No time like the QuickTime
As Apple throws all caution to the wind by skipping two full versions between iterations 7 and 10, I can’t help but wonder what QuickTime X — and Snow Leopard — means for the future of Final Cut Studio.
For now the only information I can find is the bit about ColorSync that was mentioned in the WWDC Keynote on Monday, and the small section under Snow Leopard’s New Technologies heading. ColorSync is Apple’s system for maintaining consistency across imaging devices like displays, printers, scanners, and digital cameras so that the color viewed on screen is the same as the color printed out.
Maybe this means an end to those tricky gamma-shift issues that occurred when exporting to specific formats in Compressor.
Snow Leopard is due out in September, so it would be great to hear something about Final Cut Studio around then, but I won’t get my hopes up. I wouldn’t be too surprised if it’s April before we hear any mention of Final Cut Studio 3. But holy cow, that would have to be some upgrade, right? It will have been three years since the last major release, and I expect the Final Cut team have been keeping themselves busy since 2007 — especially with all those new Snow Leopard goodies like Grand Central Dispatch to play with.
I think HTTP live streaming will be huge – meaning no need for special servers to serve QuickTime media.
I hope FCS2 works fine with Snow Leopard. Time to start saving for FCS3 methinks!
I think you’re right, Ross. I can’t wait to try out the HTTP live streaming.
I guess I wouldn’t be too shocked if FCS2 wasn’t compatible with Snow Leopard. With all of the upgrades going on there, if they’re going to draw the line somewhere it seems like this would be it. Hopefully we’ll hear something in the next few months, either way.