of the MacBook Pro lines as far as a brand new MacBool Air.

The biggest thing I'm hoping is the heavily remored "Mac Pro Mini", as it says, a smaller version of the Mac Pro.
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And of course, the already called "Mac OS X Lion" should be shown... I'd don't know what to expect from this... I'd like Apple to allow some interface customisations that would be neat for my tastes (the fact is that I want to disable the windows' shadow lol)...

Rumors rumors rumors... We'll see in a week !
 
I'm guessing there will be no Blu-Ray abilities added, ever. Actual Blu-Ray authoring in DVDSP may come with an update, that would be nice. It's easy to add a Blu-Ray drive as it is.

USB3 will come with the next chipset revision from Intel -- as it was confirmed last month by Intel that they have rolled USB3 into Sandy Bridge. I have a list of things I would love to see from Apple in terms of software and hardware. Oddly enough, a new FCP isn't at the top of the list... It's probably about #5... And we already know that the Mac Pro won't be updated again for another 4~6 months, or whenever Intel ships the new chipsets and CPUs.
 
They said they will give a preview of OS X 10.7. I have a tip from a source that they will do exactly that...

Why has speculation become the norm for every bit of news these days. People just set themselves up for their own disappointment.
 
Carmel Bruno said:
maybe yea.. maybe no...
but we sure are due one.
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Not really - the last FCS was released on July last year, so I wouldn't expect the next version to be available for a little while yet - perhaps an announcement around February or March?

I could be wrong though - although FCS 3 had some nice features, it seemed like a bit of a hold-over until they finish rewriting FCP (which they're very likely doing), so the new suite might see an early release.
 
Judging by the image on mac rumors I'm expecting no more than a preview of 10.7 which will likely be named "Lion".
If we were going to see FCS updates we would probably get more of a hint, not to mention that we haven't Final Cut in an event for years.
 
I reckon there is a future in Apple for Pro Apps..
It's just that Apple now is making more money from the ithings, so I guess FCP is less of a priority. Unless they come out with iEdit (or iFCP) :)
 
I enjoy Apple conjecture, so I'll engage in some.

I wouldn't worry about the future of Pro Apps.

Apple understands that one key to their success with the various iThings is that they sort of own the ecosystem for content creation- and those are definitely content consumption devices.

That said, I expect no announcements on the Pro App front. Not until fully 64 bit Grand Central and OpenCL enabled versions are ready to go. Maybe around NAB.

What I do expect is updated Macintosh computers. The event is called "Back to the Mac" and features a tawny furred big cat in its logo- probably a Lion.

The big thing I am hoping for is lightpeak... but I don't get the idea that its ready. Still its the one technology that could change the landscape for Mac computers- especially

I hope for the introduction of an desktop model called "Mac" ... not an all in one like the iMac or the Mini... but a "traditional" desktop. If that happens, expect some fairly serious innovation in what a "traditional" desktop is.

We may see small updates to the Mac Pro- processor bumps or the like. Conceivably a system with more PCIe slots. Hopefully a new selection of video cards. Minor stuff most likely.

The same sort of thing might happen with the laptops, iMac and Mac Mini. I still hope for a Expresscard slot or two in iMac & Mac Mini.

We may also see our first previews of what is coming in OS X 10.7 "Lion" We may also see touch capabilities announced for OS X- probably brought "up" from iOS. That could happen as an add on to OS 10.6 or as a feature of 10.7

On the outside we may get USB3 or FW1600/3200. Apple would probably sell any movement on these buses as a way to get more out of existing USB and FW devices, but really a dead end.
 
The future of any editing app will be the ability to author for iPad and mobile devices.
I wish Apple would buy Adobe instead of Microsoft....
What I really need is After Motion.
 
"Mac OS X Lion" ok and what will be next, "Mac OS X Godzilla"? :biggrin:
 
Nope, since old good simple system 9... I don't watch any OS X pattern. :001_tongue:
 
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