Apple updates Final Cut Express, releases ProRes QuickTime Decoder
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Aug 28, 2008 at 5:39pm
Apple has updated Final Cut Express to version 4.0.1 and released the ProRes QuickTime Decoder. Final Cut Express 4.0.1 addresses compatibility issues with AVCHD camcorders, improves stability when using third-party FxPlug plug-ins, and addresses a number of other minor issues.
If you’re Final Cut Express 4.0, you can update via the Software Update component of the Mac OS X Systems Preferences app. The ProRes QuickTime Decoder 1.0 allows both Mac and Windows users to play Apple ProRes files through QuickTime. Apple ProRes is a visually lossless format that provides uncompressed HD quality at SD data rates.
According to Apple it’s “an excellent choice for mastering and can easily be transcoded to distribution formats like H.264. ” With new support for playback on both Mac and Windows computers, Apple ProRes can also be used for review and approval of Final Cut Studio sequences.
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