Had you heard? Final Cut Pro X hit the virtual streets today ($299 App Store Link). Motion 5 ($49 Download link) and Compressor 4 ($49 Download Link)
Some users aren’t quite as happy as others. Those include first generation Mac Pro users with ATI video cards. Reader John writes:
I spoke to Apple, my Mac Pro from Early 2009 needs NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 Graphics Upgrade Kit for Mac Pro (early 2009) for $149 1-2 week wait.
You can find out if you are in good Graphics card shape here. You’ll want an OpenCL-capable graphics card with 256 MB of VRAM. Somehow Apple accepts Intel HD Graphics 3000 (or later), even though earlier GPUs are much quicker.
It is good however, to know that the App Store is blocking purchases before they are made. Chalk another one up for having an integrated App Store. As for system requirements, this is Apple: We’re fairly certain some new FCPX Mac Pro rigs are right around the corner. But, for now, you older Mac Pro users will need to drop $149 on this.
Another pro reader writes in:
Speaking of rigs, Macworld got their hands on FCPX and has a quick review up.
Finally, we’re again seeing this:
You’ve always been able to dump to BluRay but we’ll say this again: perhaps Steve is ready to release a bag of hurt on us finally with the new Mac Pros – which are coming soon.
