Apple had numerous new products announcements and updates today. Here are links for further information about all of them. Additionally, the video for the entire press event is posted if you'd like to watch that.
If you have any questions about any of these products or announcements, please reach out to your Apple systems engineer or account executive.
- Faster processor - Newer graphics chipset - More memory - More Thunderbolt ports - USB 3 - Thinner & Lighter - Fusion Drive
- Faster processor (Apple A6X) - Better front-facing camera - Lightning connector
New Mac Mini and Mac Mini Server - [ Product website] - some updates and options include: - Faster processor - Newer graphics chipset - More memory - Larger hard drive - USB 3 - More energy efficient - Fusion Drive
New iPad accessories: - Smart Cover for iPad mini - Lightning to VGA Adapter - Lightning Digital AV Adapter - Lightning SD Card Adapter - Lightning USB Camera Adapter
- Create new gorgeous portrait-only books - Embed custom fonts into books for complete control over text appearance - Add even more interactivity with new Scrolling Sidebar and Pop-Over widgets
- See all your iBookstore purchases in iCloud—right on your bookshelf with iOS 6 - Scroll vertically through your books with the flick of a finger using the new Scroll theme - Receive free updates to purchased books—including new chapters, corrections, and other improvements - Look up definitions for words in German, Spanish, French, Japanese and Simplified Chinese with iOS 6 - Share quotes or thoughts about your favorite book with friends on Facebook, Twitter, Messages, or Mail
Software update: Final Cut Pro X - [ What's new] - updates include: - Expand multichannel audio files directly in the timeline for precise editing of individual audio channels - Unified import window for transferring media from both file-based cameras and folders of files - Redesigned Share interface for exporting projects and range selections to one or more destinations - RED camera support with native REDCODE RAW editing and optional background transcode to Apple ProRes - MXF plug-in support that allows you to work natively with MXF files from import through delivery using third-party plug-ins - Dual viewers, each with a video scope display, let you compare shots to match action and color - Option to add chapter markers in the timeline for export to video files, DVD, and Blu-ray disc - Range selection now preserves start and end points in the Event Browser and allows you to create multiple range selections on a single clip - Paste attributes window lets you choose specific effects to copy between clips - Flexible Clip Connections allow you to keep Connected Clips in place when slipping, sliding or moving clips in the Primary Storyline - Add a freeze frame to your timeline with a single keystroke - Drop shadow effect with intuitive onscreen controls to adjust position, edge falloff, angle, and more - New controls for combining audio from multiple angles within a Multicam Clip - Compound Clip creation in the timeline now saves the clip in the Event Browser for re-use in other projects - XML 1.2 featuring metadata import and export for richer integration with third-party apps
Software update: Motion 5 - [ What's new] - updates include: - Improved anti-aliasing increases text sharpness for enhanced legibility - Open multiple projects simultaneously to easily switch, copy and paste between them - Accelerated loading of complex projects
- Improved cluster setup eliminates the need to have Compressor open on all cluster nodes - Activate additional encoding clusters without re-authentication - Addresses an issue related to third-party QuickTime components that could prevent Compressor from opening
-------- Corey Carson • Systems Engineer • Apple Education CO/UT/WY • ☎ 303.834.7193
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