FCP 6 and Final Cut Extreme at NAB 07

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Think Secret Reports that Apple is ready to unveil both new systems. FC Extreme is set to be able to edit 4K

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Working in tandem with Apple’s Mac Pro system, Final Cut Extreme will enable customers to work with uncompressed 4K and 2540p video, suitable for working with Red Digital Cinema’s Red camera, which is also expected to be delivered at NAB, as well as the Panavision Genesis, Dalso Origin, Thompson Viper, Sony Cinealta, Phantom HD, and Arri D20 cameras.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2099257,00.asp

Also Mac Rumors is reported unconfirmed rumors of Extreme’s system

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To add to this report, MacRumors has received unconfirmed information regarding the hardware of the system. The Core card is said to utilize 4 Cell BE chips (as used in the Sony Playstation 3), with two additional “accelerator” cards being available, each containing 6 Cell chips. According to our source, the Core card will have 4 HD-SDI inputs, and a connector for a breakout box, as only 2 cards will be able to work in the Mac Pro (the only machine said to be compatible with the high-end system).

In regards to Final Cut Pro 6, the site believes the software will require a 64-bit chip (G5, Core 2 Duo, Xeon) to run. In addition, integration with Core Animation is reiterated, and the site adds that the software will indeed be Leopard-dependent.

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=284316

There are also rumors of an upgraded display to the 17′ MBP and new displays one even capable of displaying 4K…

[John Jenkins]

The hardware sounds interesting. Very powerful GPUs are needed to get anything near real time with large “uncompressed” images such as 4k. I agree, seeing is believing, particularly when it comes to the exalted RED camera.

[Amanda Lee]

Not sure about FC Extreme. But Dalsa did create a special accelerator card for de-bayer operations for PC. I would imagine it won’t be difficult to have one for Mac too.

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