View this article at: http://www.macnn.com/articles/04/04/18/cinema.tools.compressor/ Sunday, Apr 18, 2004 6:20pm Apple releases Cinema Tools... Apple today also released Cinema Tools 2.2,an update to to its advanced tools suite for film and 24P HD video. Version 2.2 brings performance enhancements, extended support in Final Cut Pro HD for editing 24 @ 25 PAL video, and a fix for timecode when conforming from 24 fps to 25 fps. Apple also released Compressor 1.2, which brings support for MPEG-1 output files, pixel aspect ratio setting for filters, saved batches, preview window improvements, improved high definition to standard definition transcoding, and new timecode settings for QuickTime output files. Both are available via the software update in Mac OS X.