Apple ships Final Cut Studio 5.1

Apple today quietly began shipping Final Cut Studio 5.1, a Universal Binary version of the professional video application suite, making good on its promise to deliver a native version for Intel Macs by March. As noted by AppleInsider, The Apple Store now lists Final Cut Studio 5.1 ($1,299) as available within 24 hours. The professional software suite includes Universal versions of Final Cut Pro 5, Soundtrack Pro, Motion 2 and DVD Studio Pro 4. The applications are no longer bundled separately; however, Apple customers who own the current versions of DVD Studio Pro, Motion, and Soundtrack Pro will be eligible to upgrade to the entire Final Cut Studio 5.1 suite for $200. Registered owners of v5.x can upgrade to the Universal version for $50. AppleInsider also notes that Final Cut Pro 5 license holders may pay $99 to upgrade to the entire suite of Pro apps and that the status of the Universal version of Final Cut Express HD -- a slimmed down version of the video editing application -- is currently unknwon. [updated]

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