Final Cut Studio (2009) - Technical Specifications

Final Cut Studio (2009) - Part Numbers

Retail

MB642Z/A

Upgrade

MB643Z/A

Academic

MB647Z/A

Additional Information

Requirements to install all Final Cut Studio applications

  • Mac computer with an Intel processor

  • 1GB of RAM (2GB of RAM recommended when working with compressed HD and uncompressed SD sources; 4GB of RAM recommended when working with uncompressed HD sources)

  • ATI or NVIDIA graphics processor. Integrated Intel graphics processors are not supported except the Intel HD Graphics 3000.

  • 128MB of VRAM

  • Display with 1280-by-800 resolution or higher

  • Mac OS X v10.5.6 or later

  • QuickTime 7.6 or later

  • DVD drive for installation

Available Disk Space

  • 4GB of disk space required to install all applications (Final Cut Pro, Color, DVD Studio Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Motion, Cinema Tools, Compressor, and Apple Qmaster)

  • 46GB of disk space required for optional content

  • 9GB for DVD Studio Pro content

  • 7GB for Motion templates

  • 22GB for audio content

  • 8GB for LiveFonts

Soundtrack Pro - Specific Requirements

  • For 5.1 surround monitoring of multichannel audio content: an audio interface with a minimum of six outputs

  • For multitrack recording: an audio interface with multiple inputs

Color - Specific Requirements

  • Display with 1680-by-1050 resolution or higher; dual displays are highly recommended

  • For rendering of 4K files and DPX: a graphics card with at least 512MB of VRAM

  • For 32-bit rendering: a graphics card with at least 256MB of VRAM

  • Three-button mouse for full functionality

DVD Studio Pro - Specific Requirements

  • For writing finished projects to disc: an Apple SuperDrive or other DVD recorder

  • For writing finished projects to a double-layer disc: a double-layer-compatible recorder and double-layer media

  • For transporting projects that contain copy-protection or dual-layer features to a replicator: a DLT drive, external drive, or Internet transfer of the project’s disk image

Blu-ray - Specific Requirements

  • For burning Blu-ray discs: a Blu-ray recorder